''Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?'' is a 2005 American

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, and the ninth in a series of direct-to-video animated films based on 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. The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States on May 13, 2005. The film was first aired on

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in the United States on November 24, 2005. It was released on

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and

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in the United States and Canada on December 13, 2005. It was produced by

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, though it featured a logo and copyright for Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. at the end. This is the last ''Scooby-Doo'' film to have a VHS release.

Plot

In a flashback to 41 B.C.E, following her losses at the

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and Battle of Alexandria,

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...

visits her tomb beneath the

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to bury a treasure and form an undead army of her fallen soldiers to protect it. As she prepares for her own death, she casts a curse upon the treasure to protect it. In the present,

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 ...

works with an archaeological team led by Prince Omar to restore the Sphinx, during which they find an ancient necklace and stumble onto Cleopatra's tomb. Meanwhile, Velma's friends in Mystery Inc. travel to Egypt for a surprise visit. Though their van, the Mystery Machine, breaks down in the desert, they receive help in reaching the Sphinx from Amahl Ali Akbar and his hawk Horus. Upon their arrival, they also encounter Rock Rivers, the host of ''Fear Facers'' whose show was recently cancelled after he was caught faking footage and who came to Egypt to investigate Cleopatra's curse. Eventually, the gang reunite with Velma before they are interrupted by a group of treasure hunters led by a heavy-handed archeologist named Dr. Amelia Von Butch. Over Velma's pleas of Cleopatra's curse, which says all who enter will be turned to stone, Amelia's group use explosives to detonate the entrance. Suddenly, a sandstorm forces everyone inside, where Mystery Inc. find a petrified Omar. Despite this, Amelia's group press on while Fred Jones opts to solve the mystery. Velma reluctantly agrees and the gang follow Amelia, only to activate a trap that separates

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

from them. As the undead army attacks all three groups, Velma is found seemingly petrified. Rivers, Fred, and

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 ...

retrieve the necklace from her and eventually find Amelia's group, whereupon they are all attacked by Cleopatra, who has risen as a

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. Though Fred and Daphne escape outside and reach a bazaar, Amelia catches up to them, steals the necklace, and knocks them out. Amahl finds the pair and offers to help them find their friends. Concurrently, Scooby and Shaggy end up in a hidden lost city, where they are mistaken by its inhabitants for their pharaoh, Ascoobis, and his manservant Shagankhamen respectively. While reaping the benefits, the city's high priest Hotep arranges to have them sacrificed to the "Spirit of the Sand", but the pair expose it as a giant robot before Fred, Daphne, and Amahl arrive. After exposing Hotep as a disgraced civil engineer named Armin Granger, who is wanted for illegally damming the

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, and seeing him arrested by local authorities, the trio tell Shaggy and Scooby what happened to Velma before Fred formulates a plan to stop Cleopatra. Returning to the main chamber, Mystery Inc. find Amelia captured by Cleopatra's army while her team has been petrified. Per Fred's plan, Daphne dresses as Cleopatra and leads the lost city's citizens into battle against the undead army. In the chaos, Amelia steals Cleopatra's crown, but causes the Nile to burst into the tomb, flushing its riches outside. After subduing Amelia, Mystery Inc. are surprised to learn that the Cleopatra revenant is actually Velma. She reveals that the undead soldiers are Omar and his workers, the petrified victims were statues, and Amelia's team were safely captured. Aware of Amelia's intentions, Omar recruited Velma to help him stop her and hired Rivers to document the experience to gain historical protection for the tomb. Afterward, Amelia and her group are arrested while Omar's team finish restoring the Sphinx. Though Shaggy accidentally fires a large firecracker at it and destroys its nose, Omar feels the Sphinx looks better without it.

Voice cast

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific v ...

as Scooby-Doo and Fred Jones *

Casey Kasem Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio presenter who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably ''American Top 40'', as well as the weekly syndicated televi ...

as Shaggy Rogers *

Grey DeLisle Grey DeLisle (; born Erin Grey Van Oosbree; August 24, 1973), sometimes credited as Grey Griffin, is an American voice actress and singer-songwriter. DeLisle is known for various roles in animated productions and video games. On September 27, ...

as Daphne Blake / Natasha *

Mindy Cohn Melinda Heather "Mindy" Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress. She starred as Natalie Green in the sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' from 1979 to 1988, and is known for voicing Velma Dinkley in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise from 2002 to 2015 ...

as Velma Dinkley *

Christine Baranski Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995–1998). Baranski is als ...

as Amelia Von Butch *

Ajay Naidu Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born February 12, 1972) is an American actor and director best known for playing Samir in ''Office Space''. He also made guest appearances in such critically acclaimed television shows as ''The West Wing'' and ''The Sopran ...

as Prince Omar Karam *

Ron Perlman Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...

as Armin Granger aka Hotep / Ancient One #2 *

Jeremy Piven Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series '' Entourage'', for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. He also starred in the Britis ...

as Rock Rivers *

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young ...

as Campbell *

Oded Fehr Oded Fehr (; born ) is an Israeli American actor based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of '' The Mummy'' and its sequel '' The Mummy Returns'', as well as Carlos Olivera in '' Resident Evil: ...

as Amahl Ali Akbar / Ancient One #1 *

Virginia Madsen Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. She is the recipient of two Critics' Choice Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Gl ...

References

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