''Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire'' is a 2003 American

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film, and the fifth in a series of direct-to-video films 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 ...

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s. It was completed in 2002, and released on March 4, 2003, and it was produced by

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, but included a copyright for Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.. It is the first ''Scooby-Doo'' direct-to-video film to have the flatter, bright art style and visuals of the ''

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'' series, departing from the darker shading and effects used in the four prior released films, the first to return to the original format where the monster is not real and the first to return to a lighter tone than that of the prior and darker ''Scooby'' made-for-video films. This film served as

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's first solo animated production effort without longtime partner

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and musician who is best known for co-creating ''Tom and Jerry'' and providing the vocal effects for the series' title characters. Alongside Joseph B ...

, who died in 2001, and is one of two direct-to-video films to reunite the 1969–73 voice cast for the human Mystery Inc. members consisting of

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, Nicole Jaffe, and Heather North. Since

Don Messick Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo; Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ''The Flintsto ...

died in 1997, Welker provides Scooby's voice (in addition to voicing Fred Jones).

Plot

While traveling through

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, the Mystery Inc. gang head to a music contest being held at an

outback The Outback is a remote, vast, sparsely populated area of Australia. The Outback is more remote than Australian bush, the bush. While often envisaged as being arid, the Outback regions extend from the northern to southern Australian coastli ...

landmark called Vampire Rock, which they later learn got its name from a mythological Australian vampire called the

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. Upon their arrival, they reunite with their friends the Hex Girls and encounter festival managers Daniel and Russell; Daniel's grandfather, Malcolm, who disapproves of the festival; and competing band Two Skinny Dudes. Upon learning one of the performers was kidnapped by vampires, which scared off several others, Mystery Inc. inquire further. Daniel and Russell explain that a band called Wildwind were turned into vampires by the Yowie Yahoo sometime prior and are said to haunt Vampire Rock ever since. Taking the case, Fred Jones enters Mystery Inc. in the contest to lure out the Yowie Yahoo. While practicing, they are approached by Wildwind's former manager, Jasper Ridgeway, and his current band, the Bad Omens. Suspicious of Ridgeway, who they suspect might be forcing the Bad Omens to dress up as vampires to scare off their competition, Mystery Inc. splits up. Fred,

Daphne Blake Daphne Blake is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. She is a core member of Mystery Incorporated and is depicted as coming from a wealthy family. She is noted for her beauty, fashion sense, and her knack for getting into dan ...

, and

Velma Dinkley Velma Dinkley is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. She is usually seen wearing a baggy orange turtleneck sweater, a short red pleated skirt, knee high socks, Mary Jane shoes, and a pair of black square glasses, which she ...

investigate Ridgeway's trailer, where they find Ridgeway kept mementos from Wildwind and discover him trying to get the Hex Girls to sign him as their manager. Meanwhile,

Shaggy Rogers Norville "Shaggy" Rogers is a fictional character and one of the main characters in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. He is characterized as an amateur detective, and the long-time best friend of his dog, Scooby-Doo. Character description Shaggy ...

and his dog

stay by the food stands, but are attacked by Wildwind, who later kidnap the Bad Omens and Hex Girls. Chasing Wildwind into nearby caves, Shaggy and Scooby stay outside while Fred, Daphne, and Velma venture inside. The trio stumble onto used camera and film equipment before they are chased out by the vampires. They jump into a pool of water to escape them, saving Shaggy and Scooby from a pack of dingoes in the process. The vampires corner the gang, but the dingoes temporarily scare them off. The Yowie Yahoo attempts to attack the group, but Scooby's collar reflects the approaching sunrise, dispelling it. Seemingly immune to the sun, Wildwind returns to chase the gang until they and Daniel trap them. The gang subsequently unmask Wildwind, revealing Russell and Two Skinny Dudes. They explain that they wanted to reunite as Wildwind and restart their career, only to learn they were not allowed to enter the contest. In retaliation, they modified their costumes to better resemble vampires, created a hologram of the Yowie Yahoo, sent most of their kidnapped competitors on free

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scuba diving tours, and left the Hex Girls for dead in the outback when they refused. Having rescued the Hex Girls, Malcolm returns them safely while Wildwind is arrested and Daniel names Mystery Inc. the contest's winners by default. The gang and Hex Girls put on a celebratory performance.

Voice cast

as Shaggy *

and

Fred Fred or FRED may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Fred ...

* Nicole Jaffe as Velma * Heather North as

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Phil LaMarr Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'', where he stayed for five seasons. His voice acting roles in animated series include the Sam B of ' ...

as Daniel Illiwara and King *

Jeff Bennett Jeff Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor. He voiced the titular character of ''Johnny Bravo'', Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Ace, Ace, List of The Powerpuff Gi ...

as Jasper Ridgeway, Jack and Lifeguard #1 *

Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...

as Malcolm Illiwara, the Yowie Yahoo * Jennifer Hale as Thorn and Queen *

Jane Wiedlin Jane Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress, best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and backing vocalist of the new wave music, new wave band The Go-Go's. She voices Dusk, the drummer and ba ...

as Dusk *

Kimberly Brooks Kimberly Brooks is an American voice actress. Brooks has voiced characters in video games since the mid-1990s. She has played the voice of Luna in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise as part of The Hex Girls, Ashley Williams in the ''Mass Effect'' s ...

as Luna * Michael Neill as Russell/Dark Skull and Matt Marvelous *

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He has been voicing SpongeBob SquarePants (character), the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media since its debut in 1999. Kenny has voice ...

as Harry/Stormy Weathers, Barry/Lightning Strikes and Lifeguard #2

References

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