Scooby-Doo (2002)

Directed by

Raja Gosnell

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, comedy horror, mystery film, live-action/animated film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 4,817 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The talking dog Scooby-Doo and his teenage friends reunite after two years apart. They travel to a spooky tropical island resort to investigate a series of strange events.

sillylightheartedzanygoofynostalgiccampyfast-pacedcomedic

What happens

Scooby-Doo (also known as Scooby-Doo: The Movie) is a 2002 American comedy horror film, based on the long-running animated franchise. The first installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series, the film was directed by Raja Gosnell and written by James Gunn. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, and Rowan Atkinson, with Neil Fanning providing the voice of the titular character. The plot revolves around Mystery, Inc., a group of young adult sleuths and their talking Great Dane who solves mysteries. They reunite after a two-year disbandment to solve a mystery involving a series of paranormal events at a horror-themed tropical island resort. Filming took place in and around Queensland, Australia, on a budget of $84 million. Reggae artist Shaggy and punk rock band MxPx performed different versions of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! theme song for the film. Scooby-Doo was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 14, 2002, and was a commercial success, grossing $275 million on an $84 million budget. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster, a ride based on the film, was built at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland that same year. A sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, was released in 2004. Both films later gained a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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