Teenage detectives Daphne, Velma, Fred and Shaggy have just been suspended from school. Accused of staging a spooky practical joke, the four friends and one hungry dog named Scooby-Doo, fight to clear their name.

Film Trivia

• Frank Welker, who provides the voice of Scooby-Doo in this film, originally voiced Fred in the 1970 cartoon series Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
• Before becoming a director, Brian Levant wrote a number of episodes for the hit US television series Happy Days.
• Screenwriters Daniel Altiere and Steven Altiere also co-wrote another dog-themed movie, Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts.

If you like Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins, try these:

• Hotel For Dogs
• Dr Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
• Scooby Doo
• Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed