Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
| image = Scooby Doo2 movie.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Raja Gosnell]]
| producer = Charles Roven<br>Richard Suckle
| writer = [[William Hanna]] (characters)<br>[[Joseph Barbera]] (characters)<br>[[James Gunn (film maker)|James Gunn]]
| starring = [[Freddie Prinze, Jr.]]<br>[[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]<br>[[Matthew Lillard]]<br>[[Linda Cardellini]]<br>[[Seth Green]]<br>[[Peter Boyle]]<br>[[Tim Blake Nelson]]<br>[[Alicia Silverstone]]
| budget =
| music = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| cinematography = [[Oliver Wood]]
| editing = [[Kent Beyda]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| producer = Charles Roven<br>Richard Suckle
| released = [[March 26]], [[2004]]<br> [[April 14]], [[2004]]<br> [[September 14]], [[2004]] (DVD)
| runtime = 93 min.
| country = [[USA]]
| language = English
| budget = $73,000,000
| gross = $181,466,833 Worldwide
| preceded_by = ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''|
| website = http://www2.warnerbros.com/sd_brand/index.html
| amg_id = 1:286521
| imdb_id = 0331632
| }}
'''''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''''' is a [[2004 in film|2004]] film, the 2nd and to date, last picture in the series and sequel to 2002's ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''. It was directed by [[Raja Gosnell]], who also directed the first film, and was written by [[James Gunn (film maker)|James Gunn]], who also wrote ''Scooby Doo''. It was released on [[March 26]], [[2004]]. The movie returns with the cast of [[Freddie Prinze, Jr.]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Linda Cardellini]], [[Matthew Lillard]] and [[Neil Fanning]] as the main characters of [[Fred Jones (character)|Fred Jones]], [[Daphne Blake]], [[Velma Dinkley]], [[Shaggy Rogers]], and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], respectively. The new characters were announced with [[Seth Green]] ([[Family Guy]]/[[Robot Chicken]]), [[Peter Boyle]] ([[Everybody Loves Raymond]]) and [[Alicia Silverstone]] ([[Braceface]]) as Patrick, Old Man Wickles and Heather Jasper-Howe.
== Plot ==
It's [[2004]] and [[Mystery, Inc.]] - [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Freddie]], [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], and [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] - are attending the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum in Coolsville, the evening's premiere exhibition is the costumes of the many monsters Mystery Inc. has faced over the years. Velma has a crush on the museum's curator Patrick Wisely ([[Seth Green]]), while news reporter Heather Jasper-Howe ([[Alicia Silverstone]]) seems to berate Fred and Daphne's relationship. However, the night turns into a crimescene when an Evil Masked Figure ([[Scott McNeil]]) attacks the museum with the Pterodactyl Ghost and steals monster costumes. Jasper-Howe insults Mystery Inc's methods through edited video footage on the news. Shaggy and Scooby feel responsible for the problems in the gang and try to be better detectives by dressing in appropriate attire styles and acting smarter, with little results. The gang believe that an old foe is behind the theft, like Jonathan Jacobo ([[Tim Blake Nelson]]) and Old Man Wickles ([[Peter Boyle]]). Wickles becomes the primary suspect, since Jacobo apparently died during a prison escape.
The gang go to Wickles' mansion where they find an old [[Celtic mythology|Celtic]] book describing how to create carbon-based organic composite predators, or as Velma puts, an instruction manual on how to create monsters. Shaggy and Scooby look for clues, discovering a sticky note inviting Wickles to the Faux Ghost, a nightclub. The Black Knight Ghost, Wickles' alter ego, shows up and fights Daphne. The gang escapes back to their home. Shaggy and Scooby sneak off to the Faux Ghost where they get caught in the antics of all the criminals who impersonated the monsters. Fred, Daphne and Velma discover that the main ingredient to produce monsters is a substance called Randomonium, which emits a glowing green color when used. Patrick shows up at the house, and Velma dresses up in a tight orange catsuit to try and impress him because she thinks she isn't "hot". The gang go to the museum where they learn that all the other costumes have been stolen. Shaggy and Scooby stalk Wickles to the old mining town where they find a secret laboratory. In the lab, Scooby finds a refridgerator and drinks what he mistakes for lemonade. Actually, it is a formula that turns him into a cephalopod like monster. Shaggy selects another formula from the fridge and gives it to Scooby. He gets some on his hand and licks it. The formula has a different effect on the two, Shaggy sprouts breasts and develops a femenine body and Scooby turns into the Tasmanian Devil. Shaggy takes another formula , this time, it causes him to sprout enormous muscles and it turns Scooby into a canine [[Albert Einstein]]. Whilst Shaggy is relishing his new found muscles, Scooby mixes up a formula that will reverse the effects of the previous two. Shaggy protests and causes an explosion that attracts the rest of the gang. Scooby force feeds Shaggy the formula and then drinks some himself. He tunrs back into a great dane and Shaggy turns back into a skinny teenager.
Velma finds a large dark room called the Monster Hive, where an advanced machine that creates monsters from the costumes. However, Shaggy and Scooby press a control panel (That they think is a device for making musical beats, which makes them rap and continue pressing buttons) which makes the machine bring more monsters to life: The Skeleton Men, Miner 49er ([[C. Ernst Harth]]), Captain Cutler's Ghost, the Zombie and the Tar Monster. The 10,000 Volt Ghost also appears, previously transformed. Mystery Inc. flees with the control panel while the monsters invade Coolsville.
The gang flee to an old clubhouse in a swamp where they realise they can reverse the panel's programming to destroy the monsters. Shaggy and Scooby lament their stupidity outside wishing they could be heroes. Captain Cutler appears out of the swamp but is sent flying back in when Fred reverses [[Mystery Machine]] into him. The gang evades the monsters on the way to the Monster Hive, Scooby driving the Mystery Machine. Arriving at the Monster Hive, Fred gets into a [[jousting]] match against the Black Knight Ghost using a motorcycle, while Daphne tries to fight the 10,000 Volt Ghost. The two team up, defeating both ghosts by absorbing the 10,000 Volt Ghost's electricity into the Black Knight Ghost like a conductor. Velma gives Shaggy and Scooby confidence to be heroes, before she finds Patrick who has a shrine to Jonathan Jacobo. He saves her from the pterodactyl but is flown away by it. Shaggy and Scooby meet the Cotton Candy Glob but instead of running, they stand their ground and eat him. The gang reunite and proceed into the Monster Hive itself only to walk right into a trap, each captured by the Tar Monster. Scooby grabs a [[fire extinguisher]] and freezes the Tar Monster, beating his way through the monsters to the machine where he places the control panel. The monsters all die and return to their costume forms. The Evil Masked Figure is arrested and unmasked before public and press as Heather Jasper-Howe, who is actually Jonathan Jacobo in disguise. The gang reveal Jacobo survived the prison escape, used the Howe persona to turn the city against them, and framed Wickles as the culprit, all as an act of vengeance. Ned, Howe's cameraman is also arrested for briefly impersonating the Evil Masked Figure. Fred even tries to see if Ned is wearing a mask and pulls his skin. Velma and Patrick become a couple, while some of the old enemies of the gang become their friends including Wickles. The gang dance in the Faux Ghost along with [[Ruben Studdard]] to [[Shining Star]].
== Cast ==
*'''[[Freddie Prinze, Jr.]]''' as '''[[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]]''': The leader of Mystery Inc, Fred continues to lead the gang and enjoying his time in fame. He is hurt the most when Coolsville is turned against Mystery Inc. He is dating Daphne, much to the jealously of newsreporter Heather Jasper Howe. He believes that talking is for wimps, but after speaking with Daphne, he realizes he is wrong and battles the Black Knight. He is in a relationship with Daphne.
[[Image:Daphne - Sarah Michelle Gellar.jpg|thumb|[[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] fights with The Black Knight Ghost]]
*'''[[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]''' as '''[[Daphne Blake]]''': Daphne is the beautiful member of the group and rather popular with the males of Coolsville. Daphne develops a rivalry with Heather Jasper Howe, who questions Daphne's role in the gang other than to look pretty. Daphne proves everyone wrong by battling the Black Night Ghost in Wickles' mansion. She keeps her amazing fighting skills. She is in a relationship with Fred.
*'''[[Linda Cardellini]]''' as '''[[Velma Dinkley]]''': The smartest member of Mystery Inc, Velma has a crush on Patrick, the curator of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum. Velma panics whenever she runs into him, and with help from Daphne, becomes a new person at first by dressing in a skin-tight catsuit, but later realises she should just be herself. She always say jinkies as her slang word.
*'''[[Matthew Lillard]]''' as '''[[Shaggy Rogers]]''': Norville Rogers, or named Shaggy for short, is a cowardly guy and best friends with Scooby-Doo. Both cause mayhem at the museum during the [[Pterodactyl Ghost]] rampage, and hold themselves responsible for the collapsing fame of Mystery Inc. To make amends, Shaggy and Scooby take the mystery of the monsters into their own hands, but later learn from Velma that the gangs loves them for what they really are.
*'''[[Neil Fanning]]''' as '''[[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]''': Scooby-Doo is the loyal canine mascot of Mystery Inc. He is a little dense at times and has a speech impedement. His best friend is Shaggy, and the two are quite alike. Scooby and Shaggy feel responsible for the continuous mess ups the gang keep having during their plans to capture monsters, and attempt to make amends by taking the mystery into their own hands.
*'''[[Seth Green]]''' as '''Patrick Wisely''': The curator of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum. He has a crush on Velma, but is rather timid. He cares deeply for his museum and seems to become distant from Velma as more costumes vanish from the museum. However, he is actually a nice guy who cares deeply from Velma, even saving her from falling to her demise.
*'''[[Alicia Silverstone]]''' as '''Heather Jasper-Howe''': A hot and sexy news reporter who seems to enjoy criticizing Mystery Inc. She has a rivalry with Daphne. She is always accompanied by her cameraman Ned, but turns out to really be Jacobo, to Ned's disgust, as they had apparently 'cuddled' before.
*'''[[Peter Boyle]]''' as '''Jeremiah Wickles''': The original portrayer of the Black Knight Ghost, Mystery Inc's very first case. He is accused of being the new portrayer of the Pterodactyl Ghost, but he just wants to be at peace, hoping of opening a mining leisure park in Coolsville's old mining factory.
*'''[[Tim Blake Nelson]]''' as '''Doctor Jonathan Jacobo''': The main villain and original portrayer of the Pterodactyl Ghost. He stole millions of dollars to fund his research into bringing monsters to life, but failed. He apparently died during a prison escape, falling into the ocean.
*'''[[Ruben Studdard]]''' as '''Himself (cameo)''': The winner of [[American Idol]], Ruben Studdard appears at the end of the film singing his own version of the song, "Shining Star".
===Monsters===
The film featured a number of monsters from the classic Scooby Doo cartoons. The monsters were either portrayed in costumes with CGI effects or completely made from CGI animation. Some of the monsters look entirely different from their appearances in the cartoons, although this was done for realism. The monsters in the film were:
the Pterodactyl Ghost, the Black Knight Ghost, the 10,000 Volt Ghost, the Skeleton Men, Captain Cutler's Ghost, Miner 49er, the Zombie, the Tar Monster, the Cotton Candy Glob.
All the monster costumes seen in the film were very similar to their cartoon adaptions, many practically identical. Each monster costume came with a plaque that described the monster's appearance in the show, complete with original artwork of the monsters.
==Sequel==
Production on the direct-to-DVD sequel, [[Scooby Doo 3: Unleashed]], will begin on 5 August 2008.<ref>>{{cite news|url=http://www.dgcbc.com/productions.pdf|title="Scooby-Doo 3: Unleashed will be the third film"|date=[[2008]] [[July 7|-7-7|]]|publisher=[[Production]]}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
A soundtrack was released on [[March 23]], [[2004]].
#[[Don't Wanna Think About You]] - [[Simple Plan]]
# [[You Get What You Give]] - [[New Radicals]]
# Boom Shack-A-Lack - [[Apache Indian]]
# "[[We Wanna Thank You (The Things You Do)]]" - [[Big Brovaz]] <small>(UK theme song - bonus track)</small>
# [[The Rockafeller Skank]] - [[Fatboy Slim]]
# Wooly Bully - [[Bad Manners]]
# The Real Slim Shady - [[Eminem]]
# Shining Star - [[Ruben Studdard]]
# [[Flagpole Sitta]] - [[Harvey Danger]]
# [[Get Ready For This]] - [[2 Unlimited]]
# [[Play That Funky Music]] - [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]]
# Here We Go - [[Bowling for Soup]]
# Love Shack - [[B-52's]]
# Strippin' in Honey - [[Snoop Dog]]
# Friends Forever - [[Puffy AmiYumi]]
# Circle Backwards - Mark Provart
== Reception ==
It was rated PG for some scary action, rude humor and language. The film made its free-TV premiere on [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] before it aired on [[ABC Family]].
The film earned $181,466,833 worldwide, lower than the $275,650,700 worldwide [[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]] grossed two years earlier.
== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.warnerbros.co.uk/scoobydoo2/sd2_flash.html Official website]
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{{ Box Office Leaders USA
| before = [[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]
| year = 2004
| date = March 28
| after = [[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]
}}
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