Scooby-Doo Abracadabra-Doo | |
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Screenplay by |
Alan Burnett Paul Dini Misty Lee |
Story by | Alan Burnett |
Directed by |
Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Robert J. Kral |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
Distributor | Warner Home Video |
Release | |
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Chronology | |
Preceded by | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009) |
Followed by | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010) |
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo is a 2010 direct-to-DVD animated comedy horror mystery fantasy film, and the fourteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. The film is directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. It was produced in 2009 by Warner Bros. Animation and it was released on February 16, 2010. It made its television debut on July 10, 2010 on Cartoon Network The movie performed well on iTunes, reaching the Top 10 on the Kids & Family movie charts and the Top 40 on the iTunes movie charts. The DVD sold 61,341 units in its first week and as of January 2013, it has sold approximately 433,000 units. This is also the first Scooby-Doo animated movie that featured Matthew Lillard voicing Shaggy Rogers. The animation is now in a different format, with a darker, more realistic look similar to Zombie Island, and the characters are now in their original outfits and designs from the original Where Are You! series.
After wrapping up their latest mystery, Velma gets a call from her mother asking that she check on her younger sister Madelyn, who attends a college for magicians. The gang head off to the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, located in an old Irish castle. They meet the owner, Whirlen Merlin, along with his brother Marlen, who acts as cook and butler, and Crystal, Whirlen's former stage assistant. Fred is , to Daphne's irritation. The gang learns that a giant griffin has been scaring away the students and staff. After dinner, Velma, Daphne, and Fred are talking in the hall, when Daphne comments on his attraction to Crystal. Fred explains that she is so graceful, then he and Velma make fun of Daphne's klutziness.