Scooby-Doo: The Luna Ghost (Script)

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FADE IN: 1 EXT. SWIRLING FOG - NIGHT "Shaggy, Where Are You?" by Shaggy begins playing. We open to the full moon. This moon hangs over Wow-O Toy Factory, a sprawling wonder from the dawn of the industrial age. A rush of fog swirls in before us, and it solidifies into the title of this, our humble tale: "SCOOBY-DOO." SCOOBY (O.S.): Scooby-Dooby-Doo! Serif text appears with a typewriter effect, reading: "Wow-O Toy Factory: The Case Of The Luna Ghost." 2 INT. WOW-O TOY FACTORY - NIGHT A stack of clown dolls sits, still. Then, suddenly, they fly apart. The Luna Ghost crashes through the dolls. He is an eerie, Victorian-era clown with billowing headdress, cloth-coverеd eyes and a mischievous, malignant grin. Hе grips gorgeous redhead Daphne Blake over his shoulder. Her shapely body is tightly bound with colorful children's rope. She's screaming–not out of terror, but frustration. DAPHNE: Let go of me! Okay, now I really have a wedgie. The Luna Ghost leaps weightlessly through this turn-of-the-century factory, bouncing from machine to machine. Daphne's lime scarf trails them like a tail. DAPHNE: Fred! Velma! Will you guys hurry it up? This ghost keep grabbing– The ghost grabs at Daphne, causing her to shriek. DAPHNE: Please! Velma Dinkley stands on a catwalk over the factory. She is a cute, but too-busy-to-care tomboy. She sports thick spectacles and an orange cowl-neck sweater. She moves to the railing and spots the glowing ghost. VELMA: Jinkies. Velma speaks into a walkie talkie as she hurries down the catwalk. VELMA: Fred. Fred Jones is practicing an elaborate martial arts move with a fire hose as a weapon. Fred's handsome in a frat-boy way, with blond hair hanging over his ears. He wears a red ascot, loose white shirt and powder blue boot-cut slacks. VELMA (O.S.): Come in, Fred. Fred! Can you hear me? FRED: Fredster here, Velms. He catches his reflection in the polished steel of a nearby machine, and winks. VELMA (O.S.): Shockingly, Daphne's been captured again. That's okay. Intercut Fred and Velma: VELMA: When the Luna Ghost rounds the corner with Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby will pop out of the barrel– FRED: Then you'll activate the conveyor built, spilling the vat of oil onto the floor. The Luna Ghost and Daphne land on the cement floor. Hardly making a sound. Beyond them, a wooden barrel sits by a conveyor belt, trembling from inside. Velma and Fred hide. VELMA (O.S.): Just remember my plan! The ghost creeps near the barrel. He notices Scooby's tail flicking nervously out a knothole. Daphne's mouth is now gagged with her lime scarf. We hear teeth chattering. SHAGGY (O.S.): Like, chill out, Scooby-Doo. Stop shakin'. SCOOBY (O.S.): Re? Rhat's you! SHAGGY (O.S.): Oh, right. It's me. Sorry, heh. The ghost produces a flaming wick from within his flowing robes. He blows a plume of fire from his mouth. It scorches Scooby's tail. SCOOBY: Ripes! Scooby-Doo, the gargantuan Great Dane we all know and love, throws the lid off the barrel. He springs upward as he blows out his fiery tail. The lid falls back down on his head, spooking him and bringing his attention to the ghost. LUNA GHOST: Boo. Scooby screams. Shaggy Rogers pops up. He is a skinny dude with a scruffy goatee and a messy mop of hair. He and Scooby are face to face. SHAGGY: Scooby-Doo, what are you doing, man? Scooby sees what Shaggy doesn't, the Luna Ghost, just a few feet away, staring directly at him. He pantomimes to warn Shaggy. SHAGGY: Like, this is no time to... to... Oh, boy. Like, there's a ghost right behind me, isn't there? SCOOBY: Ruh-huh. Shaggy turns and sees the Luna Ghost standing there. The ghost unleashes another torrent of fire toward them. Shaggy and Scooby shriek like girls, dodging the incoming flame. Velma panics; she activates the conveyor belt, spilling the oil onto the floor. SCOOBY (O.S.) Go, Raggy, go! Scooby-Doo again pokes his head out of the top of the barrel. Shaggy's legs pop out below, knocking off the bottom. They stand, an awkward Scooby/Shaggy creature, and attempt to run from the ghost. Due to the slick oil, they succeed only in running in place. SCOOBY: Run! SHAGGY (O.S.): Like, I'm trying, buddy! VELMA: Fred, now! The ghost blows another flame in Scooby/Shaggy's direction. FRED: I got him! SCOOBY: Look out! Fred leaps heroically from his hiding spot. But Scooby/Shaggy finally get going and bowl him over beside the vents. The Luna Ghost, with an exasperated Daphne, chases Shaggy/Scooby. SCOOBY: Sorry! Fred, on his back, blasts the hose at the Luna Ghost, but misses as the ghost leaps past. His shot goes wild. It strikes Velma, knocking her off the catwalk. Her ankle gets stuck in a line. VELMA: Fred! The line unravels as Velma plummets, then comes to an abrupt stop. She dangles upside down, dripping wet. Fred continues shooting the hose, sliding back in oil. He accidentally trips a pulley, causing the net to fall down on top of him. He stops. FRED: Sorry, Velma. VELMA: I know, Fred. SHAGGY (O.S.): Where's the ghost? SCOOBY: Re's right behind us! "Rock Da Juice" by The Dude begins playing. Scooby/Shaggy accidentally steps on a skateboard lying beside a shelf of toy stock. They zoom forward, struggling to stay upright on one foot. SCOOBY: Roh, skateboard! The conveyor belt runs beside them, with various dangerous machines: molding injectors slamming together, cutters slicing, and smashers mashing down. Shaggy, inside the barrel, closes his eyes and headbutts a hole. Shaggy's face is now visible. He sees a scythe-like device spinning ahead of them. Shaggy jumps over the spinning device, and down onto the skateboard again... About to be sliced by a paint machine slashing up and down directly in front of them. The Luna Ghost flies after them. SHAGGY: Is he still after us, Scoob? SCOOBY: Ruh-huh. Shaggy banks right, hard. Scooby/Shaggy rolls up along the wall, barely avoiding the slicing paint machine, and down again to the conveyor belt. SHAGGY: Ranzai! Then, Scooby and Shaggy's eyes widen in terror as a gigantic metal crusher smashes up and down at the end of the line. Shaggy tries the brakes. But it's too late: They slide toward the machine, soon to become a man-dog pancake. But Shaggy eyes a hook sliding on an overhead rail. SHAGGY: Zoinks! Grab the hook! SCOOBY: Rold on, Raggy! Scooby grabs it. The pair is wrenched off the conveyor belt just in time. The skateboard continues, under the crusher, where it is decimated. Scooby and Shaggy smile; but their triumphant moment is short-lived, as they seem themselves swinging toward the Luna Ghost. The ghost grimaces, as does Daphne. Scooby and Shaggy slam full speed into the ghost. The lot of them crashes into a towering shelf of Pamela Anderson dolls. The toys avalanche, burying them all. Fred and Velma, disheveled and dripping, run from a stairway. Fred pulls a lever, deactivating the conveyor belts. They find the pile of Pamela Anderson doll boxes with limbs belonging to Scooby, Shaggy, the Luna Ghost, and Daphne sticking out at awkward angles. VELMA: Daphne, are you okay? Daphne's surfaces and pulls the gag beneath her chin. She's buried, her face under Scooby's tail. DAPHNE: I am so over this damsel-in-distress nonsense. FRED: Uh, where's Shagster? Shaggy and Scooby's smiling faces pop up out of the toys. SHAGGY: Like, I'm right here man! SCOOBY: Re too! SHAGGY: Hey, Scooby, that was fun. Let's grab another skateboard and, like, do it again, huh? SCOOBY: Reah! Shaggy and Scooby share a trademarked chuckle. Just then, the colorful Mystery Machine van smashes through a corrugated metal delivery door, raining toys everywhere. It skids to a stop just feet away. "Happy Ending" by Fiona Horne begins playing. The driver–this adventure's celebrity guest–is Pamela Anderson. She's beautiful, blonde and buxom. As she emerges from the van, a crowd of press and public follow from outside, all applauding and cheering. Photographers flash photos. Fred is the Carson Daly of crime. He autographs a Teen Beat magazine with a dreamy airbrushed photo of himself on the cover. He spots a teenage boy in the crowd with a similar outfit to his own. FRED: Hey, you're a good looking guy. Pamela approaches Fred and hugs him. PAMELA: Thank you so much for saving the factory. FRED: That's my job. REPORTER: Pam, any comments for us? PAMELA: This is a victory for any celebrity who wants to make a quality, ecologically-friendly action figure. REPORTER: Fred, what's the secret of your success? FRED: Teamwork. I do a tremendous amount of teamwork. And I always have a plan. C'mon. VELMA (to herself): Yeah. My plan. Policer officers yank the Luna Ghost out of the pileup. FRED: I knew from the beginning there was never a phantom. The Luna Ghost is in fact... Fred removes the ghost head to reveal... VELMA, SHAGGY, DAPHNE & PAMELA: Old Man Smithers? PAMELA: The creepy janitor? Valentine Smithers is ninety, wrinkled as a prune... and those are his appealing features. He is astoundingly hideous. FRED: Smithers wanted revenge after you refused to go out with him. SMITHERS: How could you, Pamela? I am a loverboy of George Clooney-an proportions. REPORTER: Fred, how was the ghost able to fly? VELMA: I can answer that! Watch. Fred and Velma tear down the outer layer of the Luna Ghost costume, revealing inflatable silver bags lined along his body. VELMA: These balloons fill with a highly potent helium synthesis, giving the Luna Ghost... Velma presses a button. The bags inflate. The helpless Smithers rises into the air. VELMA: ...his weightless appearance. SMITHERS: I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids! And your dumb dog! I'll get you for this! SCOOBY: Rooby-Dooby-Doo! 3 EXT. WOW-O TOY FACTORY PARKING LOT - NIGHT As the crowd, breaks up, we pan down on the colorful Mystery Machine van. Daphne and Velma lead the way. Fred signs the last few autographs. Shaggy and Scooby lag behind, bogged down by the supplies – they're the only ones carrying anything. The gang may have just solved the case, but they aren't happy. Velma turns on Fred as he puts away his Sharpie. VELMA: Fred, I can't believe you took credit for my plan again. FRED: Velma... DAPHNE: Some plan. That ghost pawed me for an hour and a half. FRED: Daph, look. It's not our fault you always get kidnapped. DAPHNE: I do not always get kidnapped. I can't believe you'd say that to me. VELMA: Oh, please. You come with your own ransom note. Daphne snatches the glasses off Velma's face. VELMA: Hey, my glasses! DAPHNE: Who's helpless now? VELMA: I'm going to kill you, Daphne! Velma accidentally strangles Fred. FRED: Woah! Woah! Woah! Watch the ascot! SHAGGY: H-hey, you guys, look. I know I'm just the dude that carries the bags, but it seems to me we all play an important part in this group. Velma snatches her glasses out of Daphne's hand. SHAGGY: I mean, we're like a big delicious banana split. Fred, you're the big banana. Daphne, you're the bubblegum and pastrami flavored ice cream, and Velma, you're the sweet and sour mustard sauce that goes on top! SCOOBY: Mm-mm! SHAGGY: That sounds pretty good, doesn't it, Scoob? SCOOBY: Ruh-huh! VELMA: You know, Shaggy, you've really put it into perspective for me. SHAGGY: Thanks. VELMA: I quit. SHAGGY: No... DAPHNE: No way! Y-y-you can't quit! I-I was gonna quit in, like, two seconds, and now everyone is gonna totally think that I copied off the smart girl! FRED: N-now wait a minute, wait a minute! Maybe I quit... I-I do... Yeah, I quit! VELMA: I'm out of here. DAPHNE: Good riddance. SHAGGY: Don't–No. Don't go. They each walk off in separate directions, leaving Shaggy and Scooby alone by the Mystery Machine. Scooby is confused and frightened. SHAGGY: Come on, you guys, don't do this. Please don't go. SCOOBY: Do I quit? SHAGGY: No, Scoob. Friends don't quit. 4 EXT. WOW-O TOY FACTORY - NIGHT The Mystery Machine cruises out of the parking lot. Scooby is in the back window, his paw against the glass. He watches his friends as they drive away. SHAGGY (O.S.): Now it looks like it's just you and me for a while, buddy-ole-pal. SCOOBY: Rhat now, Raggy? SHAGGY (O.S.): I guess we'll all just do what we do best, Scoob.