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This article is about the film. For the Home Media releases, see Daphne & Velma (Home Media).

Daphne & Velma is a live-action direct-to-video film, based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD on May 22, 2018.[1]

Premise[]

Daphne and Velma have been friends online, but now Daphne is moving to Velma's school. There, they discover the brightest students have been disappearing and then turning up as zombies.

Synopsis[]

Daphne Blake is a high school student who has a semi-popular web show discussing the possibility of aliens and supernatural occurrences. Velma Dinkley is Daphne's supportive yet critical online friend, who believes there is a logical explanation for everything. After Velma web chats Daphne following her latest episode, she reveals to Velma that her parents will be moving to Ridge Valley, where Velma currently goes to high school.

After having a perfect morning at home, Daphne embarks on her first day at Ridge Valley High. She quickly meets Carol, her senior advisor, who shows her the school's expansive collection of advanced technology from Bloom Innovative, a famous technology company headed by Tobias Bloom. While on her tour, Daphne runs into Velma, who does not speak to her. Later that afternoon, Daphne sees a student named Spencer walk into an open locker as if he were in a trance.

At home, Daphne's father reveals that he has sheltered Daphne all her life, going to extreme lengths to follow her around everywhere in an attempt to make Daphne's life "perfect". Shocked and frustrated at her father, Daphne vows to do everything on her own without her father's assistance. The next day, Daphne gets into a heated argument with Velma over their science project, which Velma intentionally sabotaged. The argument results in the girls getting sent to the principal's office, who puts them on "the best couch for conflict resolution". The couch helps the girls put aside their differences, and Velma reveals she was protecting Daphne because she knew of the strange happenings at the school. Daphne and Velma vow to solve the mystery of the disappearing students.

The girls notice Spencer acting unnaturally robotic, and suspect another student named Griffin Griffiths. Griffin's family have a legacy receiving an internship from Bloom Innovative, which Spencer was currently slated to be offered. Daphne and Velma follow Griffin around, but he also goes into the same locker as Spencer and disappears, ruling him out as the suspect.

The girls realize the only way to figure out who is behind the disappearances is for Velma to be in the running to receive the Bloom internship, by placing herself on top the Bloom Bracket, a competitive ranking system designed to grade students on academics and extracurriculars. Mikayla, a mutual friend of Daphne and Velma's, is currently on top of the Bloom Bracket. Daphne attempts to help Velma win the internship, though in the process, they have to sabotage other students to protect them. The plan works, and Velma rises up to second place. However, they are unable to push Mikayla out of the top spot due to her extensive extracurricular involvement and passion for art. As a back-up plan, the girls cut the power to Mikayla's art exhibit, but the plan backfires when they see a cloaked ghost.

Daphne and Velma discover a secret room while trying to escape from the ghost. With the ghost still chasing them, the girls devise a plan to trip the ghost. They find out that the ghost is actually Daphne's father in a bathrobe, who is still following Daphne around. After Daphne responds coldly, her father realizes that Daphne is capable of handling her own, and he was simply frightened for her. Daphne web chats her mother, who is taken hostage by Bloom. The girls realize Bloom is behind the disappearances, and go to his company headquarters with the help of Daphne's father.

The girls confront Bloom after sneaking into the headquarters, but discover he is simply a hologram. Daphne and Velma find Carol, who reveals that she is created Bloom Innovative and posed as a student at Ridge Valley High, her real age being 26. She attempted to use the cover of the company to kidnap students and steal their inventive ideas to get rich and famous. Carol is quickly apprehended by police.

The girls return to the newly reformed school, and reunite with Mikayla and Spencer. Daphne and Velma return home from school to see that their computer screen is hacked by a possibly real phantom, who threatens the girls to stay away. Not frightened by the apparition, the girls vow to check the mystery out.

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Olivia (only appearance)
  • Mr. Nussbaum (only appearance)
  • Old Man Wetherby (only time mentioned)
  • Cassie Miggins (only time mentioned)
  • Ben Murphy (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Suzi Yoonessi (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Mike Wilson (only appearance)
  • Ryder Rogers (only appearance)
  • Two-Mop Maggie (only appearance)
  • Dolores (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Nathan (only appearance)
  • Coach Williams (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Violet Johnson (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Todd Kelly (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Rodrigo Cabral (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Hahn Cho (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Max Negron (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Meena Singh (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Judy Ann Wilcox (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Hazel Williams (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Judy Ann Wilcox (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Chris French (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Michael Mouris (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Kristina Davies (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Iris Crossland (only appearance)(no lines)(TV or computer screen)
  • Hooded figure (only appearance)(no lines)(Nedley Blake's disguise)
  • Guard (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Bloom Innovative janitor (only appearance)(no lines)

Locations[]

Objects[]

Vehicles[]

  • Nedley Blake's car

Suspects[]

Suspect Motive/reason
Two-Mop Maggie Gruff and surly attitude.
Griffin Griffiths To continue his family's reputation.
Carol Acting suspiciously.
Tobias Bloom His technology was being used on the kids.

Culprits[]

Culprit Motive/reason
Nedley Blake as the hooded figure Secretly following Daphne around by wearing a hooded bathrobe, looking like a ghost.
Carol She kidnapped the kids of Ridge Valley High for their ideas, using Tobias Bloom as a cover.

Cast[]

Sarah Jeffery Daphne Blake
Sarah Gilman Velma Dinkley
Vanessa Marano Carol
Brian Stepanek Nedley Blake
Nadine Ellis Elizabeth Blake
Arden Myrin Principal Piper
Brooks Forester Tobias Bloom
Lucius Baston Mr. Nussbaum
Courtney Dietz Mikayla Martin
Stephen Ruffin Nathan
Fray Forde Ryder Rogers
Evan Costelloe Griffin Griffiths
Daniel Salyers Mike Wilson
Adam Faison Spencer Smith
Jessica Goei Olivia
Mickie Pollock Two-Mop Maggie
Tucker Halbrooks Skater guy

Songs[]

Song Credits Performed by Character performance by
"Champion" Written by Casey Hanner, John Curton, and Dave Hanner Donora N/A
"The Girl With Better Clothes" Written by Micheal Ward & Richard Barratt Crooked Man
"Rose 4 U" Written by Kristina Lieberson, Katherine Brigitta Lieberson, and Boshra Al Saadi Teen
"Goodbye Summer" Written by Misun Wojcik & Andrew Wallace Bleed101
"Cat Me If You Can" Written by Dan Schickerowsky, Caroline Wesley, and Ellie Anglin Agile Like This
"Hock It (Yacht Remix)" Written by Khaela Y. Maricich & Jonathan Warren Bechtolt The Blow
"TV Do Tell" Written by Kassie Carlson, Peter Negroponte, Arian Shafiee, Samuel Porter Lisabeth, and Gregory Albert Guerilla Toss
"I Got the Moves" Written by Rahill Jamalifard, Lenaya Lynch, Karen Vasquez, and Erin Campbell Habibi
"All My Friends" Written by Arlo Lake Zbras

Notes/trivia[]

  • Filming was announced to having taken place in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2017.[2]
  • The film had its world premiere at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2018 (C2E2) on April 7, preceded by a cast and crew panel.
  • The film actually gives itself a date at the beginning of the film: January 8, 2018. The film is set at least a few weeks to a month long.
  • Old Man Wetherby is a reference to Stuart Wetherby from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode What the Hex Going On?
  • This is the first time Daphne's been depicted as being mixed-race. She has a black mother and a white father.
  • Daphne mentions the curse of Crystal Cove, which appeared in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated TV series.
  • This is the second live-action incarnation to set the main characters living in California, with the first time being in the theatrical films. The consecutive second live-action incarnation was set in Ohio.
  • Daphne's iconic headband and scarf come as a result of having to dress herself, after her dad secretly arranged everything with some faux prearranged closet.
  • Nedley & Elizabeth's names come from their original animated counterparts.
  • There are no references to Shaggy and Fred, while there are subtle references to Scooby, as Velma wears top with a dog's face and Daphne says dogs like her.
  • This is the only live-action Scooby-Doo film to be designated a G rating by the MPAA.
    • It is also the only live-action Scooby-Doo film to not feature truly supernatural creatures.
  • This is the first live-action Scooby-Doo film not to have its music score composed by David Newman.
  • Fred, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo do not appear in this film, only Daphne and Velma appear on film.

Miscellaneous[]

Cultural references[]

  • Some of the background students are named after the crew, such as director, Suzi Yoonessi.
  • Even though RoboThespian is supposed to be invented by Bloom Innovative, it is actually a real robot made by English company Engineered Arts.
  • Facebook is mentioned, which seems a tad out of place, considering all the made up social sites covered by Bloom Innovative, which includes their version of Instagram.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or oddities[]

  • It isn't mentioned how long Carol had been pretending to be a teenager at Ridge Valley High or how long Bloom Innovative had been sponsoring the school. She could've been doing it for one year since she was pretending to be a senior.

Home media[]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Images[]

Quotes[]


References[]

  1. Highfill, Samantha (March 26, 2018). "Daphne & Velma: Scooby-Doo Mystery Gang members get their movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. Spangler, Todd (November 28, 2017). 'Scooby-Doo' Movie Spinoff 'Daphne and Velma' From Ashley Tisdale in Works". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

External links[]

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