Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (film)


 * For other uses, see Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster.

'Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster' is an American live-action/CGI supernatural mystery comedy television film based on Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! animated TV series which aired from 1969 to 1970. It was written by Steven and Daniel Altiere, produced by Brian Levant and Brian J. Gilbert, and directed by Levant. It was aired on October 16, 2010 on Cartoon Network, and later released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on March 1, 2011. It was a co-production between Warner Premiere and Cartoon Network, in association with Atlas Entertainment, Telvan Productions, and Nine/8 Entertainment.

Characters
Luke Youngblood Jane Oshita (Hawaiian dancer suit) Danielle Hawkins (roller disco suit) Jade Quon (hip hop suit) Philip "Spee-D" Albuquerque (hip hop suit)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wanda Grubwort
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Beverly Sanders
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hayley Kiyoko
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robbie Amell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nick Palatas
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kate Melton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker (voice)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kate Melton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker (voice)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker (voice)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teacher
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Old Man Frickert
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hilda Trowburg
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Marion Ross
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bigfoot
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Loch Ness Monster
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thorny Blake
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ted McGinley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Senator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Nichelle Nichols
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lake Monster of Erie Pointe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Carey L. Jones
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lake Monster/Elmer Uggins
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Moll
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Senator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Nichelle Nichols
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lake Monster of Erie Pointe
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Carey L. Jones
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lake Monster/Elmer Uggins
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Moll
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lake Monster/Elmer Uggins
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Moll
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Richard Moll

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Erie Pointe Citizen (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Ohio
 * Coolsville
 * Coolsville High School
 * Frickert residence
 * Cleveland (map)
 * Erie Pointe
 * Trowburg's Gas & Goods
 * Erie Pointe Country Club
 * Erie Pointe Beach
 * Lake Erie
 * Lighthouse
 * Erie Pointe Floating Museum
 * Bank of Hanna-Barbera (mentioned)
 * Scotland (indirectly mentioned)
 * Loch Ness (mentioned)
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Visitor's Guide to Erie Pointe
 * Scooby Snacks
 * Bone Appétit
 * Moonstones
 * Erie Pointe Citizen newspaper
 * Acme Paint

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine
 * School bus

Filming
It was announced on March 12, 2010 that filming would commence on March 15 around Southern California.

A scene cut that was considered gratuitous featured Old Man Frickert himself played by Jonathan Winters, a reference to his role as Maude Frickert in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Frickert Fracas."

It was copyrighted in 2010.

Music
The music was composed by David Newman, who also worked on the previous film.

Songs

 * 1) "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - Nick Palatas, Kate Melton, Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, and Frank Welker
 * 2) "Scared With You" - Nick Palatas, Kate Melton, Robbie Amell, and Hayley Kiyoko
 * 3) "Circles" - Bruce Garnitz

Crew credits

 * Casting director: Harriet Greenspan
 * Visual effects supervisor: Peter V. Ware
 * Costume designer: Alexis Scott
 * Editor: Eric Osmond
 * Production designer: Stephen Lineweaver
 * Director of photography: Dean Cundey
 * Line producer and unit manager: Tom Keniston
 * First assistant director: Todd Hilvard
 * Second assistant director: Jasmine Marie Alhambra
 * Stunt coordinator: Eddie L. Watkins
 * Stunt performers: Chris Antonucci, Eugene Collier, Seth Duhame, Timothy Eulich, Marie Fink, Jeremy Fitzgerald, Patrick Gallaway, Casey Hendershot, Bevin Kaye, Rashon Khan, Mark Kubr, Dana Reed, Kenny C. Richards, Con Schell, Alivn Zalamea
 * Art director: Caty Maxey
 * Storyboard artists: Daryll Henley, Robin Richesson
 * Art department coordinator: Tom Zamora
 * Set decorator: Brana Rosenfeld
 * Leadman: Tom Callinicos
 * "A" camera operator: Casey Hotchkiss
 * 1st assistant "A" camera operator: William Coss
 * 2nd assistant "A" camera operator: R. Scott Goodrich
 * "B" camera operator: John Joyce
 * 1st assistant "B" camera operator: Kevin Potter
 * 2nd assistant "B" camera operator: Scott Whitbread
 * Underwater camera operator: Michael Kerris
 * 1st assistant camera operator/Underwater unit: Jack Ellingwood
 * Video assistant: Bryce W. Shields
 * Still photographer: Dale Robinette
 * Sound mixer: Steve Morrow
 * Boom operator: Craig Dollinger
 * Sound utility: Aaron Grice
 * Production supervisor: Geoffrey Warner
 * Production officer coordinator: Jamie Carpenter
 * Assistant production office coordinator: Robyn Kubena
 * Second 2nd assistant director: Colleen Casey
 * Production accountant: Kelley Sims
 * 1st assistant accountant: Timothy P. Tundel
 * Location manager: Briana Burke
 * Key assistant location managers: David Park, Nicholas Biron
 * Script supervisor: Dawn W. Dreiling
 * Costumers: Lorraine Mahru, Rhona Meyers, Sybil Mosely, Kat Williams
 * Department head, make up artist: Teresa Vest
 * Make up artist: Karen Rentrop
 * Special make up effects artists: Greg Nicotero, Shannon Shea, Alex Diaz
 * Department head, hair stylist: Ramona Fleetwood
 * Hair stylist: Justina Tucker
 * Chief lighting technician: Mike Orefice
 * Assistant chief lighting technician: Gary Stark
 * Rigging gaffer: Colin Couto
 * Best boy rigger: Robert Aguilar
 * Balloon technicians: Brandon Alpern, Eric Cortez, Neil Young
 * Key gripper: Frank Montesanto
 * Best boy gripper: Mike Strong
 * Dolly grip "A" camera operator: Robert Preston
 * Dolly grip "B" camera operator: Dwayne Barr
 * Property master: Tony Bonaventura
 * Assistant property master: Scott Guyson
 * Construction coordinator: Denis Cordova
 * Construction foreman: Daniel Brewer
 * Greens: Steve Borghese
 * On set dresser: Dennis Winter
 * Special effects supervisor: Larry Fioritto
 * Special effects technicians: Tom Ceglia, Mark Lilienthal, Ric San Nicholas, Jack Jennings, Robert Turk
 * Assistant to Brian Levant: Taylor Levant
 * Ket set production assistant: Jen Willis
 * Set production assistants: Neil Arnote, Marisa Xochitl Castro, Obi Ikemefuna, Rosalina Castillo
 * Office production assistants: Lo Brown, Garrett Honea, Devin Rapson
 * Animal wranglers: Kevin Kinzer, Erin Shelley, Cody Smith, Philip Smith
 * Choreographer: Paul Becker
 * Casting associate: Susan Putnam
 * Extras casting director: Debe Waisman
 * Transportation coordinator: Michael Perrotti
 * Transportation captain: Juan Ramirez
 * Caterer: Bruce's Gourmet Catering
 * Craft service: Laura Bagano
 * Set medic: Dan Shine
 * Unit publicist: Gary Miereanu
 * Post production supervisor: Jan Kikumoto
 * Visual effects coordinator: Sean Ware
 * Visual effects editor: Wilt Henderson
 * 1st assistant editor: Travis Dultz
 * Post production and VFX assistants: Tim Cravens, Jack Mullins
 * Supervising sound editor: Mike Wilhoit
 * Sound effects editors: Onnalee Blank, Karan Vassar
 * First assistant sound editor: David Stanke
 * Foley editor: Kerry Carmean-Williams
 * Rerecording mixers: Andy D'Addario, Onnalee Blank
 * Foley mixer: Brett Voss
 * Foley artists: Jeffrey Wilhoit, James Moriana
 * ADR mixers: Dean St. John, Ron Bedrrosian, John Wagner
 * Scooby-Doo animation and visual effects: The Animation Picture Company/Wonderland Studios: Mark Dippe, Lynn Gephart, Manhong Han, Hyunseung Yu, Bongkyu Lim, Choongseok Choi, Dongmin Han, Hyunwook Kim, Sunmi Kwak, Younggyu Lee, Jaebum Park, Wondae Seo, Seungyong Lee, Tracy Park, Minhee Lee, Yeonsoo Kim, Jaewook Baek, Minyoung Choi, Chelmin Joung, Seongkyung Kim, Hyungsook Lee, Choonsik Kim, Jihye Park, Hoyong Lee, Shin Nam, Sungchol Choi, Jaehwa Jung, Jaesoon Ryu, Hyunkwon Cho, Yongsoo Choi, Haneul Kim, Yunghee Kim, Kyungjin Lee, Hyunjung Namgung, Jeonghwa Seo, Jon Kostem
 * FuseFx: David Alentau, Tim Jacobsen, Aldo Ruggiero, John Lindstein, Dane Collier, Matt Von Brock, Diane Macke, Derek Raymond]], Andrew Tamandl, Jesse Sandifer, Jason Fotter, Josh Miyaji, Ignacio Garceron, Jim Richardson, Ryan Iltis
 * Visual effects services: Custom Film Effects
 * Visual effects supervisor: Mark Dornfield
 * Visual effects producer: Christopher Cundey
 * Titles designer: Eric Ladd
 * Colorist: Sue Gates
 * IQ artist: Manny Dubon
 * IQ assistants: Karlo Babakhanian, Vahe Giragol
 * Project supervisor: Christine Carr

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 16, 2010 at 7 pm on Cartoon Network; March 1, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc

Behind the scenes

 * On the side of the school bus, Coolsville High is in District #1969.
 * The Mystery Machine's vanity plate is "MZTERY1."
 * When Daphne and Fred disguise themselves in the clothing store, they dress virtually identically to their cartoon selves. Later, in the rap part of "Scared With You," Fred does wear a wig and matching clothes to look exactly like his cartoon counterpart.
 * The end credits are played over what is supposed to be Scooby's scrapbook. Some of them include outtakes from the movie.
 * A caption beneath the gang as a barbershop quartet says "Not the White Stripes" in reference to the rock duo of the same name.
 * Another one reads "The Fresh Princess" under a photo of Daphne DJing, which refers to the nickname of actor/rapper Will Smith and his self-titled sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
 * Mystery Inc. as a rock band is a parody of the Ramones.
 * The rap part of "Scared With You" was written by director Brian Levant.

Errors

 * Due to being filmed in America instead of Canada, the outside of the school looks completely different from the first film.

Marketing and promotion
In conjunction with the movie, Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced on February 12, 2010 that they had set up the "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Movie Sweepstakes" on Zoinks Points!! reward site which would give the prize winner, with three guests, a chance to visit the set during filming.

On August 1, 2010, Cartoon Network aired a specially-created teaser trailer starring Nick Palatas and the voice of Frank Welker as Shaggy and Scooby, respectively, at the beach.

On March 1, 2011, Zoinks Points!! ran another sweepstakes for the DVD and Blu-ray's release, called "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Vacation Sweepstakes!" where the grand prize was an all-expense-paid vacation to a mystery lake resort for a family of four. In contrast, a runner up prize for ten people was a gift pack that consisted of a towel, blanket, lunch box, DVD of the movie, and a Ghost Patrol toy.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * September 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster on DVD.
 * September 22, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * October 24, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster on DVD.
 * October 24, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster on Blu-ray Disc/DVD/digital copy.
 * October 24, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo: 4 Live-Action Film Collection on DVD.

Trailers
Teaser trailer:

Trailer:

DVD and Blu-ray Disc trailer: