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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.
'''''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.


== Plot ==
'''Taglines:'''
], ], ], ], 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.
*''They came. They saw. They ran.''
*''Doo the fright thing.''
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.
*''Look Doo's back in theaters''
*''Got Monsters?''
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.
*''Scooby Two.''
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 ].


==Plot== == Cast ==
=== Live action ===
{{spoiler}}
* ] 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 ===
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred of Mystery, Inc., are now celebrities in their hometown of Coolsville, after previously solving the mystery on Spooky Island in ]. The gang are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian ] Museum as the guests of honour. Accompanied by the gorgeous news reporter Heather-Jasper Howe (]) and other members of the press, the gang enter the museum to open an exhibit which is full of costumes of their former foes from past mysteries.
* ] 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 ===
Shaggy and Scooby are frightened by the costumes, despite the fact that they are not alive. Velma reveals to Daphne and Fred that she has fallen in love with the museum's curator, Patrick Wisely (]). Unfortunately, both of them are too afraid and worked up in their jobs to become a couple and both walked away.
* ]
* ]
* ]
* Kester Moorhouse
* ]


== Production ==
But this momentous occasion turns sour when a ] causes a powercut in the museum and then a bolt of ] shatters a window. In this distraction, Daphne notices a strange green mist floating about one of the glass cabinets. Daphne removes a curtain covering the cabinet and finds herself face to face with a terrifying and alive ]. The prehistoric predator somehow became real and breaks free of its cage. The gang, believing it is simply a criminal in the costume, attempt to capture the pterodactyl in some curtains, but Shaggy and Scooby mess it up and are sent on a wild ride when their wrists get caught in the rope binding the pterodactyl and fly around the museum causing mayhem.
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 ==
Then a mysterious masked villain calling himself the ] appears and announces this is just the beginning of Mystery, Inc.'s demise. And with that, the Pterodactyl Ghost snatches up two monster costumes from the display, dumps Shaggy and Scooby and then takes off into the sky with the Evil Masked Figure in tow. After the robbery, Velma discovers a ] the pterodactyl came out of and also a real reptillian scale.
=== 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 following morning, Heather reports on the robbery and harshly criticizes the gang's tactics in the robbery and even takes context from early video footage to make it sounds like Fred dislikes Coolsville. Shaggy and Scooby decide they will from now on act like real detectives and join the other three in the laboratory. Velma gets data from her reptile scale and it says it is real! The gang proposes that it is one of the foes they unmasked. Daphne believes Jonathan Jacobo (]), the original Pterodactyl Ghost is the culprit, but Velma reveals he died after a prison escape. The gang then decide that Jeremiah Wickles (]), the Black Knight, is behind the mystery and set out to his mansion.


=== Critical response ===
Upon arriving at the mansion, the gang fall into a trap set up by Wickles, but Daphne frees the gang with her makeup kit and also a pair of salesmen and a buttercup scout who fell into the trap. The gang split up to search for clues. Scooby easily finds clues, but is oblivious to them and picks up ] and underwear. Shaggy finds a stereophone and breaks it. Fred, Velma and Daphne find shiny green footprints that lead to the library. Velma states that Wickles is mad about the ]. They find a book that instructs how to create carbon-based predators or in other words: how to create monsters.
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>
Shaggy and Scooby are reunited, Scooby carrying a pile of random items and dumping them. Scoob starts singing into a toilet brush and Shaggy discovers a sticky note on his paw. It reads that Wickles is visiting the Faux Ghost, a club in the dark corners of the city. They discover they have just discovered a clue and start dancing in their discovery. But a sudden evil chortle causes them to jump in shock. Scooby lands in the arms of their arch enemy, ]. Instinctievely, Shaggy and Scooby leg it and try to keep the Black Knight from entering the room by piling furniture in front of the door, but the knight appears through a secret passage.


] 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>
Fred and the others appear and the Black Knight knocks out Fred. Daphne picks up an ] and battles the Black Knight, vandalising Wickles' house in the process, all the while Velma scans the book for his weakness. The Black Knight beats Daphne but Velma finds his weak spot and kick him in the "roundtables" as the Black Knight cries.


{{Anchor|Accolades}}
The gang return to their headquarters and Shaggy and Scooby sneak out to the Faux Ghost to question Wickles. Velma announces that the glow of the footprints at the mansion and the reptile scale are both made of a substance called randomonium. Patrick appears and Daphne turns Velma into a "glamourous, mysterious, adventurous jet-setter hot babe" in an attempt to try and make Patrick like Velma. The four get into the Mystery Machine and head off to solve the mystery. About this time the Pterodactyl Ghost and Black Knight steal the rest of the costumes from the museum and the Skeleton Men and Cotton Candy Glob are made into real monsters.
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 ==
Shaggy and Scooby arrive at the Faux Ghost and find that the place is haunted by all of the criminals that had dressed up as monsters. They disguise themselves and find Wickles, but discover he has nothing to do with the monsters. They are then found out and chucked out of the club.
] 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 ==
The others discover that the Coolsonian has been robbed again by the monsters and they have hijacked all of the other costumes. Patrick disappears and the gang are booed by their fans.
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 ==
Shaggy and Scooby bump into Patrick and he tells them the news and they quickly dash off to follow Wickles to the Old Tyme Mining Town nearby. The two lose track of Wickles and explore the silver plant nearby, but run into one of the Skeleton Men. The two flee from him and activate an elevator which they clamber into. The other arrive at the mine and discover Wickles planning to make the mine a theme park.
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>


# "]" by ] (Simple Plan had also performed ])
Shaggy and Scooby find a laboratory and find a fridge full of potions. They morph into several things including a woman, ] from the ] a dim-witted ] and an intelligent scientist dog. They cause an explosion and are found by the rest of the gang. The five then find a hidden room that has a giant machine in it. Velma figures that Patrick is the culprit. Fred, Daphne and Velma go to explore the rest of the caves nearby, leaving Shaggy and Scooby with the machine. The two find a control panel and activate the machine, bringing more monsters to life.
# "]" by ]
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# "Here We Go" by ]
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# "Friends Forever" by ]
# "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" by ]


==Canceled sequel==
Shaggy and Scooby turn around and find themselves surrounded by The Zombie, ], Miner 49er and the formidable Tar Monster. The other three return and help Shaggy and Scooby escape, Fred snatching the control panel and dodging his way in a ]-like style through the attacks of the monsters. Mystery, Inc., flee to the ] and a surge of ] flies overhead and ] appears. The gang get separated and flee from the 10,000 Volt Ghost and the Skeleton Men. The Evil Masked Figure confronts his new minions and tells them to hunt down the gang and get the control panel back.
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>


== References ==
Mystery, Inc., flee out of Coolsville as the monsters invade it. They retreat to their old high school clubhouse in the swamps. The gang discover that they can reverse the randomonium effect and destroy the monsters. Shaggy and Scooby wait outside and criticize their role in the gang. Captain Cutler suddenly appears and the gang try to escape in the Mystery Machine but are paused by Cutler when he fires some chains from his spear gun. Fred reverse the Mystery Machine into Captain Cutler causing him to go flying into the lake. Mystery, Inc., are chased across the city by the Pterodactyl Ghost and the Zombie nearby runs them over while driving an oil tranker truck. The gang lose the pterodactyl when it collides with a ].
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The gang arrive at the mine and are confronted by the Black Knight who rides an armoured horse. Fred finds a ] and uses a pipe as a lance and jousts against the Black Knight. The gang runs into the 10,000 Volt Ghost who traps Daphne from the others. Daphne tries to fight the electrical ghoul but is electrocuted and sent flying. Fred is defeated by the Black Knight and the two villains surround Fred and Daphne. Fred admitts to Daphne he was scared and afraid to show his sensitive side the whole time.
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The other three nearly run into the Skeleton Men and Shaggy and Scooby spill the beans to Velma that they are not heroes, but she makes them change their minds when she tells them they are like idols to her and she wishes she could be more like them. Shaggy and Scooby bump into Miner 49er and run from him after he tries to fry them with his fiery breath and he literally rips down a fence in order to chase them. Velma distracts the skeletons and one tries to hit Velma by lobbing the other skeleton's head at her, but it misses and the skull ends up stuck in a door. Fred and Daphne are trapped by the Black Knight and 10,000 Volt Ghost. Daphne spies some ] in the Mystery Machine. Fred and Daphne connect the cables to the Black Knight and Daphne hurls a metal rod with attached jumper cables into the 10,000 Volt Ghost's body. The two flee as the 10,000 Volt Ghost's body is sucked into the Black Knight, causing an explosion. The 10,000 Volt Ghost is destroyed and the Black Knight's charred helmet rolls away, his last words: "Oh, crap!"
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Velma escapes the skeletons by flying down a hole. Shaggy and Scooby lure Miner 49er into a trap. Scooby farts at the same time the miner breaths fire and fries Miner 49er. Velma finds herself in a cave that has a shrine to Jacobo and the Pterodactyl Ghost. The shrine belongs to Patrick and Velma flees from him. Velma nearly falls to her death, but Patrick saves her and is captured by the Pterodactyl Ghost. Shaggy and Scooby run into the giant, but edible form that is the Cotton Candy Glob and eat him alive, with him screaming that he'll give them serious ].
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The gang are reunited and run into the Monster Hive, but are confronted by the Zombie, Miner 49er and a fused form of the Skeleton Men. Fred attempts to race to the monster machine, but the Tar Monster appears and catches him. He then captures Daphne, Velma and Shaggy afterward. Scooby is cornered but finds a ] which amazingly freezes the Tar Monster's body. Scooby flies about freezing the Tar Monster and then smashes through his body. Scooby leaps over the Skeleton Men, pulls down the Zombie's trousers to reveal underwear and he uses Miner 49er's ] like a springboard and flies into the air. The Pterodactyl Ghost swoops in to try and snag the control panel Shaggy tosses to Scooby. Scooby grabs the control panel and the pterodactyl flies straight into the Tar Monster.

Scooby activates the machine and the monsters all die out, the Pterodactyl Ghost presumeably crushed or drowned by the Tar Monster's body, as it is not seen being defeated, but a costume remains. Miner 49er and the Zombie fall to dust and the Skeleton Men transform back to costumes soon after. The Tar Monster releases the gang from his grasp and then drowns in his own body, his single eye exploding. The Evil Masked Figure tries to flee, but collapses on the catwalk and surrenders.

Outside, the press and the citizens of Coolsville flock into the mine like sheep. Mystery, Inc., unmask the villain and reveal it to be Heather-Jasper Howe, and her cameraman is arrested for helping her in her plot. But then Heather's face is ripped off to reveal Dr. Jonathan Jacobo. Everyone is quite taken back by this, especially Wickles (and a female police officer who literally leaps back in surprise). Jacobo survived his fall into the ocean and plotted against Mystery, Inc., by creating the Howe persona to turn the press against them and then framing Wickles by putting the book and the Black Knight in his mansion. Jacobo and Ned are arrested and taken away.

Velma and Patrick become an item, Fred and Daphne embrace each other in a kiss and Shaggy finds Captain Cutler's lifeless helmet and Scooby mistakes him for a monster and clobbers him with a soundspeaker. The two hug. Afterwards, Mystery, Inc., Patrick, Wickles and Coolsville dance to ], sung by ] winner ].

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==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
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| ] || ]
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| ] || Patrick Wisely
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| ] || Jeremiah Wickles
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| ] || Professor Jonathan Jacobo
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| ] || Heather Jasper Howe
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==Costumes seen in the film==
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*Skeleton Men
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*Chickenstein
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*Ozark Witch
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*Redbeard's Ghost
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*Cotton Candy Glob
*Miner 49er
*Ghost Clown
*Space Kook
*The Phantom of Milo Booth
*Merlin's Ghost
*The Rambling Ghost
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*The Apeman
*Giggling Green Ghost
*Dr. Coffin
*The Viking Ghost
*The Highland Ghost
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*Mano Tika Tia

==Monsters==
; The Evil Masked Figure: The villain of this film. The Evil Masked Figure first appeared after the Pterodactyl Ghost stole the costume of the Black Knight Ghost and the 10,000-Volt Ghost. In the end, it turned out that the figure was in fact, Heather Jasper Howe, who was, in fact, Dr. Jonathen Jacobo. The villain was portrayed and voiced by ].

; The Pterodactyl Ghost: A ghost of a deceased ]. The first monster to come alive, the Pterodactyl Ghost has become a living prehistoric predator with ear-splitting shrieks and giant wings that help it terrorise the citizens of Coolsville. It helps the Evil Masked Figure steal the costumes from the Coolsonian Criminology Museum so they can be turned into real monsters. The Pterodactyl Ghost chases Mystery, Inc., through the city while they try to get to the Monster Hive, but collides with a billboard. It later appears and kidnaps Patrick, before reappearing for a final time in a feeble attempt to snatch the control panel from Scooby Doo, but collides with the Tar Monster.

; The Black Knight Ghost: A haunted suit of armour and Mystery, Inc.'s first and most memorable case. He is the second monster to be brought to life, along with the 10,000 Volt Ghost and sneaks into Old Man Wickles' manor to await Mystery, Inc.'s arrival. He battles Daphne in the manor, using his ghostly sword. He later appears to battle Fred in a joust, riding a ] while Fred uses a ]. The Black Knight and 10,000 Volt Ghost then corner Fred and Daphne. Daphne uses some jumper cables to absorb all of the 10,000 Volt Ghost's electricity into the Black Knight, causing him to explode and be defeated, his charred head rolls across the ground and exclaims his mistake with "Oh, crap!". He was portrayed by ] and voiced by ].

; The 10,000-Volt Ghost: A giant orange ghost that can manipulate ]. The 10,000 Volt Ghost is much more bigger than he is in the animated series and can travel through electrical circuitry. He is the third monster to be brought to life and originally was to help the Black Knight steal the rest of the costumes from the museum (shown in a deleted scene on the DVD). He attacks the gang when they are in the Monster Hive and chases them up an elevator and to the Mystery Machine. He attacks Daphne later on and defeats her easily. He then meets his end when he is sucked into a pair of ] and into the Black Knight, causing him to explode. In the credits, it claims he has two voice actors: ] and ].

; Skeleton Men: A pair of comical ]-eyed ]s who are more interested in rivalling each other with their slapstick personalities than destroying Mystery, Inc. The red-eyed skeleton is the leader and is determined to destroy the gang, while the green-eyed one is more flimpsy and stupid and somewhat acts like a silent toddler. The two can take different shapes and even fuse their bodies together. They are defeated at the end of the film when Scooby re-activates the Monster Machine and reverses the transformation. They are voiced by ] and ].

; The Zombie: A boggle-eyed ] with large hands, a ] and wears ] for footwear. He can spew out slime onto his victims, including a foolish news reporter. The Zombie is one of the monsters unleashed when Shaggy and Scooby accidentally activate the monster machine. He is somewhat a coward at first, but tries to run Mystery, Inc., down using an oil tanker truck. He reappears for the final battle, but fails to catch Scooby and ends up having his trousers pulled down before being destroyed by the reversed effects of the Monster Machine. He was portrayed by Christopher R. Sumpton.

; Captain Cutler: The ghost of a deep sea diver. He has a helmet that has an eerie green glow coming out of the optic holes and is armed with a ]. He is one of the monsters that is unleashed when Shaggy and Scooby accidentally activate the monster machine. Captain Cutler again tracks down Mystery, Inc., to their old high school clubhouse where he tries to stop them from fleeing in the Mystery Machine, but Fred reverses the van into him. Sending him flying into the swamp, defeating him. Only his helmet is salvaged from his costume.

; Miner 49er: A ghost of a ]. He has a gargantuan belly that allows him to belch out fire and wields a ]. Miner 49er is one of the monsters to be unleashed when Shaggy and Scooby accidentally activate the monster machine. He spends most of his time in the Monster Hive and chases Shaggy and Scooby about, but gets done in by his own flames when Scooby farts. Miner 49er returns with a burnt face in the finale, but dies when the Monster Machine's effects are reversed. He was portrayed by C. Ernest Harth.

; The Tar Monster: A giant monster made entirely from ] with one eye in the middle of his face. He is dumb, but formidable, capable of trapping his victims in his sticky liquid body. The Tar Monster is the last monster to be brought to life and attacks the citizens of Coolsville, trapping an entire street of people in his puddles of tar. He successfully ambushes Mystery, Inc., in the Monster Hive and captures Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy. Scooby uses a fire extinguisher to freeze the Tar Monster and defeat him. The Tar Monster frees himself, but is struck by the Pterodactyl Ghost. The Tar Monster dies at the end of the film, drowning in his own body. He was voiced by ].

; Cotton Candy Glob: The Cotton Candy Glob was made exclusively for the movie, his name possibly taken from the Green Ghoul Globs that appeared in an episode of Scooby Doo. He is a giant fluffy monster made from ] and wears a cardboard cone on his head. He can appear in a pink tornado. He tries to scare Shaggy and Scooby but since they adore candy floss, they eat him instead of running away. Voiced by ].

=== Possible Monsters ===
As with most films, not every scene and character make it to the final film. Not all of the wanted monsters appeared in the film. Some of the hopefuls are listed below:

; Redbeard's Ghost: One of the monsters that was to appear in the film, but was scrapped and replaced by Miner 49er, although his costume, ghost ship and portrayer, C.L. Magnus, appeared, played by Stephen E. Miller.

; The Creeper: The Creeper is a zombie that was replaced by the Zombie in the film. He can walk through walls. His concept drawing can be seen in the DVD special features.

; The Ghost Clown: The Ghost Clown ran amock in a ] in the original series, hypnotising the gang to do his evil deeds. He appeared as a costume in the film. In the ], in the film's profile, it claims that the Ghost Clown was listed in the uncredited cast, but he never appeared in the film.

==Trivia==
* ] makes a cameo appearance at the end of the film, singing ] ] hit "".
* The song being performed by ] in the "villains club" Shaggy and Scooby-Doo sneak into is "]", originally recorded by ] in ].
* The above two songs were seemingly excised from the movie soundtrack when the movie first aired on Pay TV. This was due to a surround-sound coding error and has since been fixed in subsequent airings.
* 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 ], but the idea was changed during production.
* Deleted scenes include a scene where The Black Knight and 10,000 Volt Ghost attack the museum and steal the rest of the costumes; Shaggy and Scooby telling each other how much they love each other; and several including the Skeleton Men in their original designs.
* A small part of the ] song "Friends Forever" is heard in the scene when the gang travels to Old Man Wickles' house and is the last song in the ending credits.
* Redbeard's Ghost and the Creeper were to be other monsters to appear in the movie (as concept drawings are shown in the special features), but were probably scrapped because they are a lot like Miner 49er and the Zombie. Although Redbeard did not appear as a monster, his costume, ghost ship and portrayer, C.L. Magnus appeared.
* After the credits roll, every last one of them, Scooby-Doo shows a secret code for the "Scooby-Doo 2" Video Game on Game Boy Advance.
* There are several unexplained parts of the film, like what happened to Jacobo for those years between his fall from the prison and the attack on the Coolsonian, and how could the Pterodactyl Ghost and Black Knight break into the museum, strip all the costumes and carry them all the way back to the mine. Also, it is not explained why there is a motorcycle in perfect condition, just sitting at the mine.
* An interesting piece of trivia is in the credits. Captain Cutler is not seen in the cast list, and not even on the ]; however, the Ghost Clown is, but he was not even in the film.
* Other popular monsters that could have possibly been monsters in the movie can be seen in the special features interactive game, including Dr. Coffin, the Giggling Green Ghost and even Chickenstein.
* Jacobo was in the animated series, but the episode stopped showing, and his episode with the Pterodactyl Ghost never appeared since.
* The Mystery Machine van seen in the sequel was based on a previous generation ] ] van.
* In the Celtic Book, the gang finds while exploring Wickles' mansion, is a list of names who previously owned the book. The names include: Vlad Fanjrovia, Drago Rojabund, Frank Enmug, Uri Skancoskat, Wilhelm Dorship, Harry Hausen (a reference to ]), Werner Brovas (]), Helmut Hedd (a misspelling for the insult Helmet Head), Munster Mash (reference to the ] song, "]"), Guda Onyu, Freques Demonkee, J. Jacobo.
* In the scene in the Faux Ghost, the bald man Scooby sits next to is Neil Fanning, Scooby's voice actor.
* The video version is re-edited slightly; the film caused controversy upon release when concern parents found its comical drug references to be a little too out-in-the-open and explicit for a film intended for children. The VHS and DVD releases excise some of this objectionable humor, and the theatrical version has never been re-released.
* ] and ] are reunited after their roles in '']''.
* The orange Mystery, Inc., TV is from ].

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# Boom Shack-A-Lack - ]
# The Rockafeller Skank - ]
# Wooly Bully - ]
# Shining Star - ]
# Flagpole Sitta - ]
# Get Ready For This - ]
# Play That Funky Music - ]
# Here We Go - ]
# Love Shack - ]
# Friends Forever - ] ({{Audio|PREVIEW_-_Puffy_AmiYumi_-_Friends_Forever.ogg|listen}})

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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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