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{{Infobox film
| image          = Scooby-Doo poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Raja Gosnell]]
| screenplay     = [[James Gunn]]
| story          = {{plainlist|
* James Gunn
* [[Craig Titley]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|[[List of Scooby-Doo characters|Characters]]|[[Joe Ruby]]|{{quad}}[[Ken Spears]]}}
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Charles Roven]]
* [[Richard Suckle]]
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|<!--- Per poster billing. --->
* [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]]
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]]
* [[Linda Cardellini]]
* [[Rowan Atkinson]]
}}
| music          = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| cinematography = [[David Eggby]]
| editing        = [[Kent Beyda]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Atlas Entertainment]]
* [[Mosaic Media Group]]<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo (2002) |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150599963 |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=January 11, 2026}}</ref>
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<ref name="BFI"/><ref name="AFI">{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/62547-SCOOBY-DOO |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |access-date=January 11, 2026}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|2002|06|14|United States}}
| runtime        = 86 minutes<ref>{{cite web|date=July 2, 2022|title=''Scooby-Doo'' (PG) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/scooby-doo-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndg2nte|access-date=January 22, 2024|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]}}</ref>
| country        = United States<ref name="BFI"/><ref name="AFI"/>
| language       = English
| budget         = $84{{Nbsp}}million<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3631187457/|title=Scooby-Doo (2002)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110215611/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo.htm|archive-date=November 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $275.7{{Nbsp}}million<ref name=BOM/>
}}
 
'''''Scooby-Doo''''' (also known as '''''Scooby-Doo: The Movie''''') is a 2002 American [[comedy horror film]], based on [[Scooby-Doo|the long-running animated franchise]]. The first installment in the [[Scooby-Doo in film|''Scooby-Doo'' live-action film series]], the film was directed by [[Raja Gosnell]] and written by [[James Gunn]]. It features an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Matthew Lillard]], [[Linda Cardellini]] and [[Rowan Atkinson]], along with [[Neil Fanning]] providing the voice of [[Scooby-Doo (character)|the titular character]]. The plot revolves around Mystery, Inc., a group of young adult sleuths and their talking [[Great Dane]] who solves mysteries. They reunite after a two-year disbandment to solve a mystery involving a series of paranormal events at a horror-themed tropical island resort.

Filming took place in and around [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], on a budget of $84{{Nbsp}}million. [[Reggae]] artist [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] and rock group [[MxPx]] performed different versions of the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' theme song for the film.

''Scooby-Doo'' was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on June 14, 2002, and was a commercial success, grossing $275.7{{Nbsp}}million on a $84 million budget. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The [[Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster]], a ride based on the film, was built at [[Warner Bros. Movie World]] on the Gold Coast, Queensland that same year. A sequel, ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'', was released in 2004. Both films later gained a [[cult following]].<ref name="TechRadar"/>

== Plot ==
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After [[Mystery, Inc.]] solved their latest mystery, long-brewing friction between [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]], who has become a self-obsessed glory hog, [[Daphne Blake]], who is tired of being the damsel in distress, and [[Velma Dinkley]], who resents Fred for stealing credit for her plans, causes the gang to break into a heated argument. Subsequently, they disband, abandoning a dismayed [[Shaggy Rogers]] and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], leaving them to care for their van, the Mystery Machine.

Two years later, they are all invited to solve a mystery on a horror-themed tropical resort called "Spooky Island" at the behest of its owner Emile Mondavarious, who believes the guests keep falling under a demonic curse. While Shaggy and Scooby hope this will bring the gang back together, Fred, Daphne, and Velma each intend to solve the mystery on their own. Velma attends a ritualistic performance given by actor N'Goo Tuana and his henchman, famous [[luchador]] Zarkos. N'Goo claims ancient [[demon]]s once ruled the island, but have been plotting their revenge ever since the resort's establishment. Meanwhile, Shaggy falls for a sweet girl named Mary Jane, who is [[allergic]] to dogs, distancing himself from Scooby in the process. The gang are led separately to the resort's abandoned haunted house ride, so they decide to get along for the time being. Fred and Velma discover a film that educates inhuman creatures about human culture, while Daphne finds a pyramid-shaped artifact called the "Daemon Ritus". 

Later, at the resort's hotel, Fred, Velma, and Mondavarious are kidnapped and possessed by the island's demons. Mary Jane calls the Coast Guard for help but they have also been possessed. The next day, after Scooby tries and fails to tell Shaggy that Mary Jane is secretly possessed, they have a falling-out that results in Scooby going missing as well. Zarkos steals back the Daemon Ritus from Daphne, who is also captured and possessed. Shaggy searches for his friends underground and finds a vat of [[protoplasm]] containing the souls of all those possessed. He frees the souls of Fred, Daphne, and Velma, who quickly discover that sunlight is lethal to the demons. A local voodoo priest informs the gang the demons are to perform a ritual which will see them rule the world for the next ten thousand years if a pure soul is sacrificed in the Daemon Ritus. 

The gang realizes that the pure soul is Scooby's, whom Mondavarious was ultimately after. Finally realizing their mistakes, Fred, Daphne, and Velma put aside their differences for good and team up with Shaggy to save Scooby and the world. They infiltrate the ritual, where Shaggy foils Mondavarious in sacrificing Scooby's soul. Mondavarious turns out to be a robot controlled by Scooby's estranged nephew [[Scrappy-Doo]], who has been plotting his revenge on the gang for abandoning him long ago, due to his increasingly power-hungry and egomaniacal nature. Using the Daemon Ritus, Scrappy transforms into a giant monster and tries to kill the gang. 

Daphne knocks Zarkos into the vat, tipping it over and returning most of the other souls to their bodies, then reflects sunlight through a [[disco ball]], vanquishing the released demons. Shaggy frees the rest of the souls from Scrappy, reversing his transformation in the process, and finds the real Mondavarious, who had been detained. Scrappy and his henchmen are arrested, and Mystery, Inc. reunites.

== Cast ==
* [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]] as [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]]
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Daphne Blake]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as [[Shaggy Rogers]]
* [[Linda Cardellini]] as [[Velma Dinkley]]
* [[Rowan Atkinson]] as Emile Mondavarious
* [[Isla Fisher]] as Mary Jane
* [[Miguel A. Núñez Jr.]] as a voodoo priest who is the last living native of Spooky Island

[[Neil Fanning]] voices [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]. [[Scott Innes]] reprises his role as the voice of [[Scrappy-Doo]], with [[J. P. Manoux]] providing the voice of the monstrous form he enters using the power of the Daemon Ritus (credited as "Scrappy Rex"). [[Sam Greco]] portrays Zarkos; [[Steven Grives]] portrays N'Goo Tuana; [[Kristian Schmid]] portrays Brad; and [[Michala Banas]] portrays Carol.

Additionally, [[Holly Brisley]] appears in a training video, while [[Frank Welker]] and [[Jess Harnell]] provide the vocal effects of Spooky Island's resident demons. [[Sugar Ray]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Archive-Joe-DAngelo|title=Sugar Ray Join Shaggy, Scooby On Spooky Island|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1443359/sugar-ray-join-shaggy-scooby-on-spooky-island/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904114946/http://www.mtv.com/news/1443359/sugar-ray-join-shaggy-scooby-on-spooky-island/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2017|access-date=October 10, 2021|date=May 2, 2001|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> [[Pamela Anderson]] and [[Nicholas Hope]] (Old Man Smithers) appear in cameo roles.

== Production ==
=== Development ===
[[File:The Mystery Machine.jpg|thumb|The Mystery Machine from the film at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2013]]
Producer [[Charles Roven]] began developing a live-action treatment of ''Scooby-Doo'' in 1994. By the end of the decade, the combined popularity of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', along with the addition of the script and updated digital animation, led Warner Bros. to fast track production of the film.<ref name="LATimes Production">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-05-ca-mallory5-story.html|last=Mallory|first=Mike|date=May 5, 2002|title=What Will Scooby Do?|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106032205/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/05/entertainment/ca-mallory5|archive-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, [[Kevin Smith]] was offered to write a script for the film, but would only accept if his producer [[Scott Mosier]] agreed to write with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/scooby-doo-review-2/|title=Scooby-Doo review|date=July 12, 2002|access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 25, 1997|title= Scooby-Doo First Archive|url=http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/scoobyA.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030203010247/http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/scoobyA.html|archive-date=February 3, 2003|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=[[Corona's Coming Attractions|Coming Attractions]]}}</ref> Writer [[Craig Titley]] wrote the original screenplay. His was an origin story, focusing on how the gang met in college and teamed up for the first time to find a hidden treasure. Titley's script included multiple references to the original series, including the use of the Kingston Mansion from the intro as a major setting, but his draft was ultimately unused after Titley was unavailable to perform rewrites. However, many elements from Titley's draft were incorporated into the final film, including a demonic cult creating monsters, Shaggy getting a girlfriend who creates tension between him and Scooby, and the use of profanity and adult humor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Titley|first=Craig|title=Scooby-Doo story and screenplay - First Draft|url=https://ia802301.us.archive.org/8/items/scooby-doo-1996/Scooby-Doo%20%281996%29_text.pdf|date=February 2, 1996|publisher=Atlas Entertainment, Turner Pictures|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref> [[Mike Myers]] was reported to be co-writing the screenplay with Jay Kogan in July 1998, and was later on board to play Shaggy as well.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 18, 1998|title=Mike Myers and SCOOBY DOO!!|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/1243|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728022038/http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/1243|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=August 10, 1998|title=Myers, WB will 'Doo' two|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/myers-wb-will-doo-two-1117479305/|access-date=July 27, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928195545/https://variety.com/1998/film/news/myers-wb-will-doo-two-1117479305/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2000, the film was officially given the green light. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Raja Gosnell had been hired to direct the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/976213.stm|title=Scooby film gets go-ahead|publisher=BBC|date=October 17, 2000|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040621060445/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/976213.stm|archive-date=June 21, 2004|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film was shot on location in and around Queensland, Australia. Production was started on February 12, 2001, at the [[Warner Bros. Movie World]] theme park,<ref name="LATimes Production"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/production-underway-live-action-%E2%80%9Cscooby-doo%E2%80%9D-starring-freddie-prinze-jr-sarah-michelle|title=Production Underway On Live-Action "Scooby Doo," Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar And Rowan Atkinson, For Warner Bros. Pictures|date=March 5, 2001|website=Warner Bros.|access-date=November 26, 2022|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126014542/https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/production-underway-live-action-%E2%80%9Cscooby-doo%E2%80%9D-starring-freddie-prinze-jr-sarah-michelle|url-status=live}}</ref> with over 400 cast and crew also taking over [[Tangalooma]] Island Resort for six weeks to film all the scenes set on Spooky Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tangalooma.com/blog-articles/resort-news-blog/2017/spooky-island-the-scooby-doo-movie|title=Spooky Island - The Scooby Doo Movie|work=Tangalooma Island Resort Blog|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626063659/https://www.tangalooma.com/blog-articles/resort-news-blog/2017/spooky-island-the-scooby-doo-movie|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Production wrapped in June 2001. The film was originally set to have a much darker tone, essentially poking fun at the original series, much like ''[[The Brady Bunch Movie]]'', and was set for a PG-13 rating. Shaggy was set to be a stoner, and there were many marijuana references.<ref>Entertainment Weekly, 636/637 – Jan 25 Issue. Page 38</ref>

Several rumors about these aspects in the original cartoon series were passed around by fans of the original and were to be incorporated into the live-action film.<ref name="Sigesmund">{{cite news|last=Sigesmund|first=B.J.|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F4BAF4268CEB598&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=The Inside Dope|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024033141/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NWEC&p_theme=nwec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F4BAF4268CEB598&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 24, 2012|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=June 14, 2002}}</ref> In March 2001, one month into filming, the first official cast picture was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1208942.stm|title=Scooby-Doo, where are you?|publisher=BBC|date=March 8, 2001|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040722213327/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1208942.stm|archive-date=July 22, 2004|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], after the cast had signed on there was a change, and the film became more family-friendly, though some of the original adult jokes are still in the film. They are also included in deleted scenes on the home media releases.<ref>"Sarah Michelle: The Buffy Slayer". ''Marie Claire'', November 2006. Vol. 13, Issue 11. Page 100.</ref> Gellar said her character and [[Linda Cardellini]]'s shared an onscreen kiss that did not make the final film. "It wasn't just, like, for fun," she said, explaining it took place in the body-switching scene. "Initially in the soul-swapping scene, Velma and Daphne couldn't seem to get their souls back together in the woods. And so the way they found was to kiss, and the souls went back into proper alignment."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-06/07/12.00.film|title=Gellar Smooched in Scooby|publisher=Sci Fi Wire, ([[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]])|date=June 7, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020808114146/http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-06%2F07%2F12.00.film|archive-date=August 8, 2002|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The film was originally planned to have an anonymous, nameless, otherworldly monster mastermind as the main antagonist. [[James Gunn]], the film's screenwriter, and the production team had problems choosing the villain of the film, since they did not feel comfortable with the idea of giving the role to an "anonymous monster", and much of the film had been shot with this ending in mind. Another ending was filmed with Old Man Smithers revealed as the antagonist. The team decided to make Scrappy-Doo the antagonist,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ferguson|first=Murray|title=Scooby-Doo's Original Ending Explained & Why Scrappy Became The Villain|url=https://screenrant.com/scooby-doo-movie-original-ending-villain-scrappy-changes/|date=April 3, 2022|publisher=Screen Rant|access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tyler|first=Adrienne|title=Scooby-Doo 2002’s Brilliant Villain Twist Was The Perfect Response To A Decades-Long Complaint|url=https://screenrant.com/scooby-doo-2002-scrappy-villain-twist-reason-perfect/|date=October 27, 2024|publisher=Screen Rant|access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref> as Gunn disliked the character.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitehead|first=Mat|title=The Director Of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Really Hates This 'Scooby-Doo' Character|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/au/entry/the-director-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-really-hates-this-sco_au_5cd34b5ee4b0acea94fe0c0e|date=May 3, 2017|publisher=HuffPost Entertainment|access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Starkey|first=Arun|title=The reason why James Gunn hates Scrappy Doo and cast him as a villain|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-james-gunn-hates-scrappy-doo-and-cast-him-as-a-villain/|date=August 5, 2022|publisher=Far Out Magazine|access-date=November 11, 2025}}</ref>

In 2017, the 15th anniversary of the release of the film, Gunn revealed in a [[Facebook]] post that there was an R-rated cut of ''Scooby-Doo'' and that CGI was used to remove cleavage of the female cast members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/jgunn/posts/10154319705941157:0|title=James Gunn|website=facebook.com|access-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313225157/https://www.facebook.com/jgunn/posts/10154319705941157:0|archive-date=March 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Boucher|first=Ashley|url=https://www.thewrap.com/scooby-doo-was-initially-rated-r-says-james-gunn/|title='Scooby Doo' Was Initially Rated R, Says James Gunn|date=June 15, 2017|work=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=June 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617205406/http://www.thewrap.com/scooby-doo-was-initially-rated-r-says-james-gunn/|archive-date=June 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://moviepilot.com/p/james-gunn-r-rated-scooby-doo-cut/4295458|title=James Gunn Says First Cut Of 'Scooby-Doo' Movie Was Rated R|work=Movie Pilot|access-date=June 16, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616050428/https://moviepilot.com/p/james-gunn-r-rated-scooby-doo-cut/4295458|archive-date=June 16, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Collis|first=Clark|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/06/15/scooby-doo-r-rating/|title=James Gunn Confirms 'Scooby-Doo' Was Originally Given an R-Rating|date=June 15, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617055238/http://ew.com/movies/2017/06/15/scooby-doo-r-rating/|archive-date=June 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
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Actors [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]] and [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], who both previously worked together in ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'' (1997) and portray Fred and Daphne, are romantically involved in both the film and reality. This film marks the first time in the franchise's history where the characters are portrayed as a couple. The pair married shortly after the film was released. Prinze said of his character, "[He] always showed more arrogance than everyone else. So in the movie, I took the opportunity to make him as narcissistic and self-loving as possible."<ref name="AboutInterview3">{{cite news|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902c.htm|title="Scooby-Doo" Movie Premiere{{Nbsp}}– Quotes From the Red Carpet|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|access-date=December 17, 2012|work=About.com|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030070153/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902c.htm|archive-date=October 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Jim Carrey]] was originally attached to play Shaggy, while [[Mike Myers]] also expressed interest in the role.<ref name="LATimes Production"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of Jim Carrey|date=March 17, 2011|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-jim-carrey/|access-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808040454/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-jim-carrey/|archive-date=August 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of Mike Myers|date=June 16, 2011|publisher=[[Splitsider]]|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-mike-myers.html|access-date=August 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805141746/https://www.vulture.com/amp/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-mike-myers.html}}</ref> [[Lochlyn Munro]] also auditioned for the role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Colangelo|first=BJ|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/650599/james-gunn-cast-a-peacemaker-actor-because-of-a-scooby-doo-audition-20-years-ago/|title=James Gunn Cast a Peacemaker Actor Because of a Scooby-Doo Audition 20 Years Ago|date=November 3, 2021|website=[[/Film]]|access-date=March 3, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303112604/https://www.slashfilm.com/650599/james-gunn-cast-a-peacemaker-actor-because-of-a-scooby-doo-audition-20-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref> The role was eventually given to [[Matthew Lillard]]. When asked about watching several cartoons before playing Shaggy, Lillard responded, "Everything I could get my hands on. If I ever have to see another episode of ''Scooby-Doo'', it will be way too soon."<ref name="AboutInterview1">{{cite news|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902a.htm|title="Scooby-Doo" Movie Premiere{{Nbsp}}– Quotes From the Red Carpet|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|access-date=December 17, 2012|work=About.com|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193515/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902a.htm|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lillard would continue voicing Shaggy in the rest of the ''Scooby-Doo'' media starting in 2010, at the request of the character's original voice actor [[Casey Kasem]], who had stepped down due to health issues; he would also poke fun at this appearance in the following year's ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'', where an animated Shaggy and Scooby voice their grievances over Lillard's portrayal during a lunch in the Warner Bros. studio cafeteria and threaten him to portray the character better in the sequel. [[Hadley Kay]] was selected by [[William Hanna]] to provide the voice of Scooby-Doo, but was later fired.<ref name="Hadley Kay 2">{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Hadley|title=Talk Like That Podcast Episode 2: Talk Like Hadley Kay|url=https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-talk-like-hadley-kay--40375636|date=August 27, 2020|publisher=Spreaker|access-date=September 7, 2025}}</ref> [[Scott Innes]] was also going to voice Scooby in the film, but was replaced with [[Neil Fanning]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Innes Recording for Scooby-Doo (2002)|url=https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ffun-fact-scott-innes-was-originally-going-to-voice-scooby-v0-6ej4av9ekbuc1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D6f88ca7b18d188f9c5afc8cc8c60e00bb13f13a6|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Scott Neil">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg7SHkI-dfg&t=520s|title=The Neil Fanning Interview: Scooby-Doo in Scooby-Doo 2002 and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed!|date=June 10, 2023|publisher=YouTube|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref> an actor and stuntman who was performing in Warner Bros. Movie World's ''[[Police Academy Stunt Show]]'' at the time.<ref name="Neil Fanning 1">{{cite news|author=Associated Press|title=The voice behind Scooby-Doo|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/voice-behind-scooby-doo-wbna4580533|date=March 25, 2004|publisher=TODAY|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Neil Fanning 2">{{cite web|title=About Me|url=https://scoobydooneilfanning.com/pages/about-me|publisher=Scooby-Doo Neil Fanning|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite news|last1=Gallagher|first1=Declan|last2=Mercadante|first2=James|title=The ''Scooby-Doo'' Movie Cast: Where Are They Now?|url=https://ew.com/scooby-doo-movie-cast-where-are-they-now-8609890|date=April 30, 2024|website=ew.com|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref> Innes provided the voice of Scrappy, and also ad-libbed the character's dialogue for the ending scene when he is arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47VkNM6ins&t=2301s|title=The Scott Innes Interview: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy & Scrappy in Zombie Island, Cyber Chase, 2002 + More|date=July 27, 2024|publisher=YouTube|access-date=November 14, 2025}}</ref>

[[Isla Fisher]], who played Mary Jane, grew up watching ''Scooby-Doo'' in Australia, and said that the "best part of making this movie was being part of an institution, something that has been in people's childhoods and is something that means a lot to a lot of people."<ref name="AboutInterview1"/> [[Linda Cardellini]], who played Velma, was also a fan of the ''Scooby-Doo'' series.<ref name="AboutInterview2">{{cite news|url=http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902b.htm|title="Scooby-Doo" Movie Premiere{{Nbsp}}– Quotes From the Red Carpet|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|access-date=December 17, 2012|work=About.com|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329011321/http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa060902b.htm|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began on February 13, 2001, and wrapped on June 1, 2001.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/30/news.aaliyah|title=Rowan Atkinson turns bad for Scooby-Doo|work=The Guardian|date=January 30, 2001|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230002643/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/30/news.aaliyah|archive-date=December 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming took place throughout [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref name="TheGuardian"/> Spooky Island was filmed on [[Tangalooma]] Island resort in [[Moreton Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tangalooma.com/blog-articles/resort-news-blog/2017/spooky-island-the-scooby-doo-movie|title=Tangalooma is Spooky Island|website=Tangalooma Island Resort|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626063659/https://www.tangalooma.com/blog-articles/resort-news-blog/2017/spooky-island-the-scooby-doo-movie|url-status=live}}</ref> A life-sized puppet of Scooby was built by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], but was dropped in favor of animating the character entirely in [[computer-generated imagery]].<ref name="CartoonVoices2">{{cite book|last=Wixson|first=Heather A.|title=Monster Squad: Celebrating the Artists Behind Cinema's Most Memorable Creatures|url=https://archive.org/details/monstersquadcele0000heat/page/336/mode/2up|date=November 11, 2017|publisher=BearManor Media|pages=337–338|isbn=978-1629332215|language=en}}</ref>

=== Soundtrack ===
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The film's score was composed by [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]], who previously worked with Gosnell on ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'' (1999) and scored films based on Hanna-Barbera productions including ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994) and its prequel ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas|Viva Rock Vegas]]'' (2000). A soundtrack was released on June 4, 2002, by [[Atlantic Records]]. It peaked at number 24 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and 49 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].

== Distribution ==
=== Marketing ===
[[File:BR1 3LP 111202 X282NNO filtered.jpg|thumb|left|A bus advertising the film in [[London]]]]
{{Anchor|Video games}} <!-- This should remain near the video games description -->On November 16, 2001, the first trailer of ''Scooby-Doo'' was released in theaters with the opening of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|title=A View of Doo|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/13/a-view-of-doo|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=November 13, 2001|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531030553/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/13/a-view-of-doo|url-status=live}}</ref> A second trailer debuted with the release of ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' and ''[[Showtime (film)|Showtime]]'' on March 15, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|title=Doo Preview #2|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/14/doo-preview-2|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=May 31, 2022|date=March 14, 2002|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531030218/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/14/doo-preview-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

A video game based upon the film was released for [[Game Boy Advance]] shortly before the film was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/05/do-the-doo|title=Do the Doo|last=Harris|first=Craig|work=[[IGN]]|date=June 5, 2002|access-date=November 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128051310/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/05/do-the-doo|archive-date=November 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The game is played in third-person point of view and has multiple puzzle games and mini-games. The game's structure was similar to a board game. [[Metacritic]] rated it 64/100 based on five reviews, which they labeled as "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/scooby-doo/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance|title=Scooby Doo|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=November 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203093405/http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/scooby-doo|archive-date=December 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Dairy Queen]] began promoting the film with kids meal toys, frozen cakes and a limited edition Mystery Crunch Blizzard flavor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Major+movie+promotions+for+Baskin-Robbins+and+Dairy+Queen.-a085283470|title=Major movie promotions for Baskin-Robbins and Dairy Queen.|date=April 20, 2002|work=Ice Cream Reporter|via=[[The Free Library]]|access-date=August 6, 2022|archive-date=August 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806161559/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Major+movie+promotions+for+Baskin-Robbins+and+Dairy+Queen.-a085283470|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The film was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on October 11, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hettrick|first=Scott|date=August 25, 2002|title=Col TriStar adds trio of fall vid releases|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2002/digital/features/col-tristar-adds-trio-of-fall-vid-releases-1117871844/|access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> The release included deleted scenes, among them an alternate opening animated in the style of the original television series, done by [[Kurtz & Friends]]. It was later released on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on January 16, 2007.<ref>{{citation|title=Scooby-Doo Blu-ray Release Date January 16, 2007|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Scooby-Doo-Blu-ray/249/|website=blu-ray.com|access-date=2021-03-25|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717081831/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Scooby-Doo-Blu-ray/249/|url-status=live}}</ref> Said Blu-ray was given a double feature pack with its sequel, ''Monsters Unleashed'', on November 9, 2010.<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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' Announced for Blu-ray|url=https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-DooScooby-Doo_2_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274|publisher=High-Def Digest|access-date=November 5, 2012|date=August 18, 2012|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>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Scooby-Doo'' debuted with $19.2 million on its opening day and $54.1 million over the weekend from 3,447 theaters, averaging about $15,711 per venue and ranking No. 1 at the box office above ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Karger|first1=Dave|title=''Scooby-Doo'' should top Matt Damon and Nic Cage|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/06/14/scooby-doo-should-top-matt-damon-and-nic-cage/|access-date=21 February 2023|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 14, 2002|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221101808/https://ew.com/article/2002/06/14/scooby-doo-should-top-matt-damon-and-nic-cage/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, it had the second-highest June opening weekend, behind ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-18-et-scooby18-story.html|title='Scooby-Doo' Solves the Case of the Cartoon as Live-Action Film|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 18, 2002|access-date=July 9, 2022|archive-date=July 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709165002/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-18-et-scooby18-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During its theatrical run, ''Scooby-Doo'' also competed against another family-oriented film, ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Valdespino|first=Anne|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-01-et-valdespino1-story.html|title=The Big Screen Keeps Pulling Us In|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 1, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326190036/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-01-et-valdespino1-story.html|archive-date=March 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The film closed on October 31, 2002, with a final gross of $153 million in the United States and Canada. It made an additional $122 million in other territories, bringing the total worldwide gross to $275.7 million, making it the fifteenth most successful film worldwide of 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2002/|title=2002 Worldwide Grosses|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217130020/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2002&p=.htm|archive-date=December 17, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2002, and topped the country's box office for the next two weekends, before being dethroned by ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20020712|title=Weekend box office 12th July 2002 – 14th July 2002|publisher=25thframe.co.uk|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230001245/http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20020712|archive-date=December 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20020719|title=Weekend box office 19th July 2002 – 21st July 2002|publisher=25thframe.co.uk|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230085644/http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20020719|archive-date=December 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2124308.stm|title=Scooby-Doo descends on UK|publisher=BBC|date=July 12, 2002|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230090548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2124308.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
''Scooby Doo'' received mostly negative reviews upon release.<ref>{{cite news|last=Welkos|first=Robert W.|date=June 18, 2002|title='Scooby-Doo' Solves the Case of the Cartoon as Live-Action Film|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-18-et-scooby18-story.html|access-date=November 1, 2024|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|quote=the movie of the same name overcame an avalanche of negative reviews}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Rendy|date=June 17, 2022|title=20 Years Later, Scooby-Doo Is Still a Clever, Subversive Take on the Mystery Inc. Gang|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/20-years-later-scooby-doo-is-still-a-clever-subversive-take-on-the-mystery-inc-gang/|access-date=November 1, 2024|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|quote=Despite the film's negative reviews, Lillard's performance was universally praised}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 32% based on 147 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Though Lillard is uncannily spot-on as Shaggy, ''Scooby Doo'' is a tired live-action update, filled with lame jokes."<ref>{{cite web|title=''Scooby-Doo''|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1112357-scoobydoo|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=8 July 2022|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805153207/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1112357-scoobydoo|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo|title=Scooby-Doo (2002) Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=December 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025223153/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<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>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film one out of four stars, stating that the film "exists in a closed universe, and the rest of us are aliens. The Internet was invented so that you can find someone else's review of ''Scooby-Doo''. Start surfing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020614/REVIEWS/206140304/1023|title=Scooby-Doo|last=Ebert|first=Roger|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=June 14, 2012|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331154202/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20020614%2FREVIEWS%2F206140304%2F1023|archive-date=March 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said, "Get out your pooper-scoopers. ''Doo'' happens June 14th, warn the ads for ''Scooby-Doo''. And they say there's no truth in Hollywood."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-20020605|title=Scooby-Doo|last=Travers|first=Peter|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 5, 2012|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712123628/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-20020605|archive-date=July 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chris Hewitt of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' gave the film two out of five stars.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-review|title=Scooby-Doo|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205014731/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-review/|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref>

Robin Rauzi of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-14-et-rauzi14-story.html|title='Scooby-Doo,' Where Are You?|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Rauzi|first=Robin|date=June 14, 2002|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103074428/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jun/14/entertainment/et-rauzi14|archive-date=January 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Jay Boyar of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' said that children who liked the animated version of ''Scooby-Doo'' will "probably like" the film, he urged parents to "know that the violence is a bit harder-edged than in the cartoon version". He would later go on to say that adults who remember the cartoon version "may get caught up in what Scooby would call the 'rostalgia'", but said that "adults who do not fondly recall the Scooby-Doo cartoons are strongly advised to steer clear."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2002-06-14-0206130429-story.html|last=Boyar|first=Jay|work=Orlando Sentinel|title=Live-action 'Scooby-doo' – That Dog Just Won't Hunt|date=June 14, 2002|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228113534/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-06-14/entertainment/0206130429_1_scooby-doo-cartoon-series-velma|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Robert K. Elder of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film 2 and 1/2 stars out of 4 and wrote, "Screenwriter James Gunn gets it mostly right, remaining fiercely faithful to Mystery Inc. mythology, from integrating Scooby's annoying nephew Scrappy-Doo to Velma's penchant for yelling 'jinkees!' Unlike the lead balloon adaptation '[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]],' ''Scooby-Doo'' knows when to take itself seriously and when to laugh at itself -- even if its audience isn't laughing along at every gag."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-06-14-0206140392-story.html|title=Zoinks! 'Scooby-Doo' stays true to its animated roots|last=Elder|first=Robert K.|date=June 14, 2002|access-date=February 21, 2023|magazine=[[Chicago Tribune]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221100751/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-06-14-0206140392-story.html|archive-date=2023-02-21}}</ref> James Gunn had previously stated that he felt that "kids [would]n't care" about the film's adult humor,<ref>{{cite news|last=Baehr|first=Ted|url=http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/scooby-doo.aspx?mobile=false&u=1|title=Scooby-Doo, Who Are You?|date=2002|website=Christian Broadcasting Network|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref> but later admitted that he had not understood Scrappy-Doo's popularity with younger viewers, who had reacted poorly to the development of Scrappy as a villain.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kamen|first=Mat|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/guardians-interview-james-gunn|title=How James Gunn brought Guardians of the Galaxy to the big screen|magazine=Wired UK|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607130242/https://www.wired.com/story/guardians-interview-james-gunn/|archive-date=June 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Clarke|first=Frederick S.|title=Cinefantastique|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ly0nAQAAIAAJ&q=Scrappy|year=2004|volume=36|publisher=University of California|page=56|access-date=November 5, 2025}}</ref>

Conversely, Hank Struever of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film a positive review, stating that "You don't want to love this, but you will. Although ''Scooby-Doo'' falls far short of becoming the ''Blazing Saddles'' of Generations X, Y and Z, it is hard to resist in its charms."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/06/14/AR2005033115855.html|last=Struever|first=Hank|title='Scooby-Doo': There's Nothing to Do but Dig It|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 14, 2002|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228195239/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/06/14/AR2005033115855.html|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, Lillard's performance was universally praised.<ref name=":0"/>

=== Accolades ===
Gellar won the [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Comedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/general/teen-choice-awards-2002-complete-winners-list-57164177/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2002: Complete Winners List|publisher=[[Hollywood.com]]|date=August 4, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017172751/http://www.hollywood.com/static/teen-choice-awards-2002-complete-winners-list|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Prinze was nominated for the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]] (Razzie), but he lost to [[Hayden Christensen]] for ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 10, 2003|author=JOAL RYAN|title=Madonna Sweeps Away Razzie Noms|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/44602/madonna-sweeps-away-razzie-noms|website=[[E! Online]]|quote=Here's a complete look at the field for the 23rd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards }}</ref> It was also nominated for another Razzie, Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie, but lost against ''[[Jackass: The Movie]]''. It won the [[2003 Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Award]] for Favorite Fart in a Movie.

=== Legacy ===
Following the retirement of [[Casey Kasem]] as the voice of Shaggy, Lillard became the official voice of the character beginning with ''[[Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated]]''.<ref name="movieweb1">{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Gallagher|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NE4uA948PvnA76|title=EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Lillard Puts His Improv Chops on Display|website=MovieWeb.com|date=2009-11-06|access-date=2011-05-10|archive-date=December 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214215419/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NE4uA948PvnA76|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/matthew-lillard-teaches-us-how-to-do-the-voice-of-shagg-1823517431|title=Matthew Lillard teaches us how to do the voice of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo|first=Baraka|last=Kaseko|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=March 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a671802/matthew-lillard-i-was-ashamed-of-the-scooby-doo-movies-now-im-proud/|title=Matthew Lillard: 'I'm proud of Scooby-Doo movies now'|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> In the same series, Cardellini voiced the supporting character Hot Dog Water opposite Velma.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taing |first=Tyler Llewyn |date=2022-11-11 |title=Linda Cardellini Loves What Velma's Canon Confirmation Means For Scooby-Doo Fans |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1098434/linda-cardellini-loves-what-velmas-canon-confirmation-means-for-scooby-doo-fans/ |access-date=2025-11-12 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film and its sequel have developed a [[cult following]] since their release, mainly among enthusiasts of James Gunn's later work.<ref name="TechRadar">{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Grace|url=https://www.techradar.com/streaming/netflix/scooby-doo-is-a-good-movie-with-a-bad-rotten-tomatoes-score-heres-why-you-should-ignore-the-critics-and-watch-it-before-it-leaves-netflix|title=Scooby-Doo is a good movie with a bad Rotten Tomatoes score – here's why you should ignore the critics and watch it before it leaves Netflix|date=February 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Rourke|first=Ryan|url=https://collider.com/scooby-doo-monsters-unleashed-leaving-netflix-march/|title=James Gunn's Live-Action Cartoon Adaptations Packed with 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Stars Are Fleeing Netflix Soon|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=February 22, 2025}}</ref>

== Sequel ==
A sequel, ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'', was released in 2004. A third film was planned, but canceled after the poor critical and financial results of the second.<ref>{{cite news|last=Al-Ghamdi|first=Abdullah|url=https://screenrant.com/scooby-doo-3-movie-story-details-james-gunn/|title=Scooby-Doo 3's Plot Revealed by James Gunn - and It's WILD|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404055150/https://screenrant.com/scooby-doo-3-movie-story-details-james-gunn/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other live-action projects not connected to the 2002 film were released: the telefilms ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'' (2009) and ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'' (2010), and the direct-to-video film ''[[Daphne & Velma]]'' (2018).

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