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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

The greatest mystery is how it all began.

20096.41h 22m

Overview

Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head straight into nonstop laughs and adventure.

Directed by Brian Levant
Written by Steven Altiere, Daniel Altiere
Produced by Brian Levant, Brian J. Gilbert
Box Office0Revenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

Nick Palatas

Nick Palatas

Shaggy

Hayley Kiyoko

Hayley Kiyoko

Velma

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Scooby-Doo (voice)

Robbie Amell

Robbie Amell

Fred

Kate Melton

Kate Melton

Daphne

Benita Ha

Benita Ha

Mom

Shawn Macdonald

Shawn Macdonald

Principal Deedle

C. Ernst Harth

C. Ernst Harth

Janitor

Garry Chalk

Garry Chalk

Vice Principal Grimes

Kurt Evans

Kurt Evans

Dad

Themes & Keywords

high schoolfriendshipspiritdogfamilyhigh school student

About Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is a mystery, comedy, fantasy film released in 2009 exploring themes of high school, friendship, spirit, dog, family, high school student. Directed by Brian Levant, it stars Nick Palatas, Hayley Kiyoko, Frank Welker. Unjustly accused of staging a spooky practical joke complete with ghosts, Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy are suspended from Coolsville High. To clear their names, they team up to solve the supernatural mystery…and head straight into nonstop laughs and adventure.

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