Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) (V)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jim Stenstrum

Writer:

Mark Turosz (written by)

Release Date:

9 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The game you follow along!

Plot:

Scooby-Doo and the gang are trapped into a video game! So they follow up to Scooby Snacks to the last level and they met the cyber gang who just look like themselves. So, the cyber gang decided to help the gang to defeat the phantom virus. |

Plot Keywords:

Scooby Doo | Video Game | Amusement Park | Cartoon | Horror For Kids

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Scott Innes	...	Scooby-Doo / Cyber Scooby-Doo / Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers / Cyber Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers (voice)
Joe Alaskey	...	Oficer Wembley (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Eric Staufer (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Daphne Blake / Cyber Daphne Blake (voice)
Tom Kane	...	Professor Robert Kaufman (voice)
Mikey Kelley	...	Bill McLemore (voice)
Gary Anthony Sturgis	...	Phantom Virus (voice) (as Gary Sturgis)
B.J. Ward	...	Velma Dinkley / Cyber Velma Dinkley (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Fred / Cyber-Fred (voice)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G | Germany:6 | UK:U (TV rating) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the film when the gang meets their cyber counterparts, you can tell the real Scooby from the cyber Scooby by the color of their collars (red and blue). There are a couple of errors, however. In the scene where the monster goes over the water flume, both Scoobys wear a red collar in one shot. In a later scene, when the gang stands outside the arcade, Scooby's collar changes from red to blue between shots.

Movie Connections:

References Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

Soundtrack:

Double Double Joint

Serviceable kids movie but no more than that

Freddy, Daphne et al go to visit a friend in the computer lab of a well-known University. The day before they arrive though, a virus from a computer game comes to life and terrorises the staff. Investigating this appearance the gang find themselves sucked into the game and realise that they will have to play their way out if they are to survive. Along the way can they stop the virus and uncover who was behind it in the first place? With a plot that is pretty much lifted from Tron and a script that never has anything of interest for adults this film will be a hard sell to viewers who are not Scooby fans. The plot is a simple device for allowing the gang to be chased across all manner of places without the need for a mystery or story to develop. They have the usual unmasking at the end but it all seems like an afterthought rather than the conclusion of the build-up. The chases and monsters will amuse kids but their aren't many laughs for adults who will find the script lacking in all but the slightest touch of irony or knowing wit – and even that is pretty poor. However as a kids film it just about does enough even if there have been better Scooby films.

The voice talent are all pretty good – I say "all" but really the lion's share of the work is dropped on Innes. He plays his many characters well and I like his voices. Alaskey is obvious; Ward is OK; Welker is convincing but I must admit that I found DeLisle to be quite bland and not suit the rest of the gang. Overall though it was OK; rather uninspired and full of pointless chases rather than a good mystery story but it'll work for children that like Scooby Doo even if the rest of the audience might start finding other things to do with their time.