Scoob! facts for kids
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| Directed by | Tony Cervone |
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| Music by | Tom Holkenborg |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 15, 2020 (United States; VOD) July 24, 2020 (Poland; Cinemas) |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Money made | $24.9 million |
Scoob! is a 2020 American computer-animated mystery comedy film based on Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo franchise, produced by the Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is directed by Tony Cervone from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott, and Matt Lieberman, and a story by Lieberman, Eyal Podell, and Jonathon E. Stewart. It stars the voices of Frank Welker as the titular character (the only current cast member to return), as well as Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, and Amanda Seyfried as Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne respectively, and also features the voices of Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong and Tracy Morgan as other Hanna-Barbera animated characters.
The film is a reboot of the Scooby-Doo film series, and its story follows the formation and the friendship of Mystery Incorporated, a group of four teenagers and a dog who solve mysteries, and how they are then joined by The Falcon Force, to investigate their biggest and their most challenging mystery behind the origin and the true purpose of their own mascot, in conjunction with Dick Dastardly's spooky plot to unleash Cerberus, a monstrous three-headed ghost dog, upon the world.
Plans for a new Scooby-Doo theatrical film began in June 2014, when Warner Bros. announced that they would reboot the Scooby-Doo film series with an animated film. Cervone was hired to direct the film in August 2015, with Dax Shepard being brought to co-direct it in September 2016. By October 2018, Shepard was no longer a part of the project. Much of the cast was hired in March 2019, while animation services were provided by Reel FX Animation Studios.
Scoob! was originally set for a worldwide theatrical release on May 15, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures, making it the third theatrical film to feature the Scooby-Doo characters, after Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the closure of theaters across the globe, Warner Bros. made the film available to own digitally in the United States on the same date it was planned to be released in theaters. Scoob! successfully topped the digital rental charts in its first three weekends of release and when the film was still theatrically released in select countries beginning in July 2020. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation, voice acting, score, and faithfulness and references to its source material and to the Hanna-Barbera canon, but were divided on its complex ideas at kickstarting a shared cinematic universe.
Plot
Ten years ago, a young, lonely Shaggy Rogers befriends and adopts a talking stray dog, whom he names Scooby-Doo. On Halloween night, Scooby and Shaggy meet three young detectives named, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley, before venturing into a haunted house. Inside, the kids encounter a ghost, whom they capture and unmask as costumed thief Mr. Rigby. Inspired by the experience, they decide to form a group, Mystery Inc., to solve mysteries together.
In the present day, Mystery Inc., having solved numerous mysteries, goes into business with entrepreneur Simon Cowell as their investor, but Cowell refuses to do business with Scooby and Shaggy involved. Later that night, Shaggy and Scooby are terrorized at a bowling alley by shape-shifting scorpion robots called Rottens. The pair are rescued by Dee Dee Skyes, Dynomutt, and the masked superhero, Blue Falcon. The Rottens are then revealed to belong to super criminal Dick Dastardly who wants to capture Scooby as part of a plan involving the Great Dane's mysterious connection to the supernatural mystery behind Cerberus' three skulls.
Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne, and Velma discover that Shaggy and Scooby are investigating the mystery behind Scooby himself with The Falcon Force, before Dastardly imprisons the trio. Escaping with help from one of the Rottens, they make contact with Dee Dee, via Dynomutt. Velma explains that she and the others are being taken to Messick Mountain, where the last skull is located. The group then finds out that Dastardly's plan is to open the gates to the Underworld, in order to rescue his dog, Muttley, who was trapped during an attempt to steal the Underworld's riches. Dick Dastardly needs Scooby to unlock the gates, since he is the last remaining descendant of Alexander the Great's favourite dog, Peritas.
Scooby, Blue Falcon, Dynomutt, and Dee Dee arrive at Messick Mountain and head underground to a hidden Mesozoic island. There, they find the last skull being guarded by Captain Caveman. Following a short battle, Fred and Shaggy arrive, but Fred is revealed to be Dastardly in disguise as he steals the last skull. The Rottens then throw the real Fred, Daphne, and Velma out of his airship and Dastardly destroys the Falcon Fury. Dastardly then captures Scooby and takes him to Athens. After Shaggy gives an inspiring speech, everyone works together to reconstruct the Mystery Machine, in order to pursue Dastardly.
Arriving in Athens, Dastardly uses the three skulls to reveal the gates to the Underworld and attempts to use Scooby's paw to open it, only to be interrupted by Scooby's friends in a flying Mystery Machine. The Rottens shoot them down while Dastardly releases Cerberus; unaware that Dynomutt landed them safely. As Scooby, Dastardly, and the civilians flee from the rampaging Cerberus, Scooby runs to the crash site and reunites with his friends, while Dastardly happily reunites with Muttley in the Underworld and they escape while stealing some of Alexander the Great's treasure.
While determining how to trap Cerberus, Velma discovers more of the mystery behind Scooby's ancestry and its connection to the Underworld. With help from the Rottens, Mystery Inc. and friends successfully trap Cerberus back into the Underworld. However, Shaggy sacrifices himself to lock the gate, following the prophecy of Alexander the Great and Peritas' bond. The gang realizes that there is another exit that continues their prophecy, which Scooby unlocks, and Shaggy is reunited with Scooby and the gang.
The Rottens turn on Dick Dastardly, who is unmasked upon the revelation of stealing Simon Cowell's identity to break the gang up and take advantage of Scooby for his spooky plot against the gang, since the start. Dastardly, along with Muttley, are taken into custody by The Falcon Force, and are arrested.
Back home, at Venice Beach, the gang unveil their official Mystery Inc. headquarters and celebrate with The Falcon Force, who in turn give the gang an upgraded Mystery Machine, before they reignite their team to go solve another mystery together again.
Cast
- Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo and the vocal effects of a pterodactyls
- Will Forte as Shaggy Rogers
- Iain Armitage as young Shaggy Rogers
- Mark Wahlberg as Brian / Blue Falcon, the son of and the successor to Shaggy's lifelong idol, the original Blue Falcon (Radley Crown).
- Jason Isaacs as Dick Dastardly, a criminal mastermind plotting to obtain treasure from the Greek underworld and rescue his dog Muttley.
- Gina Rodriguez as Velma Dinkley
- Ariana Greenblatt as young Velma Dinkley
- Zac Efron as Fred Jones
- Pierce Gagnon as young Fred Jones
- Amanda Seyfried as Daphne Blake
- Mckenna Grace as young Daphne Blake
- Kiersey Clemons as Dee Dee Skyes, the aide of Blue Falcon who pilots the Falcon Fury.
- Ken Jeong as Dynomutt the Dog Wonder, the robot dog sidekick of Blue Falcon and the lifelong idol of Scooby-Doo.
- Tracy Morgan as Captain Caveman, a fur-covered caveman superhero who resides in Messick Mountain.
- Billy West and Don Messick (archival laughs) as Muttley, the dog sidekick of Dick Dastardly.
- Simon Cowell as himself, Mystery Inc.'s first investor.
- Eric Cowell as Ben
- Henry Winkler as Keith, the offscreen servant of Blue Falcon.
- Kevin Heffernan as Officer Gary, a police officer that pursues a younger Scooby-Doo.
- Christina Hendricks as Officer Jaffe, a police officer that Dick Dastardly poses as. She is named after Nicole Jaffe, the original voice of Velma.
- Adam Sztykiel as Officer Casey, a police officer that investigates the stolen items at the Rigby House. He is named after Casey Kasem, the original voice of Shaggy.
- Alex Kaufman as Officer North, a police officer that investigates the stolen items at the Rigby House. She is named after Heather North, the second voice of Daphne.
- Maya Erskine as Judy Takamoto, the proprietor of Takamoto Bowling. She is named after Iwao Takamoto, the original designer of Scooby-Doo.
- Justina Machado as Jamie Rivera
- John McDaniel as Hal Murphy
- Fred Tatasciore as Cerberus, the giant three-headed ghost dog that guards the Greek underworld.
- Henry Kaufman as Chad and Chet, the two kids who steal Shaggy's Halloween candy and throw it into the Rigby House.
- Pam Coats as Mrs. Rogers, the mother of Shaggy.
- Vanara Taing as Dusty/Baby Rotten.
- Sarah Lancia as Dispatcher Stevens, a police dispatcher reporting to all police officers about Shaggy and Scooby-Doo being chased by robots.
Additionally, Harry Perry and Ira Glass voice themselves, while director Tony Cervone cameos as the voices of Ghost/Mr. Rigby as well as Alice. John DiMaggio voices a restaurant owner.
See also
In Spanish: ¡Scooby! para niños
