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[[Mystery Inc.]] ([[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred]], [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]) are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, the primere exhibit displaying the monster costumes of criminals they dealt with in past cases(Shaggy and Scooby look at the Pterodactyl ghost costume, which blinks at them, before running away). However, the opening is crashed when a reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost attacks. A masked figure(better known as the Evil Masked Figure)appears on the window pane, who promises to end Mystery Inc.'s career. He and the Pterodactyl escape with two stolen monster costumes, the Black Knight Ghost and the 10,000 Volt Ghost. Journalist Heather Jasper-Howe starts to slander the gang, insulting their poor performance, prompting Shaggy and Scooby to attempt to become better detectives. Velma finds a pterodactly scale, noting its strange green tint.
[[Mystery Inc.]] ([[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred]], [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]) are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, the primere exhibit displaying the monster costumes of criminals they dealt with in past cases(Shaggy and Scooby look at the Pterodactyl ghost costume, which blinks at them, before running away). However, the opening is crashed when a reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost attacks. A masked figure(better known as the Evil Masked Figure)appears on the window pane, who promises to end Mystery Inc.'s career. He and the Pterodactyl escape with two stolen monster costumes, the Black Knight Ghost and the 10,000 Volt Ghost. Journalist Heather Jasper-Howe starts to slander the gang, insulting their poor performance, prompting Shaggy and Scooby to attempt to become better detectives. Velma finds a pterodactly scale, noting its strange green tint.


The gang gang suspect one of their old enemies is responsible. After removing the deceased Pterodactyl Ghost's portrayer Jonathan Jacobo from the suspect list, they conclude Jeremiah Wickles, the Black Knight Ghost's portrayer is the prime suspect. Visiting his ancestral manor, they split in search of clues. Daphne, Velma and Fred go to a library in the mansion, while Shaggy and Scooby wander off further into the mansion. Meanwhile, Velma finds a book on how to make monster in Wickle's library, but they here the cries of Shaggy and Scooby, who have run into a re-animated Black Knight Ghost. Daphne fights with the Black Knight Ghost, only to have him destroy her weapon. Velma defeats it by kicking it in the penis(after reading in the book that a monster's weak spot is there) before the group escapes back to their headquarters.
The gang suspect one of their old enemies is responsible. After removing the deceased Pterodactyl Ghost's portrayer Jonathan Jacobo from the suspect list, they conclude Jeremiah Wickles, the Black Knight Ghost's portrayer is the prime suspect. Visiting his ancestral manor, they split in search of clues. Daphne, Velma and Fred go to a library in the mansion, while Shaggy and Scooby wander off further into the mansion. Meanwhile, Velma finds a book on how to make monster in Wickle's library, but they here the cries of Shaggy and Scooby, who have run into a re-animated Black Knight Ghost. Daphne fights with the Black Knight Ghost, only to have him destroy her weapon. Velma defeats it by kicking it in the penis(after reading in the book that a monster's weak spot is there) before the group escapes back to their headquarters.


Scooby, who had found a piece of paper in the mansion saying "the Faux Ghost Tonite", and Shaggy decide to head over to the Faux Ghost nightclub to investigate. They disguise themselves in order to get into the night club, where they find Wickles as well as a number of criminals they put away. However, they are quickly un-disguised, and they escape through rubbish chute. Velma learns the key ingredient in the book is a substance called randomonium which comes from mines, and concludes that it was mined in Coolsville's old mining town. Fred, Daphne and Velma head off, accompanied by the museum's curator Patrick whom Velma has a crush on, but they stop by the museum, discovering the rest of the costumes have been stolen. Shaggy and Scooby follow Wickles to the mining town, but lose track of him, and find a hidden laboratory. The others confront Wickles who is revealed to be innocent, actually at the mining town on a business proposition. The gang reunite and find the Monster Hive, a chamber where a large machine stands. Shaggy and Scooby fiddle with the control panel, causing several costumes to be reanimated as monsters. The gang flees the mining town with the control panel as the monsters conquer the city.
Scooby, who had found a piece of paper in the mansion saying "the Faux Ghost Tonite", and Shaggy decide to head over to the Faux Ghost nightclub to investigate. They disguise themselves in order to get into the night club, where they find Wickles as well as a number of criminals they put away. However, they are quickly un-disguised, and they escape through rubbish chute. Velma learns the key ingredient in the book is a substance called randomonium which comes from mines, and concludes that it was mined in Coolsville's old mining town. Fred, Daphne and Velma head off, accompanied by the museum's curator Patrick whom Velma has a crush on, but they stop by the museum, discovering the rest of the costumes have been stolen. Shaggy and Scooby follow Wickles to the mining town, but lose track of him, and find a hidden laboratory. The others confront Wickles who is revealed to be innocent, actually at the mining town on a business proposition. The gang reunite and find the Monster Hive, a chamber where a large machine stands. Shaggy and Scooby fiddle with the control panel, causing several costumes to be reanimated as monsters. The gang flees the mining town with the control panel as the monsters conquer the city.

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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
File:Scooby doo two poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Screenplay byJames Gunn
Produced byCharles Roven
Richard Suckle
StarringFreddie Prinze, Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Matthew Lillard
Linda Cardellini
Seth Green
Peter Boyle
Tim Blake Nelson
Alicia Silverstone
Zahf Paroo
Gabriela Daza
Neil Fanning (voice)
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byKent Beyda
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20) (Canada)
  • March 26, 2004 (2004-03-26) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesTemplate:Film Canada
Template:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Box office$181,466,833

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 film, and sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo based on the Hanna-Barbera series classic, Scooby-Doo. It is the second installment in the Scooby-Doo Live-Action film series. It was directed by Raja Gosnell, who also directed the first film, and was written by James Gunn, who also wrote Scooby Doo. It was released on March 26, 2004.

Plot

Mystery Inc. (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo) are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, the primere exhibit displaying the monster costumes of criminals they dealt with in past cases(Shaggy and Scooby look at the Pterodactyl ghost costume, which blinks at them, before running away). However, the opening is crashed when a reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost attacks. A masked figure(better known as the Evil Masked Figure)appears on the window pane, who promises to end Mystery Inc.'s career. He and the Pterodactyl escape with two stolen monster costumes, the Black Knight Ghost and the 10,000 Volt Ghost. Journalist Heather Jasper-Howe starts to slander the gang, insulting their poor performance, prompting Shaggy and Scooby to attempt to become better detectives. Velma finds a pterodactly scale, noting its strange green tint.

The gang suspect one of their old enemies is responsible. After removing the deceased Pterodactyl Ghost's portrayer Jonathan Jacobo from the suspect list, they conclude Jeremiah Wickles, the Black Knight Ghost's portrayer is the prime suspect. Visiting his ancestral manor, they split in search of clues. Daphne, Velma and Fred go to a library in the mansion, while Shaggy and Scooby wander off further into the mansion. Meanwhile, Velma finds a book on how to make monster in Wickle's library, but they here the cries of Shaggy and Scooby, who have run into a re-animated Black Knight Ghost. Daphne fights with the Black Knight Ghost, only to have him destroy her weapon. Velma defeats it by kicking it in the penis(after reading in the book that a monster's weak spot is there) before the group escapes back to their headquarters.

Scooby, who had found a piece of paper in the mansion saying "the Faux Ghost Tonite", and Shaggy decide to head over to the Faux Ghost nightclub to investigate. They disguise themselves in order to get into the night club, where they find Wickles as well as a number of criminals they put away. However, they are quickly un-disguised, and they escape through rubbish chute. Velma learns the key ingredient in the book is a substance called randomonium which comes from mines, and concludes that it was mined in Coolsville's old mining town. Fred, Daphne and Velma head off, accompanied by the museum's curator Patrick whom Velma has a crush on, but they stop by the museum, discovering the rest of the costumes have been stolen. Shaggy and Scooby follow Wickles to the mining town, but lose track of him, and find a hidden laboratory. The others confront Wickles who is revealed to be innocent, actually at the mining town on a business proposition. The gang reunite and find the Monster Hive, a chamber where a large machine stands. Shaggy and Scooby fiddle with the control panel, causing several costumes to be reanimated as monsters. The gang flees the mining town with the control panel as the monsters conquer the city.

Fleeing to their high school clubhouse, the gang figure out they can reverse the control panel's effects the turn the monsters back into harmless costumes. However, the ghost of Captain Cutler finds them, forcing the group to flee back to the mining town. The group split apart to take on the ghosts, Shaggy and Scooby regaining their confidence in the process. Velma finds a shrine dedicated to Jacobo, Patrick appearing and hinting he idolised Jacobo since he taught Patrick in the past. Patrick saves Velma from falling from an unsteady catwalk but is kidnapped by the Pterodactyl Ghost. The gang enter the Monster Hive, but are captured by the Tar Monster, then saved by Scooby who uses a fire extinguisher to freeze the latter. He inserts the control panel into the machine and turns the monsters back to constumes. The Evil Masked Figure tries to flee but falls from the catwalk.

Before the public and press, the gang unmask him as Heather Jasper-Howe, but then unmasks her to reveal Jacobo, who survived the escape from prison in which he disappeared, to get revenge on the gang. He and Heather's cameraman Ned are arrested. The film ends with the gang dancing with Ruben Studdard to the song "Shooting Star" at the Faux Ghost.

Cast

Voices

Reception

On March 24, 2004 the film grossed $29,438,331 (over 3,312 theaters, $8,888 average) on its opening weekend.[1] It grossed domestically $84,216,833, and earned $181,466,833 worldwide, lower than the $275,650,700 worldwide Scooby-Doo grossed two years earlier. It also ranked #1 at the box office. It is the 28th most successful film of 2004.[2]

The critical response was negative, gaining a 21% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 34 on Metacritic, indicating "Generally negative reviews". It also won a Razzie Award for "Worst Remake or Sequel".

Release

The film was released on DVD in 2004 and included deleted scenes from the film's production and other features such as a 'making of' and trailers. On August 18, 2010, it was announced by Warner Bros. that both the film and its predecessor would be released as a double feature on Blu-ray in November 2010.[3]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack[4] was released on March 23, 2004.

  1. "Don't Wanna Think About You" by Simple Plan
  2. "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals
  3. "Boom Shack-A-Lak" by Apache Indian
  4. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Big Brovaz
  5. "Something 'Bout The Way You Look Tonight" by Clay Aiken
  6. "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
  7. "Wooly Bully" by Bad Manners
  8. "Shining Star" by Ruben Studdard
  9. "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
  10. "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited
  11. "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
  12. "Here We Go" by Bowling for Soup
  13. "Love Shack" by The B-52's
  14. "Friends Forever" by Puffy AmiYumi
  15. "Circle Backwards" by Mark Provat

Prequels

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ [2] 2004 rankings
  3. ^ http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo_2:_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274
  4. ^ [3] Scooby Doo 2 soundtrack
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