Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015)

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang team up with the one and only rock band KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure. We join the Gang at Kiss World - the all-things-Kiss theme park, ... See full summary »

Directors:

Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone

Writers:

Kevin Shinick (teleplay), James Krieg (story)

Stars:

Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Welker	...	Fred Jones / Scooby-Doo (voice)
Mindy Cohn	...	Velma Dinkley (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Daphne Blake (voice)
Matthew Lillard	...	Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Gene Simmons	...	The Demon (voice)
Paul Stanley	...	The Starchild (voice)
Eric Singer	...	The Catman (voice)
Tommy Thayer	...	The Spaceman (voice)
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Chikara (voice)
Garry Marshall	...	Manny Goldman (voice)
Penny Marshall	...	The Elder (voice)
Doc McGhee	...	Chip McGhoo (voice)
Jason Mewes	...	Worker #1 (voice)
Pauley Perrette	...	Delilah Domino / The Crimson Witch (voice)
Rachel Ramras	...	Shandi Strutter (voice)

Storyline

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang team up with the one and only rock band KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure. We join the Gang at Kiss World - the all-things-Kiss theme park, as they investigate a series of strange hauntings. With help from Kiss, they discover that the Crimson Witch has returned to summon the Destroyer from the alternate dimension of Kissteria. The evil duo's ghastly plan - to destroy the earth once the Crimson Witch summons the Destroyer with the black diamond. Can the Gang's cunning and Kiss's power of rock and roll save the day? Tune into this Rock and Roll Mystery for some thunderous, heavy amusement.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | animal character name in title | scooby doo character | alternate dimension | witch | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Music | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the members of Kiss do their outfit change at the beginning of the movie, they pay tribute to the different sailor scouts from Sailor Moon (1995).

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Goofs

When Shaggy and Scooby are approaching the Demon as he eats, it is shown that he is eating from a platter of hamburgers and french fries. Scooby and Shaggy bump into his table, knocking the food all on the floor and angering him. The two of them put all the food back on the tray and offer it back hoping he will calm down. But now it is shown to be hot dogs and french fries, not the burgers as previously.

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Quotes

Fred Jones: [after watching Daphne passionately kiss the Starchild] You know, you could've cut it off a little earlier, it was kind of gross. I mean, I was right there, I was there!
Daphne Blake: [mesmerized] Oh I'm sorry, did you say something, "Frank"?
[giggles then kisses him]

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Soundtracks

Modern Day Delilah
Written by Paul Stanley
Performed by KISS
Courtesy of: Simstan Music Ltd.

User Reviews

Zoinks! Great fun for Scooby fans, Kiss fans, and especially if you're a fan of both!

What is a Halloween WITHOUT Kiss or the Scooby Gang? With this terrific fun-fest we will never know the answer to that question! Yup the Fearless Five team up with the Hottest Band In The World to solve the mystery of the Crimson Witch, an especially vicious new monster that is terrorizing the visitors to the Kiss themed amusement park known as Kiss World on Halloween Night. And in the process the Gang will travel to strange places, learn how to belch fire, and find out who Kiss really are.

For starters let start with the animation. The five Scooby-Doo characters have never looked better. The animation is fluid without over-animating them. The animation is sharp, very colorful and crisp looking. As for the plot, that is where a snag comes in. To me it gets a tad too thick at times. We all know the basic Scooby-Doo plot and it was always straight forward. Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Fred, and Scooby stumble onto another weird situation, run for their lives from the monster, and then solve the mystery and expose the buttface in the mask and costume that was causing all the trouble at the episodes end (and always revealing their solutions with an ironic comparative ease - after all if they figured out it was just some harmless ordinary idiot in a costume and mask from the start, then what were they so frightened of?). It was a formula that was took it easy on the brain and was fun to watch as well. That was why it was so successful and Hanna-Barbera used it many times over in their various shows (Speed Buggy, Jabberjaw, etc.)

Here the plot concerns a Black Diamond the band must protect, and the Witch wants desperately, while the Scooby Gang helps the band out in their quest. But it goes deeper than just protecting the precious gem, far more so. And that is where the plot of "Scooby-Doo and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery" kicks into gear and things get complicated. It is a little more than the basic Scooby formula that I had described before. Not that it is a bad thing. After all this is a MOVIE, so it has to be more solid than an average episode. I'm just saying that it seems a little bit off putting for viewers that are more used to 30 minute Scooby adventures, like myself.

But the real treat here is the voice casting. The band members actually do their own voices, as well as their real life manager Doc McGee. There is also a bevy a celebrity voices here, from Jason Mewes and Paula Perrette, to Penny Marshall and Darius Rucker, just to name a few. The band members all do a decent job with their rolls. For non-actors (well Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley has done acting before) there is rarely a flat reading of lines by the them and it is a joy to hear them sound like voice acting pros.

Another added plus is the slathering of Kiss references that are plastered throughout the movie. A couple of examples: when the gang is watching a video of the Witch doing her evil, she smashes a guitar. Paul Stanley smashes his guitar at the end of every Kiss concert. When told that the Scooby Gang will join them whether he likes it or not, the Demon (Gene Simmons) replies "Oy" referencing the fact that Simmons is Jewish. The list goes on and on. It took me at least three viewings before I could get even half of the references. And there are a few non-Kiss references thrown in to keep you on your toes, look for a Sailor Moon one. Kiss fanatics, like yours truly, will be in Kiss trivia hog heaven here.

In all this is a great Scooby adventure, a great Kiss adventure, and a great Halloween movie. Along with great Kiss songs (the opening credits are a knockout) and a new Kiss song that is fun to listen to, "Scooby-Doo and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery" will definitely get your Halloween Rockin and Rolling All Nite!

My Rating (from Excellent to Poor): Good. Lots of fun to be had here.