Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (film)

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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (film)
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Production company	Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Distributor	Warner Home Video
Release date	March 4, 2003
Run time	1:09:08
Starring	Frank Welker Casey Kasem Nicole Jaffe Heather North Kenney Kevin Michael Richardson Phil LaMarr Jeff Bennett Tom Kenny Michael Neill Jennifer Hale Jane Wiedlin Kimberly Brooks
Executive producer(s)	Joseph Barbera Sander Schwartz
Producer(s)	Margaret M. Dean Scott Jeralds
Music composed by	Gigi Meroni Rich Dickerson
Screenplay by	Mark E. Turosz
Director(s)	Scott Jeralds
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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire is an American animated mystery/horror-comedy direct-to-video film based on the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! TV series in 1969. It was released by Warner Home Video through the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label on March 4, 2003. It was written by Mark E. Turosz, and produced and directed by Scott Jeralds. The film is the fifth installment in the Scooby-Doo 2-D animated direct-to-video film series.

Mystery Inc. infiltrates a rock festival while on vacation in Australia, after the contestants are kidnapped by the Yowie Yahoo, a gigantic vampire, who appears and reappears in an instant.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Daniel Illiwara	Phil LaMarr
Malcolm Illiwara	Kevin Michael Richardson
Matt Marvelous	Michael Neill
Yowie Yahoo	Kevin Michael Richardson
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Daphne Blake	Heather North Kenney
Velma Dinkley	Nicole Jaffe
Shaggy Rogers	Casey Kasem
Swamp monster	N/A
Shark monster	N/A
Peg leg captain	N/A
Sea Serpent Smuggler #1	N/A
Sea Serpent Smuggler #2	N/A
Sea Serpent Smuggler #3	N/A
Lifeguard #1	Jeff Bennett
Lifeguard #2	Tom Kenny
Jasper Ridgeway	Jeff Bennett
Russell	Michael Neill
Queen	Jennifer Hale
King	Phil LaMarr
Jack	Jeff Bennett
Thorn	Jennifer Hale
Luna	Jane Wiedlin
Dusk	Kimberly Brooks
Barry	Tom Kenny
Harry	Tom Kenny
Lightning Strikes	Tom Kenny
Stormy Weathers	Tom Kenny
Dark Skull	Micheal Neill

Organizations

• Wildwind
• Mystery Incorporated
• Sea Serpent Smugglers
• The Hex Girls

Locations

• Earth
  • Australia
    • Sydney
      • Vampire Rock
      • Sydney Harbor
        • Sydney Harbor Bridge
      • Sydney Opera House
    • Bondi Beach
    • Illiwara residence
  • United States (mentioned)

Objects

• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
• Aussitale Gazette

Vehicles

• Cruise ship
• The Mystery Machine

Production

Development

Due to creative differences during Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, this led to the "brain trust" of Davis Doi, Jim Stenstrum, and Lance Falk quitting after they found out that Warner Bros. had yet again hired Mark Turosz, a contracted live-action writer, who didn't understand how animation worked from script to screen, especially in the constrained time conditions they were expected to work within, which required more artists than usual for Cyber Chase.

Before leaving, Falk did do his own take of the film which ironically featured the gang on a complex adventure around the world.

Filming

This is the first film to be recognized on-screen as a Warner Bros. Animation/Warner Bros. Family Entertainment production, due to Hanna-Barbera still being active for the last four films. This changed when co-founder, William Hanna, died in 2001.

Music

The music was composed by Gigi Meroni and Rich Dickerson.

Songs

1. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" - uncredited rock band
2. "Gotta Go" - uncredited rock band
3. "Getaway Yeah" - Holland Greco
4. "Hex Girl" - Jennifer Hale, Kimberly Brooks, Jane Wiedlin
5. "Who Do Voodoo" - Jane Wiedlin
6. "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" - Krystal Harris

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 4, 2003 on VHS and DVD

Behind the scenes

• This is the first DTV film not to have Scooby Snacks.
• The Hex Girls make a second appearance after Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost, although the events of that film aren't referred to.
• At the end of the movie, where the dingoes are howling, one of them is holding it's leg in the air. This is an exact reference to the animated DTV Balto II: Wolf Quest, where Aleu would hold her leg in the air when she howled.
• Before they go sightseeing, Shaggy and Scooby are apparently playing the Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase created by Eric Staufer from the film of the same name.
• This movie and the next film Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico is dedicated to animator Bob Onorato.

Errors

• The accents of Malcolm, Daniel, and Russell are that of New Zealanders and not of Australians.
• Australia has no native cats (aside from domesticated cats), and the dingos seen in this movie look more like wolves rather than what they truly look like (large golden-yellow dogs with curved tails).
• It is never explained how the Yowie Yahoo could use lightning beams to pull the performers up to him when he would attack and kidnap the bands.
• Some scenes show cars driving on the right, but this is set in Australia, where cars drive on the left.
• Malcolm is shown sending smoke signals. This is a tradition of Native Americans, not indigenous Australians.
• It seems strange that Jasper wouldn't recognize Wildwind without their makeup, considering that he used to be their manager and should have at least one time seen the band without their makeup.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
  • November 21, 2022: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 10-Disc Bumper Collection on DVD.

• In the United States:
  • March 4, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire on VHS.
  • March 4, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire on DVD.
  • March 12, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire on Blu-ray Disc.

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