Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)

The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere

Stars:

Kate Melton, Hayley Kiyoko, Robbie Amell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Melton	...	Daphne
Hayley Kiyoko	...	Velma
Robbie Amell	...	Fred
Nick Palatas	...	Shaggy
Frank Welker	...	Scooby Doo (voice)
Shawn Macdonald	...	Principal Deedle
Garry Chalk	...	Vice Principal Grimes
Leah James	...	Prudence Prufrock
Brian J. Sutton	...	Ezekial Gallows (as Brian Sutton)
Al Rodrigo	...	Ezekial Gallows (voice)
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Bus Driver
C. Ernst Harth	...	Janitor
Lorena Gale	...	Librarian
Devon Thomas	...	Beefy Jock
David Hurtubise	...	Mr. Pupperman (as Dave Hurtubise)

Storyline

The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.

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Plot Keywords:

talking dog | animal name in title | scooby doo | teenage boy | part computer animation | 

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Taglines:

The Greatest Mystery Is How It All Began

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby Doo 3

Filming Locations:

Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 82 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Coolsville is in Erie County in Ohio, which is in the easternmost part of Northwest Ohio, approximately 1 hour southeast of Toledo, and approximately 1 hour west of Cleveland.

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Goofs

In the scene where Shaggy is having trouble driving the van out of Daphne's garage and reveals that he just got his license, Velma grabs his right hand and tells him to put it at 10 (10 o'clock position on the steering wheel) and his left hand at 2, but it should be the other way.

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Quotes

Fred: So, the Bears really slaughtered those Dolphins last night, huh?
Shaggy: What? That's terrible! Who in their right mind would bring bears to the beach?

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Connections

Follows Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)

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Soundtracks

"American Jig"
from House of Wax
Written by David Buttolph

User Reviews

Enjoyable

I heard of this movie through my 12 year old cousin who knew I was a Scooby Doo fan and mentioned this movie when I visited her. I must say I was apprehensive of the movie as I felt it wouldn't live up to the original 'Scooby Doo' movie and its sequel. I also was a little nervous as it didn't have any of the original cast in the movie.

When I watched this movie, I was prepared for poor acting and unreal special effects. However, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed myself throughout it.

1. Frank Welker brings Scooby to life in this movie and I am happy that brought in an original 'Scooby Doo' cast member from the TV show. 2. Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko and Kate Melton as Fred, Velma and Daphne fill the roles of these characters and their performances should make even the original cast of the movie proud. 3. Nick Palatas as Shaggy was the star of the show and had Shaggy's voice down to a T. Palatas and 'Scooby' steal the show as the always-in-trouble duo and Palatas' performance by far surpassed the rest.

All in all, this was a very enjoyable movie and if you are a Scooby Doo fan, as I am, I am sure you will enjoy this. It's great for the kids and adults, as well. My grandparents, parents and a few friends that were over, all enjoyed this movie and we are definitely going to add this to our movie collection when it becomes available.