Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)

The gang go to Australia to investigate the recent disappearances of the performances at the music festivals, by the so called 'Yowie Yahoo'.

Director:

Scott Jeralds

Writer:

Mark Turosz (as Mark E. Turosz)

Stars:

Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Nicole Jaffe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Casey Kasem	...	Shaggy (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Scooby-Doo / Fred (voice)
Nicole Jaffe	...	Velma (voice)
Heather North	...	Daphne (voice) (as Heather North Kenney)
Jeff Bennett	...	Jasper Ridgeway / Jack / Lifeguard #1 (voice) (as Jeff Bennet)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Luna (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Thorn / Queen (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Harry / Stormy Weathers / Barry / Lightning Strikes / Lifeguard #2 (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Daniel Illiwara / King (voice)
Michael Neill	...	Russell / Dark Skull / Matt Marvelous (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Malcolm Illiwara / Yowie Yahoo / Crocodile (voice)
Jane Wiedlin	...	Dusk (voice)

Storyline

On vacation in Australia, Scooby and the gang attend a music contest held at Vampire Rock---where the legendary 'Yowie Yahoo' Vampire is kidnapping the musical acts, including the Hex Girls. Masquerading as heavy-metal band 'Those Meddling Kids,' Scooby and the others must discover the identity of the Vampire's minions.

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Plot Keywords:

music festival | rock music | all girl band | camping | direct to video | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Music | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Starting with this film, Frank Welker is the new official voice of Scooby-Doo.

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Goofs

An Australian Aborigine is shown sending smoke signals. This is a tradition of Native Americans, not indigenous Australians.

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Connections

Follows The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985)

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Soundtracks

Getaway Yeah
Written by Rich Dickerson, Gigi Meroni and Carter Armstrong
Performed by Holland Greco
Courtesy of Alantic Recording Corp.

User Reviews

Average

Voice actor Frank Welker is to voice acting what Lon Chaney & Lon Chaney Jr. were to acting through layers of makeup. But while Frank has done just about everything from people to animals to special creature vocalizations to killer robots (he voiced 13 of the original Decepticons on "Transformers"), to some people Frank will ALWAYS be the voice of Fred from "Scooby-Doo". But for some reason, Frank has been pulling double duty lately as both Fred and Scooby, who was previously voiced by Scott Innes, who got the job after the original voice of Scooby, Don Messick, died. Frank's still a good Fred, but despite his considerable vocal talent, his Scooby is something of a disappointment: he never quite captures Don's Scooby pitch the way Scott did and for the most part his Scooby sounds too much like Fred. Which is strange considering that Frank's been with Scooby from the beginning. That's just one of the dis-pleasures of this entry.

The gang heads down under for vacation and ends up investigating the goings on at a rock festival which leads to a group of alleged vampires. Though colorfully drawn and full of gags, it never reaches the height of "Zombie Island", "Witch's Ghost", "Alien Invaders" and even the original show itself. The best bit is probably Fred carrying the whole gang across a rope bridge. Velma also sings with the voice of Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Still, it's nice to have the old crew back together - Nicole Jaffe as Velma, Heather North as Daphne (though technically Daphne #2) and Casey Kasem as Shaggy (who was absent from the previous entries). The "commentary" by Fred, Shaggy and Scooby is mildly amusing.