Scooby-Doo
Movie, 2002, Live action, Set in Spooky Island
Scooby-Doo is #14 of 27 in release order and #23 of 27 in chronological order in the Scooby-Doo.
The story
When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.
Scooby-Doo recap
After an argument over who gets the credit, Mystery Inc. breaks up, leaving Shaggy and Scooby on their own. Two years later each member is invited separately to Spooky Island, a horror-themed spring break resort run by Emile Mondavarious, whose guests are leaving with their personalities changed. Fred, Daphne and Velma each want to solve the case alone, and only Shaggy hopes for a reunion. Real demons are stealing the students' souls. Fred and Velma are possessed and swap bodies for a while, Daphne learns to fight, and Shaggy falls for a girl named Mary Jane. The gang works out that sunlight destroys the demons and that their plan needs one pure soul: Scooby's. Freddie Prinze Jr. plays Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar plays Daphne, Matthew Lillard plays Shaggy and Linda Cardellini plays Velma, with a computer-animated Scooby. Raja Gosnell directed from a script by James Gunn.
Scooby-Doo ending explained
At the ritual, Shaggy saves Scooby, and Fred and Velma unmask Mondavarious as a robot controlled by Scrappy-Doo, who wants revenge on the gang for abandoning him years earlier. Scrappy absorbs the souls and becomes a giant monster, but Daphne turns sunlight on the demons with a disco ball and Shaggy pulls the artefact off Scrappy, who is arrested. The real Mondavarious is found and the gang reunites. The sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, followed in 2004.
Where to watch Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is streaming on YouTube (free) and HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 32%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, before What's New, Scooby-Doo?.
- Chronological order: after Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, before Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
What to watch before Scooby-Doo
Nothing. Scooby-Doo (2002) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne
- Matthew Lillard as Shaggy
- Linda Cardellini as Velma
- Neil Fanning as Scooby Voice (voice)
- Rowan Atkinson as Mondavarious
- Isla Fisher as Mary Jane
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Voodoo Maestro
- Steven Grives as N' Goo Tuana
- Charles Stan Frazier as Sugar Ray
- Craig Bullock as Sugar Ray
- Matthew Murphy Karges as Sugar Ray
Directed by Raja Gosnell.