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Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog is a 2021 American animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and is the thirty-sixth entry in the direct-to-video series of Scooby-Doo films. The film is a crossover between Scooby-Doo and the Cartoon Network show Courage the Cowardly Dog, since the series ended in 2002, followed by a CGI short (titled The Fog of Courage) in 2014. The film was officially released on DVD and Digital on September 14, 2021.

Straight Outta Nowhere:
Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
DVD slipcover
Directed byCecilia Aranovich Hamilton
Written byMichael F. Ryan
Based on
  • Scooby-Doo by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
  • Courage the Cowardly Dog by John R. Dilworth
Produced byCecilia Aranovich Hamilton
Sam Register (executive producer)
Starring
Edited byDave Courter
Music by
  • Jody Gray
    Andy Ezrin
Production
companies
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Warner Bros. Animation
Distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment (Studio Distribution Services)
Release date
  • September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) (DVD & Digital HD)
Running time
72 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot


During the unmasking of a bank-robbing clown, Scooby-Doo hears a strange noise and is driven to dance and then runs away. Meanwhile, Courage appears to be having the same problem, though Muriel and Eustace Bagge don't seem to notice. The gang rushes after Scooby only to find that they have ended up in Nowhere, where a group of hostile cicadas is surrounding Courage and Scooby. After killing the cicadas, they are called inside the Bagge household and they properly meet Muriel and Eustace.

Both the Scooby gang and the Bagge family are invited to dinner with the Mayor of Nowhere, but on the way there, Scooby and Courage are attacked by a giant Cicada Queen, resulting in the destruction of Eustace's truck. Arriving at the Mayor's mansion, the Mayor offers to give them a tour of an attached museum detailing Nowhere's bizarre history of attracting weirdness to the town. However, Shaggy, Scooby and Courage look for something to eat, while Eustace heads back to the Bagge residence to rid himself of the nuisance. An attack by the Cicada Queen and her brood knocks Fred, Daphne, Velma and Muriel into a hidden cave, where they discover a strange machine randomly sending out cellphone calls; Shaggy, Scooby and Courage destroy it while escaping the Cicada Queen.

Attempting to return to the Bagge residence to unravel the mystery, the group is once again attacked by the Cicada Queen, which kidnaps most of them, leaving only Scooby and Courage behind. Plugging Velma's personal tablet into Courage's computer, they discover that the cicada's unnatural size (and every other strange encounter Courage dealt with) was the result of a dark matter meteor (the one presumably to have wiped out the dinosaurs), which is buried under the spot where the Bagge house is. Courage and Scooby retrieve the meteor and rescue their friends, but their attempt to escape is thwarted by the Cicada Queen, who takes the meteor and holds Muriel hostage, forcing Courage to face his fears and confront it. After a long battle, the Cicada Queen is trapped under scraps from the Bagge windmill.

The General and the Lieutenant soon arrive to apprehend the Cicada Queen, which is revealed to be a mech piloted by two of Courage's most recurring enemies: villainous feline mastermind Katz and French con artist duck Le Quack. After discovering the meteor's existence, they teamed up to take over Nowhere's political facilities and to use the resources to dig up the meteor to hypnotize and rob several well off locals, stashing it at the Bagge residence (Eustace discovered this earlier, but wrote it off as a windfall on his end); when they learned the Scooby gang was in the area, they used the meteor to brainwash the local cicada population to scare them off in an attempt to "up their game". The General attempts to secure the meteor to be used ostensibly as a weapon, but, at Courage's suggestion, it is turned into a disco ball so the group can celebrate. Therefore, he closes the movie by saying "Well, goodnight, folks. Bye!", bidding the audience farewell.


Voice cast



Production


According to animator and artist Tracy Mark Lee, the film's original premise was pitched as an episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?.[2]

John R. Dilworth, the original creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog, was not involved with the movie's production.[3] Maxwell Atoms, creator of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and director of Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!, was originally approached to direct the film. He declined upon learning that John R. Dilworth was not involved.[4]

Marty Grabstein and Thea White reprised their roles as Courage and Muriel Bagge, while voice actor Jeff Bergman voiced Eustace Bagge, taking over from actors Lionel Wilson and Arthur Anderson, due to the latter dying in 2003 and 2016, respectively.[5] Bergman had previously voiced Eustace prior in a commercial advert for Cartoon Network's 20th anniversary back in 2012.[6][7]

The crossover marks the final acting credit of Thea White, who died during surgery on July 30, 2021, due to liver cancer, and the film was dedicated to her memory.[8][9]

In addition to White’s passing, this is also the second film to posthumously give special credit to original Scooby-Doo creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears following Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob, as they died in August and November 2020, respectively. It also serves as the finale for the Courage the Cowardly Dog series.[citation needed]


Release


Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog was released on DVD and Digital HD on September 14, 2021, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (through Studio Distribution Services).[5][10]

The film made its TV premiere on Cartoon Network on October 7, 2022, at 7 pm ET/PT.[11]


Reception


Dillon Gonzales, writing for Geek Vibes Nation, gave the film a positive review, saying "there are moments that feel a bit padded to justify a feature-length effort, but it is easy to give them a pass as you enjoy spending time with these characters".[12] Becky O'Brien of Cinelinx also gave a positive review, saying the film "exceeded all of my expectations. This is a movie fans of both series will enjoy. It is literally a love letter to everything that makes both Scooby-Doo and Courage the Cowardly Dog fun to watch".[13]

Common Sense Media gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.[14]


References


  1. "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog". DVDs Release Dates. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. Lee, Tracy Mark [@electrictiki] (September 29, 2020). "Yes, Courage was going to be one of our guest stars at one point then it blossomed into a DTV movie. Best wishes on that!". Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Dilworth, John R. [@Creaj] (June 22, 2021). "I had no involvement with this product" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Twitter.
  4. Atoms, Maxwell (June 24, 2021). "Dead Meat". Tumblr. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. Milligan, Mercedes (June 22, 2021). "'Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog' Crossover Arrives Sept. 14". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "Eustace Bagge".
  7. "Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary Party (October 2012)". YouTube.
  8. Guy, Jack (August 2, 2021). "Thea White, voice of Muriel in 'Courage the Cowardly Dog,' dead at 81". CNN. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  9. Peters, Megan (August 1, 2021). "Courage the Cowardly Dog Star Thea White Dies at 81". Comicbook.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  10. "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog - Exclusive Official Clip". IGN. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/cn-schedule-updates-part-3.5682002/page-69 Listed upcoming schedule
  12. Gonzales, Dillon (September 5, 2021). "'Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog' DVD Review – Hilarious Team-Up Will Please Fans". Geek Vibes Nation. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  13. O'Brien, Becky (September 15, 2021). "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (Review)". Cinelinx. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  14. Costello, Brian. "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog". Common Sense Media. Retrieved January 4, 2022.



На других языках


- [en] Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog

[ru] Прямиком из Нигде: Скуби-Ду! Встречает Куража, трусливого пса

«Прямиком из Нигде: Скуби-Ду! Встречает Куража, трусливого пса» (англ. Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog) — американский анимационный фильм студии Warner Bros. Animation из франшизы «Скуби-Ду». Трейлер мультфильма вышел 22 июня 2021 года. Премьера на DVD и в цифровом формате состоялась 14 сентября 2021 года[2][3][4]. Фильм представляет собой кроссовер между Скуби-Ду и Куражом — трусливым псом. В России мультфильм вышел в октябре 2021 года в онлайн-кинотеатрах.



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