Scooby-Doo (film)/Trivia
Trivia about Scooby-Doo (film) includes:
- Breakthrough Hit: For James Gunn.
- Creator Backlash: Linda Cardellini personally didn't like how adult-oriented the film was.
- The Danza: Freddie Prinze Jr. played Fred Jones.
- Deleted Scene:
- There was an Animated Credits Opening that was unused.
- Daphne encounters a possessed Velma at the women's locker room.
- Scooby faked a heart attack multiple times at the chamber.
- Velma is seen performing "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" as Emile revealed that she had a Fake High.
- DVD Commentary: By Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar and Matthew Lillard.
- Fake American: Aussie Isla Fisher played Mary Jane.
- Fan Nickname: The film was nicknamed by fans "Scooby-Doo: Spooky Island" to help differentiate itself with the franchise.
- Mid-Development Genre Shift: The film was going to be an R-rated parody but due to the flop of the PG-13 rated Josie and the Pussycats, it got retooled into a self-aware PG film.
- Missing Trailer Scene:
- The teaser trailer attached to screenings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone had Scooby being spotted at a Batman themed manor with him saying "Who, me? Ruh-uh!"
- Fred asks Scrappy "Did somebody spike your dog bowl?"
- Preview Piggybacking: A trailer of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was attached to screenings of this film.
- Role Reprisal: Scott Innes, who voiced Scrappy in several commercials returned to voice him in this film.
- What Could Have Been:
- The Luna Ghost would have been the main villain of the film but James Gunn suggested Scrappy.
- Tim Curry would have played Emile Mondavarious until he learned that Scrappy would be in the film.
- James Gunn revealed on June 2017 that there was an R-rated cut with unedited cleavage.
- James Gunn revealed on an interview with Anthony Anderson that Anderson was considered to play the Voodoo Maestro but backed out due to schedule conflicts with Kangaroo Jack.
- Word of Gay: James Gunn wanted Velma to be a lesbian before WB decided to keep her straight.
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