Search - Scooby-Doo [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 10/11/2002 Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 26 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 15 Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Fantasy Comedy, Fantasy Adventure, Family-Oriented Adventure See Also: Scooby-Doo [Fullscreen], Scooby-Doo [Blu-ray], Scooby-Doo [HD DVD], Scooby-Doo

The long-running cartoon from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera that began life in 1969 as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? becomes this live-action, tongue-in-cheek comedy-adventure featuring a computer-generated version of the easily frightened, mush-mouthed Great Dane. Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Fred, the blonde, confident, ascot-sporting leader of Mystery Inc., a ghost-busting service that exposes phony supernatural phenomena as the work of shysters. Working with Fred are: his rich, beautiful girlfriend, Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who has a bad habit of getting kidnapped by villains; Velma (Linda Cardellini), the real brains of the group who pines secretly for Fred; cowardly slacker and dog's best friend Shaggy (Matthew Lillard); and the snack-gobbling pet pooch Scooby. However, after solving its latest case involving a beleaguered toy company owner (Pamela Anderson), the group fractures over Fred's habit of grabbing credit for everyone's hard work, despite the pleas of Shaggy and Scooby. Two years later, they are reunited at Spooky Island, a theme park and teen spring break destination that owner Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson) claims is plagued with ghosts. Suspicious as usual of any claims involving the paranormal, the Mystery Inc. clan is soon probing a scheme involving ancient rites, summoned spirits, and brainwashed college students, forcing the group members to resolve their differences and uncover the truth. Directed by Chris Columbus protégé Raja Gosnell, Scooby-Doo features the voice of Scott Innes as the title character. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Freddie Prinze, Jr. - Fred Jones
Sarah Michelle Gellar - Daphne Blake
Matthew Lillard - Shaggy
Linda Cardellini - Velma Dinkley
Rowan Atkinson - Emile Mondavarious

When Warner Bros. turned the cartoon Scooby-Doo into a live-action motion picture, movie viewers across the nation were all over it like -- as Shaggy would say -- chocolate on an eggplant burger. Warner has done an excellent job with the DVD release, especially with the cast commentary starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, and Linda Cardellini. The DVD is presented in anamorphic 1.85:1, with sharp Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish. Nevertheless, the magic is in the special features. "Unmasking the Mystery Behind Scooby-Doo" is the DVD staple known as the behind-the-scenes featurette; this one, beefy in length and composition, doesn't disappoint. All the vitals are there, from Gellar to the voice of Scooby himself, an Australian named Neil Fanning. The most amazing parts of this featurette involve how the moviemakers created Scooby using the magic of technology and the voice of the man from Down Under. This cast commentary was a riot, filled with jokes about Velma's helmet hair and "stunt butts." A music video, hidden extras, interactive DVD-ROM challenges, web links, and a trivia game called "Two-Player Spooky Island Arcade Challenge" round out the menu selections. ~ Kyra Kirkwood, All Movie Guide