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Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire is the seventeenth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on March 13, 2012.
Premise[]
The gang attend a vampire themed music festival, during which an apparently real vampire chooses Daphne for his bride.
Synopsis[]
Tulie sings a song about the bayou and fights off gators that interrupt his fishing. He addresses the audience (or whoever his addled mind makes him see), and shows a crown he found in the swamp that came from an unwilling vampire bride. He interrupts himself to say he must go back to the beginning.
The gang is investigating the sewers under a factory. Fred warns Shaggy and Scooby that the Cockroach Monster is coming their way, and they think they see it, but the rest of the gang arrives and shows them it was just a regular cockroach casting a large shadow. Then the real monster shows up. Velma manages to subdue it by opening a pipe and spraying it with high-pressure water. It turns out to be Mr. Clopper, who wanted to build up his extermination business. Velma looks around and sees the rest of the gang is in a bad state: Fred stuck to the flypaper he wanted to use for a trap, Shaggy and Scooby fainted on the ground, and Daphne panicked by the regular cockroach. Velma suggests it's time for a vacation once more, and everyone agrees.
On the road in the Mystery Machine, Velma won't reveal the destination until they get there. Shaggy says he doesn't care as long as there are no monsters. The whole gang breaks into song about this, as Velma drives in a reckless way that manages to get them there. They arrive at Chauve Sourie Ville, a small town in Louisiana which is hosting a vampire festival called "Vampire Palooza." Shaggy and Scooby complain about this, but the others tell them the vampires aren't real and there's nothing to be afraid of.
They enter the festival, meeting Jesper Poubelle (an anti-vampire agitator), Lita Rutland (the festival organizer), and finally Vincent Van Helsing (their host, and the unsuccessful author of vampire books). Van Helsing takes them to see his vampire museum and shows off a set of vampire wedding jewelry and the real jewel of his collection, a glass-faced casket containing the inert body of Valdronya, a centuries-old vampire.
It is time to go to a show performed by Fangenschanz, a troupe of "vampire" actors that only perform at night. After an introductory song by their leader, Bram, they attempt a vampire resurrection chant. Valdronya appears, and it's not the actor the troupe expected to play the role, named Henry. Valdronya flies off, and the audience applauds and leaves, thinking it was all part of the act. Van Helsing thinks it was real because they used an authentic magical ritual. He berates the actors, but Daphne seems quite taken with Bram, making Fred jealous.
The gang offers to investigate, and heads back to the museum to see if Valdronya has really left his tomb. They find the tomb empty but still sealed. As they puzzle over this there is a crash and the vampire jewels are stolen. Valdronya flies up and takes a close look at Daphne, whom he says would be a good bride. The others come after him with stakes, so he flies away.
In Van Helsing's home the next day, they talk with Daniel, a security guard they found unconscious in the museum. He has what look like vampire bite marks on his neck, but they quickly prove he just fell and zapped himself with his own taser.
Out on the festival grounds, they find Lita Rutland wants to profit from the publicity of the vampire appearance. She tells a phony story about being attacked that gets on the news. Jesper Poubelle also gets a media exposure benefit for his anti-vampire crusade. They check out the trailer of his organization and discover he plans to run for Mayor.
On the way back, they are attacked by Valdronya. He clings to the top of the car and reaches in through the skylight. Daphne tears off a piece of fabric from his sleeve, and Velma forces him off the car by running through a very low tunnel.
Back at the festival, Poubelle enters with a gang of "vampire hunters" deputized by the Sheriff, who will also enforce the dusk-to-dawn curfew that Poubelle wanted. This angers Rutland, but there's nothing she can do about it.
Shaggy and Scooby are wandering around the fairgrounds, and end up running into Bram and his fellow actors, who are acting kinda strange. Scooby and Shaggy try to defuse the ensuing situation when Valdronya attacks them again. They run, and Shaggy gets grazed by a wooden stake thrown by Valdronya, which he thinks is a vampire bite. They both end up covered with ketchup, and they get spotted by Poubelle, who declares they are both vampires, with Scooby a shape-shifter who has taken the form of a dog. Poubelle and his mob chase them into the swamp.
Shaggy thinks the "bite" means he is turning into a vampire, and he tries to get Scooby to leave, but Scooby won't. They sing a song about sticking together.
Early the next day, after spending the night in a hollow tree, Scooby and Shaggy run into assorted swamp creatures and seek refuge in a cabin belonging to "Tulie's boat rentals." They meet "Tulie" who says it isn't his real name. He was an inventor whose prototype flying shoes were stolen by a vampire a couple of weeks ago, and it has made him a little crazy. He offers them gumbo, which they eat, until he reveals the secret ingredient: leeches. They flee his cabin in one of the old rental boats.
Meanwhile, the rest of the gang talks with Van Helsing in his home. They now doubt the vampire is real, because the fabric from the sleeve is modern material. Van Helsing explains that the vampire coffin was opened when it first arrived and the body was re-dressed because the old fabric was in bad shape. He shows them a box with old material he says came from the original garments.
Daphne decides to go to question the Fangenschanz troupe. Fred is jealous and asks if she wants help. She says she knows how to handle them. It turns out she is wrong. After Bram sings to her about becoming immortal, he and his troupe kidnap her to become the bride of the vampire.
Back at the house, the others find out from Van Helsing that if Valdronya marries and steals the soul of a woman who is beautiful and pure of heart his powers will become much greater. The marriage must take place that night. Just then, Fred gets a text message from Daphne that she has been kidnapped by the actors and they realize that she has been chosen as the vampire bride.
Fred arms himself with a stake-shooting gun, and they all head to the swamp, to find and stop the ceremony from taking place. When they get close, a pair of monstrous hands emerge from the reeds and drag Van Helsing away. He shouts to them to go on and save themselves. Shaggy and Scooby show up from the swamp and are brought up-to-date about stopping the wedding.
The actors have tied Daphne by the hands between two trees, and they tell her they expect to be rewarded with vampiric immortality if they give her to Valdronya as his bride. They put the vampire wedding jewels on her and sing to attract Valdronya to claim her. The monster does, and with a swirl of green Aphrodite mist he sends the actors to sleep, telling them that when they awake they will be immortal. Daphne also succumbs to the mist and in a trance she agrees to the wedding.
Shaggy and Scooby create a distraction with a camera and get Valdronya to chase them, while Velma sneaks in to untie Daphne. Valdronya gives chase, shooting balls of fire. Shaggy accidentally turns on the propelling fan on the boat and the mist blows away Van Helsing's garmets. Fred shoots a net and then stakes, pinning the monster upside-down against a tree.
They unmask Valdronya, revealing Vincent Van Helsing. He exploited the vampire wedding to create his own new tourist attraction, and to sell more books (even Velma points out that his book isn't actually half bad). The Sheriff arrests Van Helsing and the actors. Bram makes an appeal to go on a date with Daphne after he gets out of prison. She coldly tells him "Not on your life, bad boy." and says that she doesn't dates actors. The gang get into the Mystery Machine to go on a different vacation which they hope will not include any more monsters.
Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc.
- Scooby-Doo
- Shaggy Rogers
- Fred Jones (main story and flashback)
- Daphne Blake
- Velma Dinkley
Supporting characters:
- Tulie (only appearance)
- Lita Rutland (only appearance)
- Jesper Poubelle (first appearance)
- Sheriff (only appearance)
Villains:
- Cockroach Monster (only appearance)(no lines)(Mr. Clopper's disguise)
- Mr. Clopper (only appearance)
- Lord Valdronya (only appearance)(main story and flashback)(Vincent Van Helsing's disguise)
- Vincent Van Helsing (only appearance)
- Fangenschanz (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Bram (first appearance)(main story and flashback)
Other characters:
- Rat Creature (mentioned)
- Glot Monster (mentioned)
- Snakeasaurus (mentioned)
- Cockroach (only appearance)(no lines)
- Teen vampire cosplayer (first appearance)
- Abraham Van Helsing (only appearance)(statue)(deceased)
- Henry (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Daniel (only appearance)
- Cop (only appearance)
- Kelly Smith (only appearance)
- Cameraman (only appearance)(no lines)
- Old woman (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Factory
- New York (mentioned)
- Louisiana
- Par La Bas (mentioned)
- Seattle (mentioned)
- Police department (flashback only)
Objects[]
- Lantern
- Leeches
- Flashlights
- Giant flypaper
- Burger
- Silverlight
- Corn dogs
- Jesper Poubelle's megaphone
- The Lord's Return
- Bram's sunglasses
- Wooden stakes
- Pizza
- Hot dogs
- The Bride of the Vampire
- Garlic
- Hot dog
- Hot dog bun
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Gumbo
- Drinky hat
- Tulie's flying shoes
- Vampire wedding jewelry
Vehicles[]
- Rowboat
- The Mystery Machine
- News van
- Air boat
- Police cars
- Police van
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Jesper Poubelle | To solve an issue to help him get elected Mayor. |
Lita Rutland | To increase sales at the festival. |
Bram | Publicity for his vampire acting troupe. |
Vincent Van Helsing | To sell his books. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Opening | |
Mr. Clopper as the Cockroach Monster | To increase his extermination business. |
Main film | |
Vincent Van Helsing as Lord Valdronya | To create a year-round tourist attraction, and to sell books. |
Fangenschanz | To become immortal vampires. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
Song | Credits | Performed by |
---|---|---|
"Bayou Breeze" | Written and produced by Andy Sturmer | Jim Cummings |
"Done With Monsters" | Written and produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer | Grey DeLisle Matthew Lillard Bets Malone Frank Welker Jim Wise |
"The Vampires Dance" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Obba Babatunde Julianne Buescher Christian Campbell Rob Paulsen Robert Townsend |
"Valdronya Returns" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Obba Babatunde Julianne Buescher Christian Campbell Rob Paulsen Robert Townsend |
"Valdronya Returns (Reprise)" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Obba Babatunde Jeff Bennett Julianne Buescher Christian Campbell Rob Paulsen Robert Townsend |
"The Vampire's Bite" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Mindy Sterling |
"Scooby and Me" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Obba Babatunde Jeff Bennett Julianne Buescher Christian Campbell Jim Cummings Matthew Lillard Rob Paulsen Mindy Sterling Robert Townsend Frank Welker |
"Do You Want to Live Forever?" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Grey DeLisle Christian Campbell |
"Bride of the Vampire" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Obba Babatunde Julianne Buescher Christian Campbell Rob Paulsen Robert Townsend |
"Done With Monsters (reprise)" | Written by Randy Rogel Produced by Randy Rogel and Andy Sturmer |
Grey DeLisle Matthew Lillard Bets Malone Frank Welker Jim Wise |
Notes/trivia[]
- This is the first musical in which all of the gang breaks into song (Shaggy had a number of his own in Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, and sang a single line of a number in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King).
- This movie was included in Cartoon Network's Scooby-Doo! Back to School Marathon (August 10–11, 2013).
- The Mystery Machine's License plate makes a rare appearance, this time it's 159 343.
- This is Jim Cummings' first Scooby-Doo film since Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.
- A few descriptions of the film use the name Scooby Doo: Song of the Vampire, which might have been its working title.
- The Police Academy that Fred went to is presumably in Coolsville, but it isn't explicit.
- Scooby Snacks are NOT in this movie.
- There are quite a lot of hints in this movie of a real Valdronya, (see his talk page), although it could be bad plotting and errors in animations.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises:
- Traps:
- Clues:
- Scooby Snacks bribe: None.
- "Ruh-roh" count:
- "Zoinks" count: 1
- "Jeepers" count: None.
- "Jinkies" count: 2
- "Let's split up, gang" count: 1
- Velma loses her glasses: None.
- Daphne getting kidnapped: Held hostage by Valdronya.
Cultural references[]
- When Velma says vampires live in Seattle it is a reference to the book Twilight. Another reference to Twilight, is the book Velma is holding is called Silverlight.
- Setting a vampire story in Louisiana may be a tribute to the True Blood series on HBO, based on Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery books.
- Bram's name comes from Bram Stoker, author of the 1897 novel Dracula.
- The sheriff is based on Don Knotts' Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show.
- There is considerable borrowing and warping of Christian symbolism: the resurrection and the empty tomb, Van Helsing's books titled The Lord's Return and The Bride of the Vampire (like the church as the Bride of Christ).
- During the song "Done With Monsters," Daphne wears a ghost mask that bears a resemblance to the Ghostbusters logo.
- One of the anti-vampire protesters has a sign reading, "Here Comes the Sun", a reference to the Beatles song of the same name.
- The name of the vampire troupe Fangenschanz recalls the theater group Mummenschanz, who use mime, strange masks, light and shade in their performances.
- This marks one of the few times Fred lets someone else drive the Mystery Machine. This time it's Velma who is behind the wheel.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- In most night shots, Scooby is missing his shading.
- Van Helsing in the costume of Valdronya likely used concealed flamethrowers. That however is impossible if you have knockout gas emitters as well. (possibly errors in the animation)
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- Velma forgot to explain how Valdronya could fly. From an earlier scene it seems likely he used rocket shoes he had stolen from Tulie.
- It's also not explained how Valdronya was able to shoot fire, likely used concealed flamethrowers. That how ever is impossible if you have knockout gas emitters as well. (possibly errors in the animation)
In other languages[]
Language | Title | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Brazilian Portuguese | Scooby-Doo! e a Música do Vampiro | Scooby-Doo! and the Music of the Vampire |
Greek | Scooby-Doo! Η Μουσική του Βαμπίρ | Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire |
Hungarian | Scooby-Doo! Vámpírmusical | Scooby-Doo! Vampire Musical |
Italian | Scooby-Doo! e il Festival dei Vampiri | Scooby-Doo! and the Vampires' Festival |
Polish | Scooby-Doo: Pogromcy wampirów | Scooby-Doo: Vampire Killers |
Russian | Скуби-Ду! Музыка вампира | Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire |
Spanish (Latin America) | Scooby-Doo! Música de Vampiros | Scooby-Doo! Music of Vampires |
Swedish | Scooby Doo-Vampyrsånger | Scooby Doo-Vampire Songs |
Thai | สคูบี้-ดู ตอน มนต์เพลงแวมไพร์ | Scooby - Watch the Vampire Magic Music |
Home media[]
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire DVD released by Warner Home Video on March 13, 2012.
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire Blu-ray Disc released by Warner Home Video on March 13, 2012.
- Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 26, 2013.
Quotes[]
Shaggy: Are we missing something here? Like, what's so romantic about undead creatures, who sleep in coffins, prowl the night in search of victims, steal their blood and turn them into their zombie servants. |
Velma: You know, I'm pure of heart. Does anyone think of kidnapping me? |
Shaggy: So I'm not going to turn into a bloodsucking weirdo? |
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Images[]
References[]
External links[]
- TBA