Super Mario Bros. is a 1993 film based loosely on the popular video game of the same name and Super Mario World. The film follows the exploits of Mario Mario (Bob Hoskins) and his brother Luigi Mario (John Leguizamo) in a comical dystopia ruled by King Koopa (Dennis Hopper). Super Mario Bros. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-referenced tv director biography; questionable notoriety If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ... Roland Joffé in a TV interview Roland Joffé (born November 17, 1945 in London) is an Anglo-French film director who started out directing television. ... Jake Eberts (b. ... Roland Joffé in a TV interview Roland Joffé (born November 17, 1945 in London) is an Anglo-French film director who started out directing television. ... Ed Solomon (born 1961 in Saratoga, California,) is an American writer/producer/director. ... Daniel Louis Dan Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is an Emmy award winning American voice actor, actor and comedian best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the long-running Fox animated series The Simpsons. ... Robert William Bob Hoskins Jr. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. ... Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Fisher Stevens, born Steven Fisher, (November 27, 1963) in Chicago, Illinois is an American actor, living in New York City. ... Richard Edson (born 1954, New Rochelle, New York) is an American actor and musician. ... Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr. ... Gianni Russo (born April 17th, 1944) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 movie The Godfather. ... Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor, painter, and potter. ... Don Lake was born November 26, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Alan Silvestri (b. ... Dean Semler is an Australian cinematographer. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... The Hollywood Pictures sphinx logo Hollywood Pictures is one of The Walt Disney Companys several alternate movie labels. ... Cinergi Pictures Inc. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... This article is about the Super Mario Brothers video game for the NES. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. ... Super Mario World , commonly abbreviated SMW) is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo Co. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Robert William Bob Hoskins Jr. ... This article is about the Nintendo character. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American comedian, actor and producer. ... This article is about the philosophical concept and literary form. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. ...

It was the first major motion picture to be based on a video game. The film was not a huge critical or financial success despite boasting high-caliber actors, such as Hoskins, Leguizamo and Hopper. However, despite this, the film did help John Leguizamo achieve some mainstream publicity. The movie is also considered a cult film. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Films based on video games. ... A cult film is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. ...

Plot synopsis

The story concerns Mario and Luigi, two Italian-American brothers living in Brooklyn, New York who are being driven out of business by the Scapelli Construction Company. Luigi falls in love with an orphaned University student, Daisy, who is digging under the Brooklyn Bridge for dinosaur bones. After a date she takes Luigi to the dig and witnesses Scapelli's men sabotage it by leaving the water-pipes open. Mario and Luigi stop the flooding but are knocked out by two strange characters, Iggy and Spike. Language(s) American English, Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, other (predominantly southern) Italian dialects and languages of Italian historical minorities Religion(s) Roman Catholic An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...

Mario and Luigi head deeper into the caves following Daisy's screaming and discover an interdimensional portal through which Mario and Luigi follow Daisy. They find themselves in a strange dystopic parallel world. Iggy and Spike turn out to be lackeys (and cousins) of the other world's evil and feared dictator, King Koopa. However, the two have failed to also bring Daisy's "rock," a meteorite fragment which Koopa is trying to get in order to merge his world with the real world that separated from Koopa's world during the "Big Bang". It turns out that Daisy is the princess of the other dimension but when Koopa overthrew Daisy's father (and turned him into fungus), Daisy's mom took her to New York using the interdimensional portal. The portal was then destroyed but when Scapelli was blasting at the cave, the portal was reopened. When Koopa hears about the re-opening of the portal, he sends Spike and Iggy to find Daisy and the rock in order to merge the dimensions and make Koopa dictator of both worlds. Koopa thinks only Daisy could merge the worlds. It turns out Mario and Luigi were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lucky for Daisy, the plumbers were persistent in finding her.

During the big finale, the worlds merge but Luigi takes back the rock and the worlds separate. Mario fights Koopa and eventually wins when he and Luigi de-evolve him, making him a dinosaur and then primeval slime. The brothers save the two worlds from a cruel dictator and Daisy's father reclaims control over the kingdom.

Criticism and impact

The film is widely considered to be a flop; it lost a large amount of money at the box office.^[1] Although it boasted several big stars, the film was denounced by critics as "cheesy" and lacking any sort of coherent plot. On the television show Siskel & Ebert, the film received the "Best Movie Ever" rating. ^[2] Cleopatra is the biggest box-office bomb of all time. ... At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper is a movie review television program featuring film critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper, both of the Chicago Sun-Times. ...

Fans denounced the movie for having very little to do with the video game series^{[citation needed]} and distorting many established facts about the fictional game world. For instance, in the movie King Koopa (Bowser) is a humanoid descendant of a dinosaur, whereas he is an actual reptilian being in the games and Toad is a reptilian being as well in this film instead of a mushroom.

The less popular of the two princess characters from the video game series, Princess Daisy, was used for the film instead of the more prevalent "Princess Toadstool" (a.k.a. "Princess Peach"); Princess Daisy had in particular appeared in the 1989 Game Boy game Super Mario Land, whereas Princess Peach had been present in most other games of the series. For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Super Mario Land ) is a platforming video game developed by Nintendo for the Game Boy video game console. ...

Despite the fact the film has not been overly successful, one aspect that has reoccured (though never became official) is Mario and Luigi's last name is Mario (hence, the Mario Bros.), making them Mario Mario and Luigi Mario. In the three Mario cartoon series, which aired several years earlier, these full names are also used. Although Nintendo has publicly stated that Mario and Luigi do not have last names, ^[3] the surname of Mario was used in Nintendo Power, the American official Nintendo magazine. ^{[citation needed]} Nintendo Power has also noted on several occasions that Nintendo (or at least the magazine staff) view the movie with a fair margin of disgust.^{[citation needed]} Every time the movie is mentioned by a subscriber or other source, the magazine staff remarks on the horrendous quality of the movie. In one issue, a reader wrote in entreating the staff to say something good about the movie, as the reader himself actually enjoyed watching it. Nintendo Power's reply was "Well, it's only 88 minutes long...that's a good thing!" (Which is incorrect, as the film is 104 minutes long.) ^{[citation needed]} It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. ...

Also, in a Nintendo Power article about New Super Mario Bros., a timeline of Mario's history could be seen at the bottom of the page. The Super Mario Bros. movie was mentioned, only with the words, "Yes, it happened. Let us speak no more of it."^[4]

Bob Hoskins was quite unhappy with the film and his experience working on it. In an August 2007 interview with The Guardian: "The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Brothers. It was a fuckin' nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a husband-and-wife team directing, whose arrogance had been mistaken for talent. After so many weeks their own agent told them to get off the set! Fuckin' nightmare. Fuckin' idiots."^[5] For other uses, see Guardian. ...

Game references

Though only indirectly connected to the video games, the movie includes numerous in-jokes relating to the Mario Bros. franchise. The parallel world is referred to by King Koopa as a Mushroom Kingdom, due to the de-evolved king growing himself all over the city.

Also references are made to various items and enemy-characters from the games. The Stomper boots were potentially inspired by the Kuribo's Shoe from Super Mario Bros. 3. The charges used for the boots resemble Bullet Bills. The flame throwers used end in petal-like extrusions of metal, evoking the Fire Flower. The police uniforms of the Mushroom Kingdom are somewhat reminiscent of the Hammer Bros. uniform and the Junkyard workers are referred to as Snifits. The gas masks they wear cause them to resemble Snifits, as well. Though Goombas appear in the film, they are shown to be de-evolved citizens of the city who are essentially dumb and muscle-bound with either small (in relation to their body-size) goofy egg-shaped or more reptilian heads. The only connection to the video game Goombas was the brown coat the movie counterparts wore, since the Japanese name for Goombas was "Kuribo"; "kuri" meaning "chestnut" in Japanese. A Bob-omb appears prominently near the end of the film. It is curious, though, to notice that, underneath its feet, a Reebok logo can be seen for a few seconds (as an act of product placement). Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas AG. The name comes from Afrikaans/Dutch spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. ...

Many characters also reference elements of the games. Big Bertha is a big woman at the Boom Boom Bar, which, itself is named for an enemy. Big Bertha was the name used for the giant red fish in Super Mario Bros. 3, and likewise, this woman dresses in red. Furthermore, Boom-Boom was the name of the enemy boss at the end of every fortress in Super Mario Bros. 3. The character Iggy is named after one of Bowser's eight children while Spike is the name of a spiked ball-throwing enemy from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Several neon signs displayed in a wide shot of the city read names of Mario characters/enemies. These include Thwomp, Bullet Bills, Hammer Bros Tatoos, and Ostro (ostrich character from Super Mario Bros 2). Additionally, when Mario and Luigi are seen fleeing the police station early on in the film, a brief shot shows a neon signs with the word "Rexx." This is likely a reference to the enemy named "Rex" in Super Mario World for the SNES. For other uses, see Neon (disambiguation). ... Thwomp from Super Mario 64 Thwomps , Dosun) are a type of creature found in many video games from the Super Mario Bros. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of Mario series enemies. ... A Hammer Brother from , leaping up on to a ledge. ... // Binomial name Carolus Linnaeus, 1758 The present-day distribution of Ostriches. ... Super Mario Bros. ...

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The "Devo Gun" which is used by Koopa (and subsequently, Mario) near the end of the film is actually a modified version of the Nintendo Super Scope peripheral. The Super Scope or the Nintendo Scope in Europe, is the official Super NES light gun. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Computer hardware. ...

Cast

• Mario: Bob Hoskins
• Luigi: John Leguizamo
• King Koopa: Dennis Hopper
• Princess-Royal Daisy: Samantha Mathis
• Iggy: Fisher Stevens
• Spike: Richard Edson
• Lena: Fiona Shaw
• Daniella: Dana Kaminski
• Toad: Mojo Nixon
• Scapelli: Gianni Russo
• Bertha: Francesca Roberts
• King of Dinohattan: Lance Henriksen
• Old Woman: Sylvia Harman
• Narrator: Dan Castellaneta
• Angelica: Desiree Marie Velez
• TV Announcer: Robert D. Raiford
• Goomba: Scott Mactavish
• Creature Voices (Including Yoshi): Frank Welker ^[6]
• James: Preston Lane

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Soundtrack

• Almost Unreal - Roxette
• Love Is the Drug - Divinyls
• Walk the Dinosaur - (credited as The Goombas), actual is Was (Not Was)
• I Would Stop the World - Charles & Eddie
• I Want You - Marky Mark
• Where Are You Going? - Extreme
• Speed of Light - Joe Satriani
• Breakpoint - Megadeth
• Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
• Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Us3
• Don't Slip Away - Tracie Spencer
• Cinnamon Street - Roxette

The soundtrack, released on Capital Records, featured two songs from Roxette: "Almost Unreal" which was released as a single, and "2 Cinnamon Street," a new edit of Roxette's "Cinnamon Street." The music video for "Almost Unreal" was inspired by the movie, featuring scenes from the movie and a de-evolution theme. "Almost Unreal" was originally written for the film Hocus Pocus but was never used and ended up attached to the Mario movie instead. The change angered Per Gessle (liner notes to Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!). Roxette is a Swedish pop-music double act, sometimes rock-influenced, whose members are Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... Divinyls are an Australian rock music band. ... Was (Not Was). ... Charles and Eddie were an American vocal duo made up of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. ... Mark Wahlberg and Singer/Actor Eric West pose together at MTV Video Music Awards September, 2000 Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971 in Dorchester, Massachusetts) is an American entertainer, and is now known primarily as an actor. ... See also Extreme value, Extreme sports, Extremophile Extreme was an American funk metal / hair metal / hard rock band which achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Joseph Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, U.S.) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Tie Your Mother Down ( ) is a Queen song, written by guitarist Brian May, which features one of rock musics most recognizable guitar riffs. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... US3 is a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1991. ... Tracie Spencer (born in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model. ... Roxette is a Swedish pop-music double act, sometimes rock-influenced, whose members are Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Roxette is a Swedish pop-music double act, sometimes rock-influenced, whose members are Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Hocus Pocus is a childrens Halloween-themed film released by Disney. ... Per Håkan Gessle [IPA: pæːr gɛslɛ] (born January 12, 1959, in Halmstad, Sweden) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... Dont Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! - Roxettes Greatest Hits is a Compilation album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 20 December 1995. ...

The film's score was composed by Alan Silvestri. It has not been officially released, though bootleg copies do exist. Alan Silvestri (b. ... Bootlegging is an informal term for smuggling, sale or transport of illicit goods. ...

Notes

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External links

• Super Mario Bros. at FilmSpot.com
• Super Mario Bros. at the Internet Movie Database
• Super Mario Bros. at Rotten Tomatoes
• X-Entertainment's review of the movie
• Yahoo! SMB movie group
• The Making Of 'Super Mario Bros.': It Ain't No Game! (as published in Markee Magazine)
• Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive fansite