Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
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Based on	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
Screenplay by	Daniel Altiere Steven Altiere
Directed by	Brian Levant
Starring	Robbie Amell Kate Melton Hayley Kiyoko Nick Palatas Frank Welker Shawn Macdonald Garry Chalk
Music by	David Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Brian J. Gilbert Brian Levant
Editor(s)	Eric Osmond
Cinematography	Jan Kiesser
Running time	82 minutes^[1]
Production company(s)	Warner Premiere Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Premiere Cartoon Network
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) (TV) September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) (DVD)

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is a 2009 American live-action television film directed by Brian Levant, produced by Warner Premiere and distributed by Warner Home Video. The film was aired by Cartoon Network on September 13, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the Hanna-Barbera character Scooby-Doo,^[2] and later released on September 22, 2009 on DVD and Blu-Ray.^[3] It is the third installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series, serving as a prequel to the 2002 and 2004 theatrical films acting as an origin story for Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang, revealing how they met and the events of their very first case. Although the film was placed prior to the events of the original Scooby-Doo series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the time frame has been advanced to the present day.

The live-action cast features Robbie Amell as Fred, Kate Melton as Daphne, Hayley Kiyoko as Velma and Nick Palatas as Shaggy. Scooby-Doo was created using computer-generated imagery and his voice is provided by Frank Welker, who also was a cast member of the animated series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and The Scooby-Doo Show, providing the voice of Fred.

The music is scored by Academy Award-nominee David Newman, who had previously scored the theatrical films Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). The film is dedicated to Lorena Gale, who died during production.

Its sequel, Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, was released on October 16, 2010.

Plot

In Coolsville, Ohio, four teenagers are involved in a fight on the school bus and are sent to detention. Norville "Shaggy" Rogers is a clumsy, geeky outcast, who tried to smuggle his dog Scooby-Doo onto the bus; Fred Jones is quarterback of the football team; Velma Dinkley is a science nerd; and Daphne Blake is in the drama club. They bond somewhat over a shared interest in mysteries, but quickly get on each other's 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, causing the lights in the building to flicker. He starts 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 and threatening to have them arrested if they're caught sneaking into the school again. 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 (and un-expelled) by Grimes (who becomes the new Principal). In the film's ending, the group decide to stay together and solve mysteries, and they head off to "investigate some strange goings-on at the Coolsville museum", a hint to the very first episode of Scooby Doo, and their very first case, The Black Knight Ghost.

Cast

Robbie Amell as Fred Jones
Kate Melton as Daphne Blake
Hayley Kiyoko as Velma Dinkley
Nick Palatas as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
Frank Welker provides the voice of Scooby-Doo
Shawn Macdonald as Principal Deedle
Garry Chalk as Vice Principal Grimes
C. Ernst Harth as the Janitor
Lorena Gale as the Librarian
Daniel Riordan provides the voice of the Specter

Production

Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, including Templeton Secondary School from August 4, 2008.^[4] Cartoon Network's content advisor Rob Sorcher had said, "This contemporary take on Scooby-Doo will be an exciting movie event on Cartoon Network. This project is also an anchor component of our new push into movies, our great partnership with Warner Premiere and the overall expectation of Cartoon Network programming efforts. The trailer for Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins was first seen on the DVD of Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword, 17 Again and Shorts.

Reception

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history with 6.1 million viewers on September 13, 2009, outdistancing the previous high of 3.9 million viewers that tuned into the premiere of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.^[5]

Sequel

Main article: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster

Due to the success of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, a sequel went into development in October 2009. Titled Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, principal photography commenced on March 15, 2010 in various locations around Southern California. The sequel aired on October 16, 2010 and was released on DVD in 2011.

References

External links

Scooby-Doo

Characters	Scooby-Doo Shaggy Rogers Daphne Blake Fred Jones Velma Dinkley Scrappy-Doo

Television shows	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1970) The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973) The Scooby-Doo Show (1976–1978) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–1982) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–1984) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2006) Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–2008) Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013) Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–present)

Package shows and programming blocks	The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1977) Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics/Scooby's All-Stars (1977–1978) The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1981) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–1983) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–1985) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–1986)

Television films and specials	Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978) Goes Hollywood (1979) Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) Ghoul School (1988) Reluctant Werewolf (1988) Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) Arabian Nights (1994) Night of the Living Doo (2001) Spooky Games (2012) Haunted Holidays (2012) Spooky Scarecrow (2013) Mecha Mutt Menace (2013) Ghastly Goals (2014) Beach Beastie (2015) Knight Time Terror (2015)

Direct-to-video films	Zombie Island (1998) Witch's Ghost (1999) Alien Invaders (2000) Cyber Chase (2001) Legend of the Vampire (2003) Monster of Mexico (2003) Loch Ness Monster (2004) Aloha (2005) Where's My Mummy? (2005) Pirates Ahoy! (2006) Chill Out (2007) Goblin King (2008) Samurai Sword (2009) Abracadabra-Doo (2010) Camp Scare (2010) Legend of the Phantosaur (2011) Music of the Vampire (2012) Big Top (2012) Mask of the Blue Falcon (2013) Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013) Stage Fright (2013) WrestleMania Mystery (2014) Frankencreepy (2014) Moon Monster Madness (2015) Rock and Roll Mystery (2015) Haunted Hollywood (2016)

Live-action films	Scooby-Doo (2002) 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) The Mystery Begins (2009) Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)

Animated films	S.C.O.O.B. (2018)

Video games	Scooby-Doo (1986) Mystery (1995) Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom (1999) Mystery Adventures (2000) Classic Creep Capers (2000) The Cyber Chase (2001) Night of 100 Frights (2002) Mystery Mayhem (2004) Unmasked (2005) First Frights (2009) Spooky Swamp (2010) Lego Dimensions (2015)

Amusement rides	The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990) Ghoster Coaster (1998) Haunted Mansion (2001) Spooky Coaster (2002)

Soundtracks	Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection (1998) Scooby-Doo (2002)

Category

Theatrical feature films produced by or based upon works by Hanna-Barbera

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964)
The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Heidi's Song (1982)
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
Rock Odyssey (1987)
Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Yogi Bear (2010)
Top Cat: The Movie (2011)
Top Cat Begins (2015)

Films directed by Brian Levant

Problem Child 2 (1991) Beethoven (1992) The Flintstones (1994) Jingle All the Way (1996) The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) Snow Dogs (2002) Are We There Yet? (2005) Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) The Spy Next Door (2010) Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010) A Christmas Story 2 (2012)

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