Scooby-Doo (film)/Trivia

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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.