Scooby Doo's R-Rated Cut: 8 Details & Deleted Scenes Revealed
James Gunn and Raja Gosnell's near-mythical first R-rated Scooby-Doo cut reveals eight shocking new details and several deleted scenes from the 2002 movie. First released on June 14th, 2002, Gosnell and Gunn's movie represents the first live-action Scooby-Doo franchise installment, which sees Mystery Incorporated reunite after a two-year split to investigate supernatural occurrences at popular horror-themed tropical island resort Spooky Island. Despite a lukewarm critical reception upon release, Scooby-Doo 2002 has since garnered a cult following, owing in no small part to the movie's much-hyped R-rated cut that has never seen the light of day.
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. Stars such as Freddie Prinze Jr. 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. 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.
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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
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