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The gang is pulled out of retirement to investigate a mystery on a familiar zombie-infested island.The gang is pulled out of retirement to investigate a mystery on a familiar zombie-infested island.The gang is pulled out of retirement to investigate a mystery on a familiar zombie-infested island.
Frank Welker
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
Grey Griffin
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
Matthew Lillard
- Shaggy Rogers
- (voice)
Kate Micucci
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
Janell Cox
- Cat Person
- (voice)
- …
David Herman
- Jack
- (voice)
- …
Dave B. Mitchell
- Driver
- (voice)
- …
Cassandra Peterson
- Elvira
- (voice)
Roger Rose
- Lead Cat Person
- (voice)
- …
Travis Willingham
- Seaver
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- Jeremy Adams
- Davis Doi(uncredited)
- Glenn Leopold(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaIn Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), Mystery Inc. were presented as adults with jobs. Daphne and Fred were television journalists on a show where she was also the hostess, Velma owned a bookstore, and Shaggy and Scooby were US Customs agents. However, the floating timeline of the direct-to-video series has retconned them from adults back to teenagers. This movie is established as taking place less than a year after Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019), where they were stated to be on the verge of turning 18. This resulted in some impromptu, and often unconvincing, retcons to explain some of the scenes shown in flashback. For example, Daphne's journalism is changed to her being on a school project, which for some reason gained interest from Chris the talk show host. The bookstore and Customs bits are simply never mentioned.
- GoofsEven though never shown in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), there could have been a guest book for Mystery Inc. to have signed off-screen. Although it was a private residence, it more operated like a bed and breakfast to help Simone lure people to the island, in which case a guest book would make sense.
- Crazy creditsThe ending credits feature "outtakes" from the movie-within-the-movie, accompanied by Elvira commentary.
- ConnectionsEdited into Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
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A disappointment & and a wasted opportunity
A major disappointment I'm afraid to say. Such a wasted opportunity. I usually love all the Scooby-Doo DTV movies, but Return to Zombie Island did not impress me. You can't help but compare it to the original Zombie Island, which is just brilliant.
This sequel isn't worthy of association in my books. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into too much detail, but the supernatural elements are practically discarded. Instead we get a plot that's contrived & boring, and jokes that are hit and miss (mostly miss). Also, the way Velma is written in this movie is an affront to her character. Yes she's a skeptic, but you can be a skeptic without being an insufferable know-it-all.
On the whole, the children will probably enjoy it, but for those of us who grew up with the original, Return to Zombie Island is a wasted attempt to capitalise on the nostalgia of the original movie. If, like me, you love the original Zombie Island, skip this mess.
This sequel isn't worthy of association in my books. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into too much detail, but the supernatural elements are practically discarded. Instead we get a plot that's contrived & boring, and jokes that are hit and miss (mostly miss). Also, the way Velma is written in this movie is an affront to her character. Yes she's a skeptic, but you can be a skeptic without being an insufferable know-it-all.
On the whole, the children will probably enjoy it, but for those of us who grew up with the original, Return to Zombie Island is a wasted attempt to capitalise on the nostalgia of the original movie. If, like me, you love the original Zombie Island, skip this mess.
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- conallturley
- Sep 6, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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