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Scooby
Doo Goes Hollywood
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Children
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| Video: |
1.33:1
full frame |
| Audio: |
Dolby 1.0
Mono |
| Language: |
English,
French, Spanish |
| Subtitle: |
English,
French, Spanish |
| Length: |
49 min |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
06/04/2002
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| Studio: |
Warner
Bros. Family Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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Get the Picture- How
to Draw Scooby Doo |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
The Mystery
Inc. Yearbook |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Yes |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
"America Loves Scooby
Doo," "Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase" |
| Other:
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The Scooby
Doo Network game, DVD-ROM games and weblink |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Don Messick,
Casey Kasem, Frank Weller, Heather North, Patricia Stevens |
| Screenplay
by: |
Written by:
Duane Pool, Dick Robbins |
| Produced
by: |
Don Jurwich, Joseph Barbera,
William Hanna |
| Directed
By: |
Ray Patterson
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| Music: |
Hoyt S. Curtin,
Paul DeKorte |
| The
Review: |
Of the various made-for-tv movies
to come out of the Scooby Doo franchise, "Scooby Doo Goes
Hollywood" is easily the least embraced of them all. Featuring
a plot that pits our favorite canine hero in the midst of
Hollywood stardom, in one of those stories where a tv character
realizes he's an actor and wants to better his abilities,
the movie gives Mystery Inc. little to do in this film, and
that, coupled with animation that doesn't capture the heart
of the original series, makes this one for hardcore Scooby
fans, and even they might not warm to it.
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| Image
and Sound |
Nothing
much to discuss here, except that the colors appear to be
soft and drained of vibrancy, while the sound is hideously
presented in its original 1.0 big fat mono form.
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| The
Extras |
Despite
the lacking movie, the special features can be worth your
time. The most interesting of these is the Mystery, Inc. yearbook,
which features cast and crew interviews with the series creators
Hanna and Barbera, and voice cast members Frank Weller, Casey
Kasem, and Heather North. Then there is a two-minute short
on how to draw Scooby Doo, an interactive DVD game, music
videos, and trailers for various Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
titles, including the horrendous movie version of "Scooby
Doo."
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| Commentary |
None |
| Final
Words: |
Kids
might like it, but some Scooby buffs may be disappointed. |
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