James Gunn Confirms SCOOBY-DOO Was Meant To Be PG-13
Raja Gosnell and James Gunn’s 2002 reboot of Scooby-Doo has become quite the classic over the years. And today Gunn took to Twitter to confirm that it was supposed to be rated PG-13.
Gunn tweeted: “That would be #ReleasetheGosnellCut since Raja Gosnell was the director (& is an exceedingly nice guy.) Yes, the first MPAA rating was R, but it was only because of one stupid joke the MPAA misinterpreted. The movie was originally meant to be PG-13 & was cut down to PG after like 3 parents were outraged at a test screening in Sacramento. The studio decided to go a more family-friendly route.”
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He added: “Language and jokes and sexual situations were removed, including a kiss between Daphne and Velma. Cleavage was CGI’d over. But, thankfully, the farting remained. I thought at the time the rating change was a mistake. I felt like a lot of teens came out for the first film and didn’t get what they wanted (and didn’t come back for the sequel). But today I don’t know. So many young kids loved those movies, which is pretty cool.”
Then, finally: “Also, for the record, I doubt any of those old cuts still exist.”
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Scooby-Doo began 2 years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close its doors, Scooby-Doo and his clever crime-solving cohorts Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and Velma (Linda Cardellini) are summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents at the ultra-hip Spring Break hot spot.
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