Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (also known as Scooby-Doo 3 or Scooby-Doo 3: The Mystery Begins) is the prequel of Scooby-Doo
(2002) that was first aired on September 13, 2009, the fortieth anniversary of Scooby-Doo. It is a television movie produced by Warner Premiere
, directed by Brian Levant
and distributed by Warner Home Video
based on the hit Hanna-Barbera
cartoon classic, Scooby-Doo
. It is the third installment in the Scooby-Doo Live-Action film series. The film is an origin story
for Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang, revealing how they met and the events of their very first case. The music is scored by Academy Award-nominee David Newman
, who had previously scored the theatrical films.
The gang tries to clear their names by investigating the ghosts, which leads to Grimes expelling them. Further investigation, in disguise at the school, makes them think Grimes is their prime suspect. Searching at night at Grimes' house leads them to information about a time capsule. The ghosts attack again, and the teens are knocked out. The Specter, keeping Scooby and Grimes as prisoners, forces the gang to search underground for the time capsule. Unable to find the capsule, they trick the Specter into coming down to carry the capsule out of the hole, but the plan backfires when they try to lock him up in a flooded room, and the Specter acquires the capsule.
Stealing the capsule back, the gang uses a book of spells to banish the ghosts. Scooby manages to break free of his restraints and arrives just in time to subdue the Specter, who turns out to be Principal Deedle. The principal reveals that a stamp misprint was hidden within the time capsule, something that would have been worth a fortune. As the exposed Deedle is sent to prison for his actions, the group is publicly congratulated by Grimes (who becomes the new Principal), and they decide to continue investigating strange doings.
.
The film made $9,159,481 in DVD sales. As of April 16 it has made $26,375,590 in US DVD sales and another $13,700,120 worldwide DVD sales outside of the US bringing a total of $40,075,710.
. Principal photography commenced on March 15, 2010 in various locations around Southern California. The plot was also revealed:
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster finds the Mystery Inc. gang heading toward summer jobs at a country club owned by Daphne’s uncle, only to stumble onto strange happenings around the local lake – including mystical moonstones, creepy characters and a Frog Monster on the loose. There’s mystery afoot and romance in the air. Who knows what will happen. It aired on October 16, 2010. Then release on DVD in early 2011.
A short trailer of the film was shown on Cartoon Network on August 1, 2010, depicting Scooby and Shaggy at the beach.
The film received mixed to positive reviews.
, British Columbia, Canada, including Templeton Secondary School
from August 4, 2008.
Scooby-Doo (film)
Scooby-Doo is a 2002 American comedy film based on the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon series Scooby-Doo about a group of young detectives and their talking dog. It is the first installment in the Scooby-Doo live action film series...
(2002) that was first aired on September 13, 2009, the fortieth anniversary of Scooby-Doo. It is a television movie produced by Warner Premiere
Warner Premiere
Warner Premiere is the direct-to-video label of Warner Home Video, itself the home video unit of Warner Bros.In 2006, Warner Home Video announced they would enter the market of releasing original direct-to-video films, a market that has proven lucrative for studios over the past few years...
, directed by Brian Levant
Brian Levant
Brian Michael Levant is an American television and film director, writer and producer.Levant was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He started his career in 1977 as a writer for the TV series "The Jeffersons"...
and distributed by Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
based on the hit Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
cartoon classic, Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...
. It is the third installment in the Scooby-Doo Live-Action film series. The film is an origin story
Origin story
In comic book terminology, an origin story is an account or back-story revealing how a character or team gained their superpowers and/or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillains....
for Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang, revealing how they met and the events of their very first case. The music is scored by Academy Award-nominee David Newman
David Newman (composer)
David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.-Life and career:...
, who had previously scored the theatrical films.
Plot
In Coolsville, Ohio, four teenagers are involved in a fight on the school bus, leading to detention. Shaggy is a clumsy, nerdy outcast, who tried to smuggle his dog Scooby onto the bus; Fred is quarterback of the football team; Velma is a science geek; and Daphne is in the Drama club. They bond somewhat over a shared interest in mysteries, but quickly get on each others' nerves. While in the library for detention, two ghosts appear and chase them to the gym where a pep rally is going on. A third ghost, The Specter, appears telling everyone to leave. The stamp-collecting Principal Deedle decides to close the school, but Vice Principal Grimes deems it a prank and suspends the quartet.The gang tries to clear their names by investigating the ghosts, which leads to Grimes expelling them. Further investigation, in disguise at the school, makes them think Grimes is their prime suspect. Searching at night at Grimes' house leads them to information about a time capsule. The ghosts attack again, and the teens are knocked out. The Specter, keeping Scooby and Grimes as prisoners, forces the gang to search underground for the time capsule. Unable to find the capsule, they trick the Specter into coming down to carry the capsule out of the hole, but the plan backfires when they try to lock him up in a flooded room, and the Specter acquires the capsule.
Stealing the capsule back, the gang uses a book of spells to banish the ghosts. Scooby manages to break free of his restraints and arrives just in time to subdue the Specter, who turns out to be Principal Deedle. The principal reveals that a stamp misprint was hidden within the time capsule, something that would have been worth a fortune. As the exposed Deedle is sent to prison for his actions, the group is publicly congratulated by Grimes (who becomes the new Principal), and they decide to continue investigating strange doings.
Home media
Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 22, 2009 at the same time as the video game Scooby-Doo! First FrightsScooby-Doo! First Frights
Scooby-Doo! First Frights is the latest Scooby-Doo game. It is developed by Torus Games. First Frights was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and released on September 22, 2009. The game tied in with the release of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins on DVD. This is the fourth...
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The film made $9,159,481 in DVD sales. As of April 16 it has made $26,375,590 in US DVD sales and another $13,700,120 worldwide DVD sales outside of the US bringing a total of $40,075,710.
Cast
- Nick PalatasNick PalatasNicholas Edward Palatas is an American actor. Palatas has appeared in two short films, titled The Erogenous Zone and Love. In 2009, he played Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the film, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and reprised the role in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster which aired in October...
as Norville "Shaggy" RogersShaggy RogersNorville "Shaggy" Rogers is a fictional character from the American animated television series Scooby-Doo, about the adventures of four crime-solving teenagers and Shaggy's pet great dane, Scooby-Doo. Shaggy is a cowardly slacker more interested in eating than solving mysteries. He is the only... - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
provides the voice of Scooby-DooScooby-Doo (character)Scoobert "Scooby" Doo is the eponymous character and the protagonist in the Scooby-Doo animated television series created by the popular American animation company Hanna-Barbera... - Robbie AmellRobbie AmellRobert Patrick "Robbie" Amell is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his role on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, Picture This, and Fred Jones in the television films Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster...
as Fred Jones - Kate MeltonKate MeltonKaitlyn "Kate" Melton is an actress. Her biggest role to date has been as Daphne Blake in two Scooby Doo live-action films, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster.-Filmography:-External links:...
as Daphne BlakeDaphne BlakeDaphne Anne Blake is a fictional character in the long-running American animated series Scooby-Doo. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her red hair, her fashion sense, and her knack for getting into danger... - Hayley KiyokoHayley KiyokoHayley Kiyoko Alcroft , known professionally as Hayley Kiyoko, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, musician, and dancer...
as Velma DinkleyVelma DinkleyVelma Dace Dinkley is a fictional character in the American television animated series Scooby-Doo. She is prone to losing her glasses. She is usually seen wearing a baggy orange sweater, short pleated skirt , knee socks, and Mary Janes... - Gary ChalkGary Chalk (actor)Gary Chalk is an English-born Canadian actor, tri-national US-Canadian-UK citizen and voice artist. He has lend hit voice in over 30 animated television series and has been in films such as The Fly II and Freddy vs. Jason....
as Vice Principal Grimes - Shawn Macdonald as Principal Deedle
- C. Ernst HarthC. Ernst HarthCary Ernst Harth is a Canadian actor.Harth was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada. He got his first taste of acting in grade school when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant. Harth was just a kindergartner at the time...
as a Janitor - Lorena GaleLorena GaleLorena Gale was a Canadian actress, director, and writer. She was active onstage and in films and television since the 1980s...
as the Librarian - Daniel RiordanDaniel RiordanDaniel Riordan is a voice actor who is also known as Daniel Reardon, Dan Riordan, and Daniel Riordian. He is not to be confused with Daniel J. Riordan.-Movie Roles:* Dreamgirls - L.A...
provides the voice of the Dark Specter
Featured villains
- The Dark Specter
- The Ghost of Ezekiel Gallows
- The Ghost of Prudence Prufrock
- The Black-Knight Ghost from "What a Night for a Knight"
- Captain Cutler's Ghost
Sequel
Due to the financial and ratings success of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, a sequel went into script development in October 2009. The cast from The Mystery Begins revealed that they were signed on for 3 films in October 2009. On March 12, 2010 the film was titled Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterScooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster is a live action/CGI television film by Warner Premiere for Cartoon Network based on the Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo by Hanna-Barbera. It is the fourth live-action Scooby-Doo film...
. Principal photography commenced on March 15, 2010 in various locations around Southern California. The plot was also revealed:
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster finds the Mystery Inc. gang heading toward summer jobs at a country club owned by Daphne’s uncle, only to stumble onto strange happenings around the local lake – including mystical moonstones, creepy characters and a Frog Monster on the loose. There’s mystery afoot and romance in the air. Who knows what will happen. It aired on October 16, 2010. Then release on DVD in early 2011.
A short trailer of the film was shown on Cartoon Network on August 1, 2010, depicting Scooby and Shaggy at the beach.
Reception
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history with 6.1 million viewers (kids 2–11 (7.4 / 3,032,000), kids 6–11 (9.3 / 2,296,000), kids 9–14 (7.5 / 1,831,000), boys 2–11 (9.4 / 1,978,000) and boys 6–11 (12.2 / 1,538,000).The film received mixed to positive reviews.
Filming locations
Production took place in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia, Canada, including Templeton Secondary School
Templeton Secondary School
Templeton Secondary School is a secondary school in Vancouver. Approximately 1200 students are enrolled there from Grade 8-12. Located in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood on the east side of Vancouver, it has won the SmartAsk competition in 2004 and is now trying for Reach For The Top. It has won...
from August 4, 2008.