''Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo'' is a 2010
direct-to-DVD animated comedy horror mystery fantasy film
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, and the fourteenth entry in a series of
direct-to-video
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animated film
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s based upon the ''
Scooby-Doo
''Scooby-Doo'' is an American media franchise owned by Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Entertainment and created in 1969 by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears through their animated series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', for Hanna-Barbera (which wa ...
''
Saturday morning cartoons. The film is directed by
Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone.
It was produced in 2009 by
Warner Bros. Animation and it was released on February 16, 2010. It made its television debut on July 10, 2010 on
Cartoon Network
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.
The film performed well on iTunes, reaching the Top 10 on the Kids & Family film charts and the Top 40 on the iTunes film charts. The DVD sold 61,341 units in its first week and as of January 2013, it has sold approximately 433,000 units.
This marks the first ''Scooby-Doo'' animated film to feature
Matthew Lillard voicing
Shaggy Rogers (having previously played the character in the theatrical live-action ''Scooby-Doo'' films), as well as the first direct-to-video ''Scooby-Doo'' film since ''
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'' not to feature Shaggy's original voice actor
Casey Kasem as his voice. This marked the final ''Scooby-Doo'' role of
John Stephenson before his death in 2015. This is also the first Scooby-Doo project to have
Andrea Romano as the voice director since
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
The art style and visuals are now in a different format, with a darker, more realistic look similar to ''
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'' and ''
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost'', and this marks the third film where the characters are in their original outfits and designs from the ''
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' series, followed by ''
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire'' and ''
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico''.
Plot
After helping Mystery Inc. solve a factory mystery,
Velma Dinkley receives a call from her mother to check on her younger sister Madelyn, a student of the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, after learning it is being terrorized by a
gryphon. Upon their arrival, the gang meet Madelyn, who has a years-long crush on
Shaggy Rogers; the academy's namesake Whirlen Merlin; his brother Marlon, the academy's cook and butler; Crystal, Whirlen's former stage assistant; Amos the groundskeeper; and Alma Rumblebuns, the school's head maid. They also learn that the gryphon has been scaring off students and staff.
Madelyn takes Shaggy on a tour of the school, explaining that the gryphon originally protected the castle the academy is based in before they are attacked by the beast. As the remaining students save for Madelyn leave, Mystery Inc. attend classes themselves. Amidst this, they learn of ice cream mogul Calvin Curdles' repeated attempts to buy the castle and suspect him of being behind the attacks. Velma and
Daphne Blake soon find a secret passage leading to the school's attic, where they learn Rumblebuns used to date Curdles. Meanwhile, Madelyn finds a book on Lord O'Flannery, the castle's original owner who wielded a staff said to be able to control the gryphon and was laid to rest on a nearby island that is said to be haunted by a
banshee. Despite this, the gang travel to O'Flannery's crypt and successfully recover the staff, but are chased off by the banshee before the gryphon attacks them. In the confusion, Shaggy and Madelyn lose the staff. She attempts to retrieve it, but is kidnapped by the gryphon. Concurrently, the others learn that Amos is secretly working for Curdles, but are forced to focus on saving Madelyn while Curdles renews his effort to make Whirlen sign over the castle.
While moving through the castle, they discover the Banshee is a hologram before the gryphon separates Shaggy and his dog
Scooby-Doo
''Scooby-Doo'' is an American media franchise owned by Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Entertainment and created in 1969 by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears through their animated series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', for Hanna-Barbera (which wa ...
from the others, who flee to get help. Nonetheless, Shaggy uses the staff to locate the gryphon's roost and rescue Madelyn before throwing it at the beast, causing it to lose control and eventually crash, revealing it was actually a puppet operated by Marlon via a blimp hidden by a fog machine. After discovering O'Flannery used hidden mechanical devices to make outsiders believe the castle was protected by a gryphon, Marlon restored them and created the banshee illusion to scare off trespassers. Having grown tired of Whirlen taking credit for his work, Marlon sought to use the devices to go solo, but was forced to use them to facilitate Curdles' plot to make the necessary capital. Marlon subsequently apologizes, which Whirlen accepts. Additionally, Velma reveals Amos knew of Marlon's work with the gryphon and told Curdles, who reveals further he wanted the castle to win back Rumblebuns.
Afterward, Curdles and Rumblebuns renew their relationship, the Merlin brothers make Madelyn their apprentice, and Curdles sponsors the academy's reopening.
Voice cast
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Frank Welker as
Fred Jones and
Scooby-Doo
''Scooby-Doo'' is an American media franchise owned by Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Entertainment and created in 1969 by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears through their animated series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', for Hanna-Barbera (which wa ...
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Matthew Lillard as
Shaggy Rogers
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Grey DeLisle as
Daphne Blake
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Mindy Cohn as
Velma Dinkley
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Danica McKellar as Madelyn Dinkley
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James Patrick Stuart as Whirlen Merlin
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Brian Posehn as Marlon Merlin
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Diane Delano as Alma Rumblebuns
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Jeffrey Tambor as Calvin Curdles
* Crystal Scales as Crystal
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John DiMaggio as Amos
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Dave Attell as G.P.S.
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Olivia Hack as Treena
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Dee Bradley Baker
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as Sherman
* Melique Berger as Maxwell's Mother
*
John Stephenson as Sheriff
EP
An
EP soundtrack
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was released exclusively to
iTunes Stores in the U.S. on September 14, 2010.
# "Scooby Abracadabra-Doo" - 2:11
# "Magic" - 2:06
# "Tomorrow" - 2:13
References
External links
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{{Warner Bros. animation and comics
2010 films
Scooby-Doo direct-to-video animated films
2010 American animated direct-to-video films
Warner Bros. direct-to-video animated films
2010s monster movies
Films directed by Spike Brandt
Films with screenplays by Paul Dini
Films directed by Tony Cervone
American children's animated comedy films
Animated films based on animated series
American children's animated mystery films
Animated films based on Celtic mythology
Animated films set in castles
2010s children's animated films
2010s English-language films
Films with screenplays by Alan Burnett
Films produced by Sam Register
English-language science fiction horror films