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:

2000s | animal character name in title | scooby doo character | prequel | third part | 

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Taglines:

The Greatest Mystery Is How It All Began

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

With this new cast they change Fred's signature bleach blonde hair to Robbie Amell's dark brown.

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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

Featured in Cartoon Corner: Top 10 Worst Scooby-Doo Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

Fiesta
Written & Performed by Daniel Indart
Courtesy of LMS Records

User Reviews

Coming from a big Scooby Doo fan, I enjoyed this movie

Although I did read a few negative reviews beforehand, that didn't stop me from having high hopes for Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins I am a big Scooby Doo fan, and have been for a long time, so naturally I wanted to see this. Although it is not a perfect film, and I wasn't expecting it to be, I enjoyed it.

I can understand it when people say the basic story line of Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins is predictable. In a way it is predictable, and some of the middle could have been better paced. In all fairness though, I found the original cartoons, which I adored for its strong characters and funny writing, on the predictable side, likewise with a few other Hanna/Barbera shows, Yogi Bear for instance.

In regards to the story, I liked the ideas the movie brought forward, and the ending was cool. The writing was funny and a tad cheesy, in short quite like the writing of the original cartoons in the jokes and snappy lines. Some can have a tendency to be a little too silly, but I can sort of forgive that.

The costume and set design are spot on, very colourful and the photography and editing manage to be several notches above slapdash straight to video fare. The effects are above average too, not award-worthy but there are far worse out there.

The characters are still likable, and the acting is good enough. Scooby is very sweet and funny, exactly as he should be. The actors of Shaggy and Velma nail their roles, and Fred(his hair didn't bother me really seeing as this is a movie of how Mystery Inc. came about) is decent as well. The weak link is Daphne, she looks right for the part but overdoes it sometimes.

All in all, I liked it. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby Doo: In the Beginning

Filming Locations:

Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 82 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1