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{{short description|2004 film directed by Raja Gosnell}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
| image          = Scooby-Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed poster.png
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            =
| director       = [[Raja Gosnell]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Charles Roven]]
* [[Richard Suckle]]}}
| writer         = [[James Gunn]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|[[List of Scooby-Doo characters|Characters]]|[[Joe Ruby]]|[[Ken Spears]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--- Per poster billing. --->
* [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]]
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]]
* [[Matthew Lillard]]
* [[Linda Cardellini]]
* [[Seth Green]]
* [[Peter Boyle]]
* [[Tim Blake Nelson]]
* [[Alicia Silverstone]]}}
| music          = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| cinematography = [[Oliver Wood (cinematographer)|Oliver Wood]]
| editing        = [[Kent Beyda]]
| studio         = [[Mosaic Media Group]]
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<ref name=afi>{{cite web | url = https://www.afi.com/members/Catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=63213 | title = Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | work = [[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] | access-date = August 8, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150920213120/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=63213 | archive-date = September 20, 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|2004|3|20|[[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web |title=World Premiere of ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' Saturday, March 20, 2004 |url=https://www.seeing-stars.com/Meet/MoviePremierePressReleases/ScoobyDoo2.shtml |website=seeing-stars.com |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>|2004|03|26|United States}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes<ref name=afi/>
| country        = United States<ref name=afi/>
| language       = English
| budget         = $25–80 million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web | url = https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Scooby-Doo-2-Monsters-Unleashed#tab=summary | title = Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) | website = The Numbers | access-date = November 25, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160821182537/http://the-numbers.com/movie/Scooby-Doo-2-Monsters-Unleashed#tab=summary | archive-date = August 21, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://people.com/movies/zac-efron-and-amanda-seyfrieds-scoob-to-skip-theaters-and-head-to-digital-like-trolls-world-tour/ | title = Zac Efron and Amanda Seyfried's Scoob! to Skip Theaters and Head to Digital Like Trolls World Tour | website = [[People Magazine]] | date = April 22, 2020 | access-date = May 17, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200510183521/https://people.com/movies/zac-efron-and-amanda-seyfrieds-scoob-to-skip-theaters-and-head-to-digital-like-trolls-world-tour/ | archive-date = May 10, 2020 | url-status = live }}</ref>
| gross          = $181.2&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3647964673/ | title = Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) | website = [[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date = November 25, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161107073236/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm | archive-date = November 7, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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'''''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''''' is a 2004 American [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[Horror film|horror]] film based on the animated franchise ''[[Scooby-Doo]]''. The second installment in the [[Scooby-Doo in film|''Scooby-Doo'' live-action film series]] and the sequel to ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002), it was directed by [[Raja Gosnell]], from a screenplay written by [[James Gunn]], and stars [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Linda Cardellini]], [[Matthew Lillard]], [[Seth Green]], [[Tim Blake Nelson]], [[Peter Boyle]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]], with [[Neil Fanning]] reprising his role as the voice of [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]].

''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on March 26, 2004. Like the first film, it received mostly negative reviews from critics but eventually amassed a [[cult following]].<ref name="OriginalTitle">{{cite news |title=James Gunn Reveals 'Scooby-Doo 2's Original Title For 20th Anniversary |url=https://collider.com/scooby-doo-2-original-title-james-gunn/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Shane Romanchick}}</ref> While profitable, the film grossed less at the box office than its predecessor, resulting in a third film, set to be written and directed by Gunn, being canceled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2004 |title=Matthew Lillard says no Scooby Doo 3 |url=https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073413/https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |website=[[MovieWeb]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mystery Inc. attends the grand opening of the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, featuring an exhibit of monster costumes from Mystery Inc.'s past cases. However, the celebrations are crashed by an "Evil Masked Figure", who announces the gang's impending downfall, before stealing a pair of costumes with help from a supernatural version of the [[Pterodactyl]] Ghost. After that, a [[smear campaign]] against the gang is started by journalist Heather Jasper Howe. [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] and [[Shaggy Rogers]], feeling responsible for ruining the plan to prevent the villain's escape, reflect on how many times they have previously blundered. They then vow to stop bungling up in cases, making attempts to solve the mystery and better themselves, which confuses the others. The gang suspects that a former enemy seeking [[revenge]] for their previous defeat may be the culprit and after dismissing the former Pterodactyl Ghost, [[mad scientist]] Doctor Jonathan Jacobo, due to his apparent death during a failed [[prison escape]], they settle on his cellmate, former Black Knight Ghost Jeremiah Wickles.
 
The gang visits Wickles' mansion, where they find a [[grimoire]] previously owned by Jacobo that serves as an instruction manual for creating real monsters through [[black magic]] and mad science. Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby find an invite to the "Faux Ghost" [[nightclub]], a hang-out for unmasked criminals. They are suddenly attacked by the Black Knight Ghost, but the gang escapes. Shaggy and Scooby sneak out to the Faux Ghost in disguise to interrogate Wickles, but escape when the patrons see through their ruse. Velma identifies a key ingredient in the grimoire as "randominium", located in the old [[silver mining|silver mines]]. The rest of the gang then visit the museum, accompanied by its curator Patrick Wisely, whom [[Velma Dinkley]] has a crush on. However, they find out its entire exhibition has been plundered. Patrick is distraught and leaves to solve the mystery himself.
 
They then confront Wickles at the mines, but they learn that he is planning to reopen them as an [[amusement park]]. Upon learning Wickles hated Jacobo, they conclude that he is innocent. The gang reunites upon finding the Monster Hive, containing a machine that transfigures the stolen costumes into monsters. Shaggy and Scooby play with the machine’s control panel, carelessly activating it and transfiguring the rest of the costumes. The gang flees from the newly created monsters with the panel.
 
The Evil Masked Figure, along with the monsters, begins to terrorize Coolsville, forcing the gang to flee to their old high school clubhouse in shame, where they realize they could reprogram the control panel by altering its wiring. When the Ghost of Captain Cutler emerges from the nearby [[lake]], the gang races back to the mines to reinstall the reprogrammed panel. One by one, the gang split off to lure away the monsters, leaving Shaggy and Scooby to deliver the panel to the Hive. Velma finds a shrine dedicated to Jacobo seemingly built by Patrick, leading her to suspect that he is the Evil Masked Figure; however, this is proven false when he saves her from a collapsing catwalk, before he is caught by the Pterodactyl Ghost.
 
The gang oppose the Evil Masked Figure and the other monsters at the Hive, but are all captured one by one by the Tar Monster and about to be suffocated to death. Luckily, Scooby deters it with a [[fire extinguisher]], before reconnecting and reactivating the control panel, reconfiguring the monsters back into what they were before. Mystery Inc. then unmasks the figure as Howe, only to reveal she is actually Jacobo in disguise. Having unintentionally [[Faked death|faked his death]], he soon devised his plot for revenge against the gang, even [[Frameup|framing]] Wickles to cover his tracks. With Jacobo brought back to justice, the gang is praised as heroes once again. [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] and [[Daphne Blake]] begin a relationship, as do Velma and Patrick, Shaggy and Scooby regain their self-confidence and they all celebrate their victory at the Faux Ghost.

== Cast ==
=== Live action ===
* [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]] as [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]]
** Ryan Vrba as the young Fred
* [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Daphne Blake]]
** [[Emily Tennant]] as the young Daphne
* [[Matthew Lillard]] as [[Shaggy Rogers]]
** Cascy Beddow as the young Shaggy
** [[Nazanin Afshin-Jam]] additionally portrays Shaggy's likeness when he briefly gains [[femininity]] from a serum at the Monster Hive.
* [[Linda Cardellini]] as [[Velma Dinkley]]
** Lauren Kennedy as the young Velma
* [[Seth Green]] as Patrick Wisely
* [[Peter Boyle]] as Jeremiah Wickles
* [[Tim Blake Nelson]] as Doctor Jonathan Jacobo
* [[Alicia Silverstone]] as Heather Jasper Howe
* [[Karin Konoval]] as Aggie Wilkins
* [[Joe MacLeod]], [[Brandon Jay McLaren]] and Aaron Ydenberg as a trio of [[Skateboarding|skateboarders]]
* [[Calum Worthy]] as a [[bicycle]]-riding youngster
* Stephen E. Miller as C.L. Magnus
* Zahf Paroo as Ned
* Christopher R. Sumpton as The Zombie
* [[C. Ernst Harth]] as The Miner 49er
* [[Kevin Durand]] as The Black Knight Ghost

=== Voice cast ===
* [[Neil Fanning]] as [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]
** [[J. P. Manoux]] additionally portrays Scooby when he briefly gains high [[intelligence]] from a serum at the Monster Hive. Manoux had previously voiced [[Scrappy Doo|Scrappy]] Rex in the first film.
* [[Scott McNeil]] as The Evil Masked Figure
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as the vocal effects of the Pterodactyl Ghost, the Zombie and the red-eyed Skeleton Man
* Bob Papenbrook as The Black Knight Ghost
* [[Michael Sorich]] as the Tar Monster and the Cotton Candy Glob
* Terrence Stone as The 10,000 Volt Ghost
* [[Wally Wingert]] as the vocal effects of the green-eyed Skeleton Man

=== Cameos ===
* [[Pat O'Brien (radio and television personality)|Pat O'Brien]]
* [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]]
* [[Ruben Studdard]]
* [[Big Brovaz]]

== Production ==
In June 2002, at the time of the release of ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'', Dan Fellman, the president of [[Warner Bros.]], confirmed that a sequel was in the works and was slated for a 2004 release.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 17, 2002 |title=Scooby Doo 2 in the Works Says WB President |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/1883.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190440/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/1883.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> In March 2003, it was announced that [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], [[Neil Fanning]], [[Matthew Lillard]] and [[Linda Cardellini]] would reprise their roles in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 31, 2003 |title=Original Cast Returning For Scooby-Doo Sequel |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2920.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191714/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2920.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Filming for the sequel began on April 14, 2003 in [[Vancouver]], with [[Seth Green]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 7, 2003 |title=Seth Green Joins 'Scooby-Doo 2' Cast |work=Killer Movies |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2932.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621190216/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo2/articles/2932.html |archive-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> During the film's 20th anniversary in 2024, screenwriter [[James Gunn]] revealed that the original title for the sequel was ''Scooby-Doo Unleashed''.<ref name="OriginalTitle" />

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
[[File:Solent Blue 709 - Flickr - megabus13601 (2).jpg|thumb|left|A bus advertising the film in [[England]]]]
''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' opened March 26, 2004, and grossed $29.4 million (over 3,312 theaters, $8,888 average) during its opening weekend, ranking No. 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216145220/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scoobydoo2.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> It grossed a total of $84.2 million in North America, and went on to earn $181.5 million worldwide, more than $90 million less than the $275.7&nbsp;million worldwide ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' grossed two years earlier. It was the twenty-ninth highest-grossing film of 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic Box Office For 2004 |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217125837/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2004&p=.htm |archive-date=February 17, 2009 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> and ranks as the sixth highest-grossing movie of all time featuring a dog (animated or otherwise) as a major character.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dog Movies at the Box Office |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=dog.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225073714/http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=dog.htm |archive-date=2013-12-25 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

The film was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on April 2, 2004, topping the country's box office for three straight weekends before being dethroned by ''[[Kill Bill: Volume 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040402 | title = Weekend box office 2nd April 2004 – 4th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 3, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210203230550/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040402 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040409 | title = Weekend box office 9th April 2004 – 11th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 7, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210207115513/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040409 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040416 | title = Weekend box office 16th April 2004 – 18th April 2004 | publisher = 25thframe.co.uk | access-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-date = February 3, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210203070428/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/charts/box-office.php?chart=20040416 | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' holds a rating of 22% based on 119 reviews and an average rating of 4.3/10. The site's consensus reads: "Only the very young will get the most out of this silly trifle."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=scooby_doo_2_monsters_unleashed |type=movie |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed | title = Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | website = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = November 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022171611/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed | archive-date = October 22, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, an improvement over the previous film's "B+".<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web | url = https://www.cinemascore.com/ | title = CinemaScore | work = cinemascore.com | access-date = May 30, 2020 | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20170916153548/https://m.cinemascore.com/ | archive-date = September 16, 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film two stars out of four, stating, "This is a silly machine to whirl goofy antics before the eyes of easily distracted audiences, and it is made with undeniable skill."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=March 26, 2004 |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed movie review (2004) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425133102/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-2004 |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Dave Kehr]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film a negative review, saying, "In the strictly secular-humanist world of ''Scooby-Doo'', there are no real ghosts, but only humans desperate for attention who disguise themselves as supernatural figures."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/movies/film-in-review-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed.html |title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'Scooby-Doo 2' -- 'Monsters Unleashed' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207125338/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/26/movies/film-in-review-scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed.html |archive-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Kehr |first1=Dave }}</ref>

[[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film a two out of five stars, stating, "it's straight down the line family fare, nothing inspired, nothing objectionable: a few funny lines."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/02/dvdreviews.shopping3 |title=Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=April 2, 2004 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913123209/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/02/dvdreviews.shopping3 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nick DeSemlyn of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire Magazine]]'' also gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "This sequel is a step up from the first. Scooby's animation is improved, there are some fun action sequences and a smattering of amusing moments. But the same manic mugging that spoiled the original mars this movie, and the result is a film only a six year-old on a sugar rush could love."<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSemlyn |first=Nick |title=Scooby-Doo Too: Monsters Unleashed |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/scooby-doo-monsters-unleashed-review/ |website=Empire|year=2000 }}</ref> [[Common Sense Media]] gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "Sequel is milder than original; potty humor, peril, violence."<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2004 |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - Movie Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001102832/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |website=Common Sense Media}}</ref>

{{Anchor|Accolades}}
The film won the [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Remake or Sequel]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.razzies.com/forum/2004-razzie-nominees-winners_topic5533.html | title = 2004 RAZZIE® Nominees & "Winners" – The Official RAZZIE® Forum | publisher = Razzies.com | access-date = 2013-01-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130303195751/http://www.razzies.com/forum/2004-razzie-nominees-winners_topic5533.html | archive-date = March 3, 2013 | df = mdy-all}}</ref>

== Home media ==
[[Warner Home Video]] released the film on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]] on September 14, 2004, in both full-screen and widescreen editions. The DVD included deleted scenes from the film's production and other special features, such as two music videos, a "making of" and trailers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Scooby Doo 2 Coming September 14|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/25/scooby-doo-2-coming-september-14|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 7, 2023|date=May 25, 2004|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407195956/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/05/25/scooby-doo-2-coming-september-14|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 9, 2010, Warner Bros. released both the film and its predecessor as a double feature [[Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCutcheon|first=David|title=Scooby-Doo, Where Are Blu?|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/18/scooby-doo-where-are-blu|publisher=IGN|access-date=May 15, 2023|date=August 18, 2010|archive-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515222513/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/08/18/scooby-doo-where-are-blu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-DooScooby-Doo_2_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274 | title = 'Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' Announced for Blu-ray &#124; High-Def Digest | publisher = Bluray.highdefdigest.com | date = 2010-08-18 | access-date = 2013-01-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100915013835/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Warner_Brothers/Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo_2:_Monsters_Unleashed_Announced_for_Blu-ray/5274 | archive-date = September 15, 2010 | url-status = live }}</ref>

== Video games ==
Two video games loosely following the plot of the film were released in 2004 to coincide with the film's release; a 3D point and click adventure on the PC and a 2D [[beat 'em up]] platformer on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. In both games, one ending could only be seen by entering a code displayed at the end of the film after the credits.

== Soundtrack ==
A soundtrack was released on March 23, 2004, on [[compact disc]] and [[cassette tape]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-the-album-mw0000696857 |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221083740/https://www.allmusic.com/album/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed-the-album-mw0000696857 |url-status=live }}</ref>

# "[[Don't Wanna Think About You]]" by [[Simple Plan]] (Simple Plan had also performed [[What's New, Scooby-Doo?|the titular theme song]])
# "[[You Get What You Give (song)|You Get What You Give]]" by [[New Radicals]]
# "[[Boom Shack-A-Lak]]" by [[Apache Indian (musician)|Apache Indian]]
# "[[Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)]]" by [[Big Brovaz]]
# "[[The Rockafeller Skank]]" by [[Fatboy Slim]]
# "[[Wooly Bully]]" by [[Bad Manners]]
# "[[Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Shining Star]]" by [[Ruben Studdard]]
# "[[Flagpole Sitta]]" by [[Harvey Danger]]
# "[[Get Ready for This]]" by [[2 Unlimited]]
# "[[Play That Funky Music]]" by [[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]]
# "Here We Go" by [[Bowling for Soup]]
# "[[Love Shack]]" by [[The B-52's]]
# "Friends Forever" by [[Puffy AmiYumi]]
# "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" by [[MxPx]]

"The Rockafeller Skank", "Flagpole Sitta", and "Love Shack" are not featured in the film. Certain songs are omitted from the CD, including Mark Provart's "Circle Backwards" and "Monsters", [[Bon Jovi|Bon Jovi's]] "[[Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]", and [[Clay Aiken|Clay Aiken]]'s "[[The Way/Solitaire|The Way]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Matthew |title=10 Awesome Songs That Were Written For Terrible Movies |url=https://whatculture.com/music/10-awesome-songs-that-were-written-for-terrible-movies?page=3 |website=whatculture.com |publisher=WhatCulture |access-date=19 February 2025}}</ref>

==Canceled sequel==
In October 2002, Warner Bros. approved production of a third film. Dan Forman and Paul Foley were hired to write the script for ''Scooby-Doo 3''. In August 2004, Matthew Lillard said in an interview that the third ''Scooby-Doo'' film was canceled because the second had not done as well as expected, which he attributed to Warner Bros. releasing it at an inappropriate time.<ref name=":0" /> In a 2019 interview, [[James Gunn]] revealed that he was set to write and direct but the film did not happen due to the financial disappointment of the previous film, stating, "although it did well, it didn't do well enough to warrant a third, so the movie was never made."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/2020/03/16/scooby-doo-3-james-gunn-writer-director-deal/|title=Scooby Doo: James Gunn Says He Was Set to Write and Direct Third Movie|date=2019-03-16|work=comicbook|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407123922/https://comicbook.com/movies/2020/03/16/scooby-doo-3-james-gunn-writer-director-deal/|archive-date=April 7, 2020|url-status=live|first=Charlie|last=Ridgely}}</ref>Gunn tweeted the plot for the canceled film in 2020. Which was that "The Mystery Inc. gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they are being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims. Scooby and Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices and narrow belief systems."<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1245491587364188164|user=JamesGunn|title=The Mystery Ink gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they're being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims & Scooby & Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices & narrow belief systems. (Yes, Really!)|author=James Gunn|author-link=James Gunn|access-date=April 4, 2020|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402124957/https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1245491587364188164|archive-date=April 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of films featuring dinosaurs]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/scooby-doo-2-monsters-unleashed}}
* {{IMDb title|0331632}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|scooby_doo_2_monsters_unleashed|Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed}}
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