Their original solution to restore their own souls is described as a ' passionate kiss,' which is a far cry from the bouncing protoplasms that eventually made it into the final cut of Scooby-Doo in 2002.

The pair's blossoming romance supposedly escalates further as the Scooby-Doo R-rated cut wears on, with Daphne and Velma's souls refusing to switch back into their respective bodies. gang enjoys their first night on the Island and Velma sings 'You're Too Good To Be True,' she is originally shown singing in Daphne's direction, much to Fred's chagrin. Beyda describes several scenes in which Daphne and Velma have a burgeoning romance, beginning on the Spooky Island plane when Velma ' checks out' Daphne as she struggles with her luggage (this scene was later changed to Fred eyeing Daphne instead). Fred's (Freddie Prinze Jr.) original thinly-veiled retort was again designed with Shaggy in mind, with Fred stating, ' the only possession these kids need to worry about is when they go back through customs.'Īlong with Shaggy's repurposing from quintessential stoner to loveable goof, Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Velma (Linda Cardellini) had very different character arcs Scooby-Doo's original R-rated cut. gang land on Spooky Island and Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson) tells them he is worried about students ' possession' at the resort. Related: What To Expect From Scoob! 2 & Spinoff MoviesĪnother gag deemed too risky for the finished Scooby-Doo version was planned as the Mystery Inc. Beyda describes one such omitted gag in which the camera zooms in on the Mystery Machine to reveal a sign that reads ' Pot - $5' before panning out to reveal an actual clay pot that Shaggy and Scooby (Neil Fanning) are using to store flowers in. In deference to a long-held fan theory, Gunn & Gosnell's original Scooby-Doo cut contained several drug references that unequivocally point to Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) being a ' stoner.' While some drug-related gags, such as Shaggy falling in love with a girl called Mary Jane ( The Great Gatsby's Isla Fisher) or Musical Youth's 'Pass the Dutchie' playing as the camera pans in on a smoking Mystery Machine made the final cut, others were omitted to keep the film's family-friendly rating. Beyda also admits that, in the R-rated cut, the Scooby-Doo demons successfully infiltrate the Pentagon despite Scrappy-Doo's (Scott Innes) defeat - although this scene was also cut following poor audience reaction. Beyda describes the initial Gosnell R-rated cut as ' a little racy' when it was previewed in 2001 in Scottsdale, Arizona, but admits he was surprised by the reaction of the conservative test audience to the film.Īccording to Beyda, parents at the initial Scooby-Doo preview ' reacted very badly' to this early movie version, reserving particular ire for the film's premise of ' demons from outer space collecting the souls of students.' The audience offense taken at the use of the words ' demon' and ' soul' due to their religious connotations meant Gosnell and company were forced to scramble, with the Scooby-Doo live-action actors re-recording lines in which demons became ' creatures' and souls became ' protoplasm' in an effort to make the movie's nefarious monsters more universally palatable. Kent Beyda confirms near the beginning of the JayBee & Milly interview that writer James Gunn and director Raja Gosnell were creating a live-action Scooby-Doo to ' appeal to all ages,' including the parents of the children that watched the animated Hanna-Barbera features themselves and college students alike. As a result, here's all eight major details and deleted scenes from Scooby-Doo's R-rated cut revealed by Beyda, as well as whether or not the near-mythical ' Gosnell cut' still exists today. However, 20 years after Scooby-Doo's initial release, a revealing YouTube interview with Scooby-Doo editor Kent Beyda has shed light on the content of the movie's R-rated cut. Presenters JayBee & Milly, in association with smASH's Ashton Hardy, spoke at length with Beyda, who also edited the sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, to get the long-awaited details of the Scooby-Doo scenes deemed too risque for a family-friendly picture.

Related: Every Unmade James Gunn Movie (Including Scooby-Doo 3) On the 15th anniversary of Scooby-Doo's release, writer James Gunn subsequently revealed in a Facebook post that an R-rated cut of Scooby-Doo did exist at one point in time despite also not offering a deep level of detail on the original script. and Sarah Michelle Gellar hinted at Scooby-Doo's much darker and satirical initial tone, while Mathew Lillard described the movie's demons as ' really scary.they were softened' in a 2012 Reddit AMA.

Although Scooby-Doo's R-rated cut was not confirmed as existing until 2017, the core cast's comments surrounding the movie certainly hinted at its existence.

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