Scooby-Doo

"Be afraid. Be kind of afraid."

2002 1h 27m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 4,906

MysteryAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Be afraid. Be kind of afraid.”

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Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.
Fred
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Daphne
Matthew Lillard
Shaggy
Linda Cardellini
Velma
Neil Fanning
Scooby Voice (voice)
Rowan Atkinson
Mondavarious
Isla Fisher
Mary Jane
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Voodoo Maestro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: James Gunn, Bob Camp, James Gunn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $84M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Scooby-Doo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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267+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raja Gosnell directs. David Eggby behind the camera. David Newman scores. Kent Beyda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $84M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
4Released 24 years ago.
5Part of the "Scooby-Doo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6267+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by David Eggby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Kent Beyda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar and Matthew Lillard carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Be afraid. Be kind of afraid.".
12IMDB entry: tt0267913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 10 themes, including "voodoo", "detective", "talking dog", "based on cartoon".

The technical file

Cinematography: David Eggby
Original score: David Newman
Editing: Kent Beyda
Production design: Bill Boes
Costume design: Leesa Evans
Makeup / hair: Kristelle Gardiner
VFX supervisor: Peter Crosman
Sound: Scott Sanders
Stunt coordinator: Guy Norris
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $84,000,000
Box office: $275,650,703
Return: 328% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Scooby-Doo (2002)

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Scooby-Doo Collection

A film duology based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Directed by Raja Gosnell and written by James Gunn, the Scooby-Doo gang comes to life in the franchise's first live-action production.

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Wuchak2025-07-15
★ 6/10
Better the second time around Being a fan of the original cartoon from 1969-1970, I saw this live-action version when it debuted at the theater. After the first 15 minutes or so I slowly became more and more disappointed. Yet upon seeing it again last night, I must say it's better on repeat viewings. What most impressed me on my first viewing was Matthew Lillard as Shaggy and Linda Cardellini as Velma. Freddy Prinze Jr. as Fred is good while Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne wasn't quite right for the role, although certainly serviceable; I'm sure she got the part because of her popularity at the time. The addition of the winsome Isla Fisher as Mary Jane is a peripheral highlight. The CGI Scooby was good for the time (2002) and holds up pretty well. On my initial viewing I was hoping for a straight live-action adaption of the cartoon sorta like 1994's "The Flintstones." What I got instead was part homage and part parody. This would have worked for me but the film bogged down in the "Spooky Island" segment, which comprises the 2nd and 3rd acts and amounts to a full hour of the film. The problem with this large chunk of the movie is that the whole "Spooky Island" set was just too cartoony for a live-action homage. It just turned me off. In hindsight, I suppose the cartooniness was intended since the flick's based on a cartoon (aduh). Viewing it agin, I had the same impressions of the movie up to the 30-minute mark, but the final hour won me over. I still don't like the limitations of the "Spooky Island" set, yet I was impressed with the whole 'well of souls' aspect and the complications thereof, as well as the ingenious way they included Scrappy-Doo in the plot. I used to think I was the only one who literally couldn't stand Scrappy-Doo, but now I see that my feelings were pretty much universal. Scrappy-Doo rightly become the symbol of an annoyingly overexuberant or cute character added to a series in an attempt to maintain ratings, also known as the Cousin Oliver Syndrome (named after the character from the final season of The Brady Bunch, of course). At the end of the day, this live-action version of "Scooby-Doo" is definitely better on repeat viewings. If you loathed it on your initial viewing be sure to give it another chance. Aside from obvious positives, like Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini nailing Shaggy and Velma, the film features the beautiful Isla Fisher in a significant role, plus the creative plot elements of the 'well of souls' and Scrappy-Doo. It runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, which is perfect for cartoony fare like this; and was shot in Queensland, Australia. GRADE: C+/B-

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