
Scrappy, N'Goo, Zarkos, and their minions are arrested while the reunited gang promises to continue solving mysteries together. Shaggy rips the Daemon Ritus from Scrappy's body to free the rest of the souls and finds the real Mondavarious imprisoned in a small underground cell, having been captured by Scrappy so he could pose as his double. Daphne kills the demons by reflecting sunlight via a skull-shaped disco ball. Zarkos attacks and recaptures Daphne, but she defeats him by kicking him into the ritual chamber, where he knocks over the vat and sets the souls free to return to their bodies. Using the tourists' souls, Scrappy transforms into a monster and tries to kill the gang. Fred and Velma discover Mondavarious is actually a robot controlled by Scooby's estranged nephew Scrappy-Doo, whom the gang abandoned years ago after he urinated on Daphne and his power-hungry nature became uncontrollable. Mondavarious extracts Scooby's soul using the Daemon Ritus, but Shaggy breaks free and pushes Mondavarious aside, causing Scooby's soul to be released. The gang plots to trap the demon cult, but it fails and only Daphne escapes capture. Fred, Velma, and Daphne decide to put their differences and the Luna Ghost mystery behind them in order to help Shaggy save Scooby. Shaggy realizes that the pure soul is Scooby, who unwittingly agrees to be the sacrifice. The gang then encounters a voodoo priest, who explains that the demons, led by Mondavarious, will rule the world for the next ten thousand years if a pure soul is sacrificed during their ritual. Velma discovers that sunlight destroys the demons. Shaggy, in an underground chamber, finds a vat of protoplasm containing the souls of those possessed, and he frees his friends' souls. The next day, Daphne is possessed when Zarkos captures her and steals the Daemon Ritus. The island's demons kidnap and possess Fred, Velma, Mondavarious and other tourists. Fred and Velma encounter a school that educates inhuman creatures about human culture, while Daphne discovers a pyramid-shaped artifact called the Daemon Ritus. In the resort's haunted house ride, the gang splits up to look for clues. Meanwhile, Shaggy falls for a girl named Mary Jane, distancing himself from Scooby in the process. N'Goo claims ancient demons once ruled the island but have been plotting revenge ever since they were displaced by the resort. Velma attends a ritualistic performance hosted by actor N'Goo Tuana and his henchman, Zarkos, a famous luchador. Upon arriving, the gang meets Mondavarious, who claims the visiting tourists have been brainwashed.

Two years later, the gang reforms after being invited to solve a mystery on Spooky Island, a horror-themed tropical resort owned by Emile Mondavarious. solves the mystery of the Luna Ghost, long brewing friction between Fred, a glory hog, Daphne, who has become sick of being the one who gets captured, and Velma, from whom Fred regularly steals credit for her plans, causes the gang to disband, leaving and abandoning Scooby and Shaggy. A sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, was released on March 26, 2004.Īfter Mystery, Inc. This is the last time William Hanna served as an executive producer before his death on March 22, 2001. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized its script, humor and visual effects however, Lillard's performance received praise, and the film has maintained a cult following over the years. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia in 2003. The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster, a ride based on the film, was built at Warner Bros.

Reggae artist Shaggy and rock group MxPx performed different versions of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! theme song. The film was released on Jand grossed 5 million worldwide. The plot revolves around Mystery Incorporated, a group of four young adults and a talking dog who solve mysteries, who reunite after a two-year disbandment to investigate a mystery at a popular horror-themed tropical island resort.įilming took place in and around Queensland, Australia on a budget of million. The first installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series, the film was directed by Raja Gosnell from a screenplay by James Gunn, and stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Isla Fisher and Rowan Atkinson.

Scooby-Doo (also known as Scooby-Doo: The Movie) is a 2002 live-action/computer-animated fantasy adventure-comedy film based on the long-running Hanna-Barbera animated television franchise of the same name. Running time86 minutes CountriesUnited StatesĪustraliaLanguageEnglishBudget million Box office5.7 million
