Rating: PG
Genre:
Children's/Family
Theatrical Release: 06/14/2002(USA)
Release Date: 01/16/2007
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
The long-running cartoon from
William Hanna and
Joseph Barbera that began life in 1969 as
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? becomes this live-action, tongue-in-cheek
comedy-adventure featuring a computer-generated version of the easily frightened, mush-mouthed Great Dane.
Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as
Fred, the blonde, confident, ascot-sporting leader of Mystery Inc., a ghost-busting service that exposes phony supernatural phenomena as the work of shysters. Working with
Fred are: his rich, beautiful girlfriend,
Daphne (
Sarah Michelle Gellar), who has a bad habit of getting kidnapped by villains;
Velma (
Linda Cardellini), the real brains of the group who pines secretly for
Fred; cowardly slacker and dog's best friend
Shaggy (
Matthew Lillard); and the snack-gobbling pet pooch
Scooby. However, after solving its latest case involving a beleaguered toy company owner (
Pamela Anderson), the group fractures over
Fred's habit of grabbing credit for everyone's hard work, despite the pleas of
Shaggy and
Scooby. Two years later, they are reunited at Spooky Island, a theme park and teen spring break destination that owner
Emile Mondavarious (
Rowan Atkinson) claims is plagued with ghosts. Suspicious as usual of any claims involving the paranormal, the Mystery Inc. clan is soon probing a scheme involving ancient rites, summoned spirits, and brainwashed college students, forcing the group members to resolve their differences and uncover the truth. Directed by
Chris Columbus protégé
Raja Gosnell,
Scooby-Doo features the voice of
Scott Innes as the title character.
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
;)
