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'''''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''''' is a ] ] ] to '']''. It was ] by ], who also directed the first movie, and written by ], who also wrote the first.
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'''''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''''' (also referred to as ''''' Scooby-Doo 2''''' or '''''Scooby 2''''') is a 2004 American ] ] ] ] film based on the animated franchise '']''. The second installment in the ] and the sequel to 2002's '']'', it was directed by ], from a screenplay written by ], and stars ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], with ] reprising his role as the voice of ].


''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' was released by ] on March 26, 2004. Like the first film, it received mostly negative reviews from critics but eventually amassed a ].<ref name="OriginalTitle">{{cite news |title=James Gunn Reveals 'Scooby-Doo 2's Original Title For 20th Anniversary |url=https://collider.com/scooby-doo-2-original-title-james-gunn/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Shane Romanchick}}</ref> While profitable, the film grossed less at the box office than its predecessor, resulting in a third film, set to be written and directed by Gunn, being canceled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2004 |title=Matthew Lillard says no Scooby Doo 3 |url=https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073413/https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |website=]}}</ref> A ] reboot featuring a new cast, '']'', aired on ] in 2009.
==Cast==
* ] ... as ]
* ] ... as ]
* ] ... as the voice of ]
* ] ... as ]
* ] ... as ]
* ] ... as Patrick Wisely
* ] ... as Jeremiah Wickles
* ] ... as Professor Jonathan Jacobo
* ] ... as Heather Jasper Howe
==Plot==
*]: ''They came. They saw. They ran.''
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== Plot ==
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne have become celebrities in their hometown of Coolsville, after solving the mystery on Spooky Island. They are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, where there is an exhibit featuring costumes from the villains Mystery Inc. unmasked. The museum is owned by Patrick Wisely (]), who Velma has fallen in love with.
], ], ], ], and ] attend the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, featuring an exhibit of monster costumes from Mystery Inc.'s solved cases. However, the celebrations are crashed by the Evil Masked Figure, who announces the gang's destruction, before stealing several costumes with help from the reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost.
A smear campaign is started by journalist Heather Jasper-Howe against the gang. Shaggy and Scooby vow to stop bungling up in cases, making attempts to solve the mystery themselves. The gang suspects a former enemy may be the culprit. After dismissing the former Pterodactyl Ghost, the late Jonathan Jacobo, they settle on his cellmate Jeremiah Wickles, the former Black Knight Ghost.
The gang drives to Wickles' manor house, finding a ] previously owned by Jacobo that serves as an instruction manual for creating monsters. Shaggy and Scooby find an invite to the "Faux Ghost" ], a hang-out for unmasked criminals. They are attacked by the Black Knight Ghost, but the gang escapes. Shaggy and Scooby sneak out to the Faux Ghost in disguise to interrogate Wickles but are thrown out when the patrons recognize them. Velma identifies a key ingredient in the grimoire as "randominium", located in the old ]. Fred, Daphne, and Velma drive to the museum, accompanied by its curator Patrick Wisely, whom Velma has a crush on. However, they discover the entire exhibition has been stolen.
Fred, Daphne, and Velma confront Wickles at the mines, learning he is planning to reopen them as an amusement park. Upon learning Wickles hated Jacobo, they conclude that he is innocent. The gang reunites upon finding the Monster Hive, containing a machine that transforms the costumes into monsters. Shaggy and Scooby play with the machine’s control panel, carelessly activating the Hive and transforming more monsters. The gang flees with the control panel, pursued by the 10,000 Volt Ghost.
The Evil Masked Figure, along with the monsters, begins to terrorize Coolsville, forcing the gang to flee to their old school clubhouse in shame. The gang realized they could reverse the control panel's power by altering its wiring. When Captain Cutler emerges from a bayou, the gang races back to the mines to reinstall the panel and reverse the Monster Hive's effects. One by one, the gang split off to lure away the monsters, leaving Shaggy and Scooby to deliver the panel to the Hive. Velma finds a shrine dedicated to Jacobo built by Patrick, leading to her suspicion that he is the Evil Masked Figure; this is proven false when he saves her from a collapsing catwalk.
The gang confronts the Evil Masked Figure and the other monsters in the Hive but are all captured by the Tar Monster. Luckily, Scooby freezes the Tar Monster with a fire extinguisher, before resetting the control panel, defeating the monsters. Shocked and enraged after their defeat, the Evil Masked Figure tries to escape but is caught on the catwalk. Outside, Mystery Inc. unmasks the criminal as Heather, only to reveal she is Jacobo in disguise. Having survived a prison escape, Jacobo plotted revenge, framing Wickles to cover his tracks. With Jacobo and his cameraman-turned-accomplice Ned arrested, the gang is praised as heroes in Coolsville once again, dancing in the Faux Ghost with ].


== Cast ==
The opening is turned from a pleaseant evening into a living horror movie, when the costume of The Pterodactyl Ghost becomes a real prehistoric predator and goes on the rampage. Believing it is a guy in a costume, Mystery Inc. try to trap it in some curtains, but the pterodactyl breaks free and flies around the museum, taking Scooby and Shaggy with it, who have accidentally caught their hands in some ropes. A villain name the Evil Masked Figure appears, warning Mystery Inc. that he will unmask them as the true buffoons they are. The Pterodactyl Ghost snatches the costumes of The Black Knight Ghost and the 10,000 Volt Ghost and flies away with the Evil Masked Figure. After the robbery, Velma discovers a reptillian scale and finds out it is made of randomonium.
=== Live action ===
* ] as ]
** Ryan Vrba as Young Fred
* ] as ]
** ] as Young Daphne
* ] as ]
** Cascy Beddow as Young Shaggy
** ] as Shaggy Chick
* ] as ]
** Lauren Kennedy as Young Velma
* ] as Patrick Wisely
* ] as Jeremiah Wickles
* ] as Dr. Jonathan Jacobo
* ] as Heather Jasper Howe
* ] as Aggie Wilkins
* ] as Skater Dude No. 1
* ] as Skater Dude No. 2
* Aaron Ydenberg as Skater Dude No. 3
* ] as Kid on Bike
* Stephen E. Miller as C.L. Magnus
* Zahf Paroo as Ned
* Christopher R. Sumpton as Zombie
* ] as Miner 49er
* ] as Black Knight Ghost


=== Voice cast ===
Things turn bad for the gang with Heather-Jasper Howe (]), a newsreporter who is grudging against them. Shaggy and Scooby decide to help the others more by acting like real detectives. Velma believes that one of their old foes is behind the case. They think Jeremiah Wickles (]), the original Black Knight, is behind the case, so they go to his mansion.
* ] as ] and ]
** ] as Scooby Brainiac. Manoux had previously voiced ] Rex in the first film.
* ] as Evil Masked Figure
* ] as the voice of Pterodactyl Ghost, Zombie, and Red-Eyed Skeleton
* Bob Papenbrook as the voice of Black Knight Ghost
* ] as the voice of Tar Monster and Cotton Candy Glob
* Terrence Stone as the voice of 10,000 Volt Ghost
* ] as the voice of Green-Eyed Skeleton


=== Cameos ===
There, Fred, Daphne and Velma find a book that tells how to make monsters using randomonium. Shaggy and Scooby get attacked by the Black Knight Ghost and the gang escape. Shaggy and Scooby find a clue about Wickles going to a club called the Faux Ghost. Shaggy and Scooby disguise themselves and search the Faux Ghost for Wickles. However, their disguises fall off and they are thrown out of the club.
* ]
* ]
* ]
* Kester Moorhouse
* ]


== Production ==
The rest of Mystery Inc. discover that Patrick's museum has been robbed again and all the costumes have been stolen!
In June 2002, at the time of the release of '']'', Dan Fellman, the president of ], confirmed that a sequel was in the works, and was slated for a 2004 release.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 17, 2002 |title=Scooby Doo 2 in the Works Says WB President |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/1883.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190440/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/1883.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> In March 2003, it was announced that ], ], ], ] and ] would reprise their roles in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 31, 2003 |title=Original Cast Returning For Scooby-Doo Sequel |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2920.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191714/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2920.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Filming for the sequel began on April 14, 2003 in ], with ] and ] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 7, 2003 |title=Seth Green Joins 'Scooby-Doo 2' Cast |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2932.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621190216/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2932.html |archive-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> During the film's 20th anniversary in 2024, screenwriter ] revealed that the original title for the sequel was ''Scooby-Doo Unleashed''.<ref name="OriginalTitle" />


== Reception ==
Scooby and Shaggy follow Wickles into the abandoned silvermine in Coolsville and locate a laboratory where they start changing form after drinking several potions. The rest of the gang find them and then they find another room with a giant monster-making machine. Fred, Velma and Daphne walk off to find more clues, while Scooby and Shaggy locate a control panel. They mess around with it only to discover that the costumes of The Zombie, Miner 49er, Captain Cutler, and The Tar Monster have become real monsters. The gang escape, only to be chased by the Skeleton Men and the 10,000 Volt Ghost.
=== Box office ===
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''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' opened March 26, 2004, and grossed $29.4 million (over 3,312 theaters, $8,888 average) during its opening weekend, ranking No. 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216145220/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> It grossed a total of $84.2 million in North America, and went on to earn $181.5 million worldwide, more than $90 million less than the $275.7&nbsp;million worldwide '']'' grossed two years earlier. It was the twenty-ninth highest-grossing film of 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic Box Office For 2004 |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217125837/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm |archive-date=February 17, 2009 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> and ranks as the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time featuring a dog (animated or otherwise) as a major character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dog Movies at the Box Office |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=dog.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225073714/http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=dog.htm |archive-date=2013-12-25 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>


The film was released in the ] on April 2, 2004, topping the country's box office for three straight weekends before being dethroned by '']''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040402 | title = Weekend box office 2nd April 2004 – 4th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 3, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210203230550/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040402 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040409 | title = Weekend box office 9th April 2004 – 11th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 7, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210207115513/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040409 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040416 | title = Weekend box office 16th April 2004 – 18th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 3, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210203070428/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040416 | url-status = live }}</ref>
The Evil Masked Figure and his monsters invade Coolsville and Mystery Inc. flee to their old high school clubhouse. Velma, Fred and Daphne discover that they can reprogramme the control panel into destroying all the monsters in the city. The get to work, but don't have much time as Captain Cutler appears.


=== Critical response ===
They escape him and drive through Coolsville to the Monster Hive, chased by the Pterodactyl Ghost. They get to the silvermine, but are confronted by the Black Knight on a ghost horse. Fred uses a ] to battle the Black Knight. Daphne battles the 10,000 Volt Ghost, but is electrocuted when she attacks him and she is sent flying to where Fred is. Velma distracts the Skeleton Men, while Shaggy and Scooby flee from Miner 49er.
On ], ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' holds a rating of 22% based on 119 reviews and an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Only the very young will get the most out of this silly trifle."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=scooby_doo_2_monsters_unleashed |type=movie |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> On ], the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed | title = Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | website = ] | access-date = November 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022171611/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed | archive-date = October 22, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the previous film's "B+".<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web | url = https://www.cinemascore.com/ | title = CinemaScore | work = cinemascore.com | access-date = May 30, 2020 | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20170916153548/https://m.cinemascore.com/ | archive-date = September 16, 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref>


] of the '']'' gave the film two stars out of four, stating, "This is a silly machine to whirl goofy antics before the eyes of easily distracted audiences, and it is made with undeniable skill."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=March 26, 2004 |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed movie review (2004) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425133102/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-2004 |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> ] of '']'' gave the film a negative review, saying, "In the strictly secular-humanist world of ''Scooby-Doo'', there are no real ghosts, but only humans desperate for attention who disguise themselves as supernatural figures."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/movies/film-in-review-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed.html |title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'Scooby-Doo 2' -- 'Monsters Unleashed' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207125338/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/movies/film-in-review-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed.html |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Kehr |first1=Dave }}</ref>
Fred and Daphne find some ] in the Mystery Machine and attach them to the Black Knight and 10,000 Volt Ghost. All of the 10,000 Volt Ghost's electrical energy is absorbed into the electrocuted Black Knight and the two explode and are defeated.


] of '']'' gave the film a two out of five stars, stating, "it's straight down the line family fare, nothing inspired, nothing objectionable: a few funny lines."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/02/dvdreviews.shopping3 |title=Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |website=] |date=April 2, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913123209/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/02/dvdreviews.shopping3 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nick DeSemlyn of '']'' also gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This sequel is a step up from the first. Scooby's animation is improved, there are some fun action sequences and a smattering of amusing moments. But the same manic mugging that spoiled the original mars this movie, and the result is a film only a six year-old on a sugar rush could love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSemlyn |first=Nick |title=Scooby-Doo Too: Monsters Unleashed |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-monsters-unleashed-review/ |website=Empire|year=2000 }}</ref> ] gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "Sequel is milder than original; potty humor, peril, violence."<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2004 |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001102832/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |website=Common Sense Media}}</ref>
Velma escapes the Skeleton Men and finds a shrine to Jonathan Jacobo, the original Pterodactyl Ghost. Scooby and Shaggy defeat the gargantuan Miner 49er by Scooby farting. Velma bumps into Patrick who she thinks is the Evil Masked Figure. The Pterodactyl Ghost kidnaps Patrick and flies off with him. Scooby and Shaggy run into the Cotton Candy Glob who they see as a gift from heaven and eat him alive.


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The gang are reunited and run into the Monster Hive, only to get confronted by the remaining monsters. The Evil Masked Figure laughs as the Tar Monster captures Fred, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy. Scooby finds a fire extinguisher and freezes the Tar Monster. Shaggy tosses Scooby the control panel and Scooby makes a dash for the Monster-Making Machine. The Pterodactyl Ghost almosts catches Scooby, but it misses and collides with the Tar Monster's body.
The film won the ] for ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.razzies.com/forum/2004-razzie-nominees-winners_topic5533.html | title = 2004 RAZZIE® Nominees & "Winners" – The Official RAZZIE® Forum | publisher = Razzies.com | access-date = 2013-01-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130303195751/http://www.razzies.com/forum/2004-razzie-nominees-winners_topic5533.html | archive-date = March 3, 2013 | df = mdy-all}}</ref>


== Home media ==
Scooby activates the control panel and the Evil Masked Figure screams in defeat. Miner 49er's body melts away and The Zombie falls to dust, only their costumes remain. The Pterodactyl Ghost and the Skeleton Men quickly follow. The Tar Monster slowly releases Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy from his grasp and then melts away into a costume. The Evil Masked Figure tries to make a run for it, but collapses in defeat.
] released the film on ] and ] on September 14, 2004, in both full-screen and widescreen editions. The DVD included deleted scenes from the film's production and other special features, such as two music videos, a "making of" and trailers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Scooby Doo 2 Coming September 14|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/25/scooby-doo-2-coming-september-14|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 7, 2023|date=May 25, 2004|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407195956/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/25/scooby-doo-2-coming-september-14|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 9, 2010, Warner Bros. released both the film and its predecessor as a double feature ].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCutcheon|first=David|title=Scooby-Doo, Where Are Blu?|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/18/scooby-doo-where-are-blu|publisher=IGN|access-date=May 15, 2023|date=August 18, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515222513/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/18/scooby-doo-where-are-blu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-DooScooby-Doo_2_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274 | title = 'Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' Announced for Blu-ray &#124; High-Def Digest | publisher = Bluray.highdefdigest.com | date = 2010-08-18 | access-date = 2013-01-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100915013835/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo_2:_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274 | archive-date = September 15, 2010 | url-status = live }}</ref>


== Video games ==
Later, the gang unmask the villain before the public, to reveal he is Heather-Jasper Howe, who is actually Jonathan Jacobo in diguise. Ned, Heather's cameraman also helped her. The two are arrested and taken away, and Scooby and the gang party with ].
Two video games loosely following the plot of the film were released in 2004 to coincide with the film's release; a 3D point and click adventure on the PC and a 2D ] platformer on the ]. In both games, one ending could only be seen by entering a code displayed at the end of the film after the credits.


== Soundtrack ==
==Costumes seen in the film==
A soundtrack was released on March 23, 2004, on ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-the-album-mw0000696857 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221083740/https://www.allmusic.com/album/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-the-album-mw0000696857 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*The Black Knight Ghost
*10,000 Volt Ghost
*Skeleton Men
*The Pterodactyl Ghost
*Cotton Candy Glob
*The Zombie
*Miner 49er
*Captain Cutler
*The Tar Monster
*Ozark Witch
*Chickenstein
*Creeper
*Redbeard's Ghost
*Merlin the Wizard
*Rambling Ghost
*The Mermaid
*Giggling Green Ghost
*Dr. Coffin
*Ghost Clown
*Zentuo
*The Headless Horseman of Halloween


# "]" by ] (Simple Plan had also performed ])
==Monsters==
# "]" by ]
*'''The 10,000 Volt Ghost:''' A giant orange monster who electrocutes everything he touches and can travel through electrical circuitury.
# "]" by ]
*'''The Skeleton Men:''' A pair of cyclops-like skeletons. The red-eyed skeleton is the smart one and has to keep the green-eyed skeleton in line. They can combine their bodies an become a spider-like skeleton.
# "]" by ]
*'''The Tar Monster:''' A dim-witted but formidable foe made completely from tar. He can trap his enemies in his sticky liquid body.
# "]" by ]
*'''The Pterodactyl Ghost:''' A ghost of a pterodactyl with a giant wingspan and a screeching voice that terrorizes the citizens of Coolsville.
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*'''The Cotton Candy Glob:''' A fluffy pink monster made completely out of candy floss. He is eaten alive by Scooby Doo and Shaggy.
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*'''Captain Cutler:''' Ghost of a deep sea diver who weres a glowing diving helmet and is armed with a ].
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*'''Miner 49er:''' A ghost of a 1000 year old miner with a gargantuan belly and is able to breath fire.
# "]" by ]
*'''The Zombie:''' A rotting zombie with orange boggled eyes. He is able to spew vomit from his mouth.
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*'''The Black ]:''' A haunted suit of armour and Mystery, Inc.'s first case. He wields a sword, shield and lance. He also has a ghost horse.
# "Here We Go" by ]
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# "Friends Forever" by ]
# "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" by ]


==Trivia== ==Canceled sequel==
In October 2002, Warner Bros. approved production of a third film. Dan Forman and Paul Foley were hired to write the script for ''Scooby-Doo 3''. In August 2004, Matthew Lillard said in an interview that the third ''Scooby-Doo'' film was canceled because the second had not done as well as expected, which he attributed to Warner Bros. releasing it at an inappropriate time.<ref name=":0" /> In a 2019 interview, ] revealed that he was set to write and direct but the film did not happen due to the financial disappointment of the previous film, stating, "although it did well, it didn't do well enough to warrant a third, so the movie was never made."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2020/03/16/scooby-doo-3-james-gunn-writer-director-deal/|title=Scooby Doo: James Gunn Says He Was Set to Write and Direct Third Movie|date=2019-03-16|work=comicbook|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407123922/https://comicbook.com/movies/2020/03/16/scooby-doo-3-james-gunn-writer-director-deal/|archive-date=April 7, 2020|url-status=live|first=Charlie|last=Ridgely}}</ref> Gunn tweeted the plot for the canceled film in 2020. Which was that "The Mystery Inc. gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they are being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims. Scooby and Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices and narrow belief systems."<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1245491587364188164|user=JamesGunn|title=The Mystery Ink gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they're being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims & Scooby & Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices & narrow belief systems. (Yes, Really!)|author=James Gunn|author-link=James Gunn|access-date=April 4, 2020|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402124957/https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1245491587364188164|archive-date=April 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ] makes a cameo appearance at the end of the film, singing ]'s ] hit "Shining Star".
* The song being performed by ] in the "villians club" Shaggy and Scooby-Doo sneak into is "]", originally recorded by ] in ].
*During the laboratory scene where Scooby and Shaggy are drinking potions and morphing into different things, Scooby morphs into ] from the '']''. Originally, he was going to become the cartoon version of himself, but it was changed.
*In the clubhouse, Daphne has a trophy for darts, possibly meaning she did some sort of dart championship when she was younger.
*A few interesting scenes that never made it into the movie include a scene where The Black Knight and 10,000 Volt Ghost attack the museum and steal the rest of the costumes; one where Shaggy and Scooby tell how much they love eachother; several including the humourous Skeleton Men in their original designs and others.


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2004 film directed by Raja Gosnell

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Written byJames Gunn
Based onCharacters
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byKent Beyda
Music byDavid Newman
Production
company		Mosaic Media Group
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
Running time92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25–80 million
Box office$181.2 million

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (also referred to as Scooby-Doo 2 or Scooby 2) is a 2004 American mystery adventure comedy horror film based on the animated franchise Scooby-Doo. The second installment in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series and the sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo, it was directed by Raja Gosnell, from a screenplay written by James Gunn, and stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Boyle and Alicia Silverstone, with Neil Fanning reprising his role as the voice of Scooby-Doo.

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 26, 2004. Like the first film, it received mostly negative reviews from critics but eventually amassed a cult following. While profitable, the film grossed less at the box office than its predecessor, resulting in a third film, set to be written and directed by Gunn, being canceled. A telefilm reboot featuring a new cast, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, aired on Cartoon Network in 2009.

Plot

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo attend the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, featuring an exhibit of monster costumes from Mystery Inc.'s solved cases. However, the celebrations are crashed by the Evil Masked Figure, who announces the gang's destruction, before stealing several costumes with help from the reanimated Pterodactyl Ghost.

A smear campaign is started by journalist Heather Jasper-Howe against the gang. Shaggy and Scooby vow to stop bungling up in cases, making attempts to solve the mystery themselves. The gang suspects a former enemy may be the culprit. After dismissing the former Pterodactyl Ghost, the late Jonathan Jacobo, they settle on his cellmate Jeremiah Wickles, the former Black Knight Ghost.

The gang drives to Wickles' manor house, finding a grimoire previously owned by Jacobo that serves as an instruction manual for creating monsters. Shaggy and Scooby find an invite to the "Faux Ghost" nightclub, a hang-out for unmasked criminals. They are attacked by the Black Knight Ghost, but the gang escapes. Shaggy and Scooby sneak out to the Faux Ghost in disguise to interrogate Wickles but are thrown out when the patrons recognize them. Velma identifies a key ingredient in the grimoire as "randominium", located in the old silver mines. Fred, Daphne, and Velma drive to the museum, accompanied by its curator Patrick Wisely, whom Velma has a crush on. However, they discover the entire exhibition has been stolen.

Fred, Daphne, and Velma confront Wickles at the mines, learning he is planning to reopen them as an amusement park. Upon learning Wickles hated Jacobo, they conclude that he is innocent. The gang reunites upon finding the Monster Hive, containing a machine that transforms the costumes into monsters. Shaggy and Scooby play with the machine’s control panel, carelessly activating the Hive and transforming more monsters. The gang flees with the control panel, pursued by the 10,000 Volt Ghost.

The Evil Masked Figure, along with the monsters, begins to terrorize Coolsville, forcing the gang to flee to their old school clubhouse in shame. The gang realized they could reverse the control panel's power by altering its wiring. When Captain Cutler emerges from a bayou, the gang races back to the mines to reinstall the panel and reverse the Monster Hive's effects. One by one, the gang split off to lure away the monsters, leaving Shaggy and Scooby to deliver the panel to the Hive. Velma finds a shrine dedicated to Jacobo built by Patrick, leading to her suspicion that he is the Evil Masked Figure; this is proven false when he saves her from a collapsing catwalk.

The gang confronts the Evil Masked Figure and the other monsters in the Hive but are all captured by the Tar Monster. Luckily, Scooby freezes the Tar Monster with a fire extinguisher, before resetting the control panel, defeating the monsters. Shocked and enraged after their defeat, the Evil Masked Figure tries to escape but is caught on the catwalk. Outside, Mystery Inc. unmasks the criminal as Heather, only to reveal she is Jacobo in disguise. Having survived a prison escape, Jacobo plotted revenge, framing Wickles to cover his tracks. With Jacobo and his cameraman-turned-accomplice Ned arrested, the gang is praised as heroes in Coolsville once again, dancing in the Faux Ghost with Ruben Studdard.

Cast

Live action

Voice cast

Cameos

Production

In June 2002, at the time of the release of Scooby-Doo, Dan Fellman, the president of Warner Bros., confirmed that a sequel was in the works, and was slated for a 2004 release. In March 2003, it was announced that Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Neil Fanning, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini would reprise their roles in the sequel. Filming for the sequel began on April 14, 2003 in Vancouver, with Seth Green and Alicia Silverstone joining the cast. During the film's 20th anniversary in 2024, screenwriter James Gunn revealed that the original title for the sequel was Scooby-Doo Unleashed.

Reception

Box office

A bus advertising the film in England

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed opened March 26, 2004, and grossed $29.4 million (over 3,312 theaters, $8,888 average) during its opening weekend, ranking No. 1. It grossed a total of $84.2 million in North America, and went on to earn $181.5 million worldwide, more than $90 million less than the $275.7 million worldwide Scooby-Doo grossed two years earlier. It was the twenty-ninth highest-grossing film of 2004, and ranks as the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time featuring a dog (animated or otherwise) as a major character.

The film was released in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2004, topping the country's box office for three straight weekends before being dethroned by Kill Bill: Volume 2.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed holds a rating of 22% based on 119 reviews and an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Only the very young will get the most out of this silly trifle." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the previous film's "B+".

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Times gave the film two stars out of four, stating, "This is a silly machine to whirl goofy antics before the eyes of easily distracted audiences, and it is made with undeniable skill." Dave Kehr of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, saying, "In the strictly secular-humanist world of Scooby-Doo, there are no real ghosts, but only humans desperate for attention who disguise themselves as supernatural figures."

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a two out of five stars, stating, "it's straight down the line family fare, nothing inspired, nothing objectionable: a few funny lines." Nick DeSemlyn of Empire Magazine also gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This sequel is a step up from the first. Scooby's animation is improved, there are some fun action sequences and a smattering of amusing moments. But the same manic mugging that spoiled the original mars this movie, and the result is a film only a six year-old on a sugar rush could love." Common Sense Media gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "Sequel is milder than original; potty humor, peril, violence."

The film won the Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel.

Home media

Warner Home Video released the film on DVD and VHS on September 14, 2004, in both full-screen and widescreen editions. The DVD included deleted scenes from the film's production and other special features, such as two music videos, a "making of" and trailers. On November 9, 2010, Warner Bros. released both the film and its predecessor as a double feature Blu-ray.

Video games

Two video games loosely following the plot of the film were released in 2004 to coincide with the film's release; a 3D point and click adventure on the PC and a 2D beat 'em up platformer on the Game Boy Advance. In both games, one ending could only be seen by entering a code displayed at the end of the film after the credits.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack was released on March 23, 2004, on compact disc and cassette tape.

  1. "Don't Wanna Think About You" by Simple Plan (Simple Plan had also performed the titular theme song)
  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. "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
  6. "Wooly Bully" by Bad Manners
  7. "Shining Star" by Ruben Studdard
  8. "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
  9. "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited
  10. "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
  11. "Here We Go" by Bowling for Soup
  12. "Love Shack" by The B-52's
  13. "Friends Forever" by Puffy AmiYumi
  14. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" by MxPx

Canceled sequel

In October 2002, Warner Bros. approved production of a third film. Dan Forman and Paul Foley were hired to write the script for Scooby-Doo 3. In August 2004, Matthew Lillard said in an interview that the third Scooby-Doo film was canceled because the second had not done as well as expected, which he attributed to Warner Bros. releasing it at an inappropriate time. In a 2019 interview, James Gunn revealed that he was set to write and direct but the film did not happen due to the financial disappointment of the previous film, stating, "although it did well, it didn't do well enough to warrant a third, so the movie was never made." Gunn tweeted the plot for the canceled film in 2020. Which was that "The Mystery Inc. gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they are being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims. Scooby and Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices and narrow belief systems."

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