Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders
(2000)A beautifully rendered tour of our solar system starts the movie, with the view eventually zooming in towards Earth and finally focusing on several giant satellite dishes in a desert somewhere in the Southwest U.S. These satellite dishes are operated by SALF: the "Search for Alien Life Forms" organization. Mark voices the role of Steve, one of SALF's technicians. In the first few moments of the film, we see Steve and his co-workers, Laura and Max, joking about how they get to take a rest whenever they're on duty, since they've never yet heard any signals from "outer space." Their discussion ends with Steve taking over monitoring duties, and Laura and Max going off-duty.
Scooby and the Gang (which includes Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred, for those unfamiliar with Scoobydom) come into the picture when their "Mystery Machine" van drives into a blinding sandstorm one night, causing them to take a wrong turn onto "restricted government property." Just moments before the van comes to a bumping halt against a cactus, they see what appears to be a UFO. The UFO soon flies off, and the Gang turns their attention back to their van, which they realize has been damaged and needs to be towed. Fred spots a town glowing on the horizon, so he, Daphne and Velma decide to walk to it, leaving Scooby and Shaggy to "guard" the Mystery Machine....
