Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010) (V)

Director:

Spike Brandt

Writers:

Alan Burnett (teleplay) and
Paul Dini (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 February 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Mystery

Plot:

The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate. |

Plot Keywords:

Magic | Griffin | Sister | Secret Door | Teenage Girl

Cast

Frank Welker	...	Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
Matthew Lillard	...	Shaggy (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Daphne (voice)
Mindy Cohn	...	Velma Dinkley (voice)
Dave Attell	...	The G.P.S. (voice)
Danica McKellar	...	Madelyn Dinkley (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Sherman (voice)
Olivia Hack	...	Treena (voice)
Melique Berger	...	The Angry Mom (voice)
Diane Delano	...	Ms. Alma Rumblebuns (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Amos the Groundskeeper (voice)
Brian Posehn	...	Marlon Whirlen (voice)
Crystal Scales	...	Crystal (voice)
John Stephenson	...	The Sheriff (voice)
James Patrick Stuart	...	Merlin Whirlen (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice)

Directed by
Spike Brandt

Writing credits
Alan Burnett		(teleplay) and
Paul Dini		(teleplay) and
Misty Lee		(teleplay)
Alan Burnett		(story)
Joseph Barbera		characters
William Hanna		characters

Produced by
Spike Brandt	....	supervising producer
Alan Burnett	....	co-producer
Tony Cervone	....	supervising producer
Sam Register	....	executive producer
Linda Steiner	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Robert J. Kral

Film Editing by
Jhoanne Reyes

Art Direction by
Eric Semones

Production Management
Ben Maloney	....	assistant production manager
Judge Plummer	....	production manager

Art Department
Kathleen Hartman	....	props

Sound Department
Chris Egert	....	dialogue recordist
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound designer
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Hinson	....	sound effects editor
Jason Oliver	....	adr mixer

Animation Department
Dan Haskett	....	character designer
Rafael Hurtado	....	background artist: opening sequence
Charlene Moncrief	....	animation checker
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer
Thomas Perkins	....	designer: prop
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker
Eric Semones	....	background artist
Kirk Tingblad	....	timing director

Editorial Department
Leonard Drorian	....	post-production administrator

Music Department
Fletcher Beasley	....	composer: additional music
John Squicciarino	....	music producer

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation
• Six Point Harness

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Home Video (2010) (worldwide) (video)
• Warner Premiere (2010) (USA) (DVD)

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Runtime:

USA:73 min (approx.) | USA:75 min | Argentina:76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

One of the better recent Scooby Doo movies

For as long as I can remember I have been a big fan of Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo Where are You? is still one of my favourites, as is the Scooby Doo Show. The incarnations after have been mixed, the recent Mystery Incorporated was much better than expected, 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, A Pup Named Scooby Doo and New Scooby Doo Mysteries were decent, while the Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show was disappointing(at least the ones with half the gang missing and Scrappy, at his most annoying, dominating most of the episodes) and I can't stand Shaggy and Scooby Doo:Get a Clue! Overall,

I have really liked most of the movies, my favourites being Witch's Ghost, Goblin King and Zombie Island, I liked Alien Invaders, Chill Out Scooby Doo and Loch Ness Monster, I didn't mind the live-action ones personally, while Ghoul's School, Legend of the Vampire and Reluctant Werewolf were much better on re-watch. Monster of Mexico I personally find on the weak side.

Abracadabra Doo!(getting back on target) is thankfully one of the better Scooby Doo movies. The plot could have done with more work and is rather slow in places, but the idea was great, the final solution interesting and a lot of scenes entertaining thanks to the dialogue and jokes, which are some of the better ones(both in writing and delivery) of any Scooby Doo movie.

The music is catchy and memorable, both the funky tunes and the atmospheric incidental music, and the voice acting is spot on with Matthew Lillard, a worthy replacement for Casey Kasem(and in all honesty he did have big shoes to fill), being very likable as well as goofy being the biggest surprise. But what I loved most was the animation, while it has some of the What's New Scooby Doo? look, which I find quite nice it also has a bit of the classic Scooby Doo! Where Are You? style, which I appreciated and loved.

Overall, a very entertaining movie and one of Scooby's better outings. 8/10 Bethany Cox