Super Mario Bros. (1993)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Directors:

Annabel Jankel
Rocky Morton
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Writers (WGA):

Parker Bennett (written by) &
Terry Runte (written by) ...
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Release Date:

28 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This Ain't No Game, It's a Live-Action Thrill Ride!

Plot:

The Marios rush to save a princess from Koopa.

Plot Keywords:

Mario | Dinosaur | Plumber | King | Lizard

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	Mario Mario
John Leguizamo	...	Luigi Mario
Dennis Hopper	...	King Koopa
Samantha Mathis	...	Princess Daisy
Fisher Stevens	...	Iggy
Richard Edson	...	Spike
Fiona Shaw	...	Lena
Dana Kaminski	...	Daniella
Mojo Nixon	...	Toad
Gianni Russo	...	Scapelli
Francesca Roberts	...	Bertha
Lance Henriksen	...	The King
Sylvia Harman	...	Old Lady
Desiree Marie Velez	...	Angelica
Andrea Powell	...	Brooklyn Girl
Heather Pendergast	...	Brooklyn Girl
Melanie Salvatore	...	Brooklyn Girl
John Fifer	...	Goomba Toad
Don Lake	...	Sergeant Simon
Terry Finn	...	Hatcheck Girl
Thomas Merdis	...	Goomba
Michael Harding	...	Goomba
Michael Lynch	...	Goomba
Scott Mactavish	...	Goomba
Wallace Merck	...	Goomba
Mona B. Fierro	...	Nun
Karen Brigman	...	Nun
Christi Work	...	Nun
Joy Rees	...	Nun
Lucy Alpaugh	...	Nun
Robert D. Raiford	...	TV Announcer
Harry Murphy	...	Reporter #1
Patt Noday	...	Reporter #2
Robert Lee Edwards	...	Scapelli Bodyguard
Ronald Lou Edwards	...	Scapelli Bodyguard
Matthew Zachary Hopkins	...	Pizza Deliveryman
Robert Priester	...	Egan (as Robert Faulkner Priester)
Preston Lane	...	James
Jim Asaki	...	Japanese Businessman #1
Matt Nikko	...	Japanese Businessman #2
Kevin West	...	Devo Controller
Jeffrey Pillars	...	Devo Technician
Frank Welker	...	Creatures (voice)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Narrator (voice) (as Dan Castellenetta)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Kraus	...	Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Ronnie Jay Leipold	...	Crazed Lunatic (uncredited)
Alan McCoy	...	Devo Technician (uncredited)
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...	Vendor (uncredited)
Shigeru Miyamoto	...	Himself (uncredited)
Carlene Moore	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Joe West	...	Archaeology Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Annabel Jankel
Rocky Morton
Roland Joffé		(uncredited)
Dean Semler		(uncredited)

Writing credits (WGA)
Parker Bennett		(written by) &
Terry Runte		(written by) and
Ed Solomon		(written by)

Produced by
Fred C. Caruso	....	co-producer
Jake Eberts	....	producer
Roland Joffé	....	producer
Brad Weston	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Dean Semler

Film Editing by
Mark Goldblatt

Casting by
Don Finn
Mali Finn

Production Design by
David L. Snyder

Art Direction by
Walter P. Martishius

Set Decoration by
Beth A. Rubino

Costume Design by
Joseph A. Porro		(as Joseph Porro)

Makeup Department
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
Rob Burman	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Evan Campbell	....	makeup artist
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	lab technician
Jeff Goodwin	....	key makeup artist
Vincent J. Guastini	....	prosthetic makeup
Shelly Hutchins	....	hair stylist
Michelle Johnson	....	key hair stylist
Herita Jones	....	key makeup artist
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	makeup artist
Katherine Rees	....	hair stylist
Amy L. Taylor	....	makeup artist (as Amy L. Snyder)
Adam Brandy	....	special makeup effects laboratory technician: animatronic creatures and special costuming (uncredited)
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Dean Gates	....	creature lab (uncredited)
Jane Pollack	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Fred C. Caruso	....	unit production manager (as Fred Caruso)
Maurice Lospinoso	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephanie Fowler Adams	....	second assistant director
Anthony D'Esposito	....	second second assistant director
Louis D'Esposito	....	first assistant director
James Devis	....	second unit director
Darryl Frank	....	second second assistant director
Stefania Girolami Goodwin	....	second second assistant director
Robert Rothbard	....	second assistant director
Dean Semler	....	second unit director
David L. Snyder	....	second unit director
Christopher Francis Woods	....	second unit director

Art Department
Melanie J. Baker	....	art department coordinator
Richard Baum	....	assistant property master
Claudette Didul	....	assistant set decorator
Tim Eckel	....	set designer
Carol Francoso	....	scenic painter
Tim Galvin	....	set designer
John P. Goldsmith	....	set designer
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
Sean Haworth	....	set designer
Bruton Jones	....	set designer
Doug Kelehan	....	animatronics
Sarah Knowles	....	assistant art director
John D. Kretschmer	....	lead man
Alisa Lumbreras	....	scenic artist
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer
John W. Morgan	....	painter
Simon Murton	....	assistant art director
William H. Neff	....	graphic designer
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreman
Clare Scarpulla	....	set designer
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Bruce S. Seymour	....	set dresser
Jesse Silver	....	storyboard artist
Brian Stultz	....	chief scenic artist
Birdie Talanca	....	construction buyer
Richard Waldrop	....	property master (as Richard 'Petie' Waldrop)
Michael A. Wells	....	construction gang boss
Brian Kontz	....	plaster gangboss (uncredited)
Mark O'Donoghue	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Larry Sauls	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound effects editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant adr editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant sound editor
Susan Dudeck	....	supervising adr editor
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Jerelyn J. Harding	....	adr editor
Kimberly Harris	....	adr editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
John A. Larsen	....	sound effects editor (as John Larson)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas P. McNamara	....	assistant sound editor
Bob Newlan	....	sound effects editor
Whit Norris	....	sound mixer
Whit Norris	....	sound mixer: second unit
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Lauren Palmer	....	adr editor
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Steve Richardson	....	foley editor
Jerry Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Corinne Sessarego	....	adr editor
Ron Sistare	....	boom operator
Hamilton Sterling	....	supervising sound editor
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Renee Tondelli	....	adr editor
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer
Craig Weintraub	....	assistant sound editor
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Karen G. Wilson	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Paul Barnes	....	puppeteer
Terry Erickson	....	special effects technician
Ryan Hartnett	....	special effects
Guy Himber	....	creature shop mechanical department (puppeteer)
Brian Latt	....	special effects technician
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Mark McCoy	....	special effects crew
Mike Menzel	....	special effects foreman (as Michael Menzel)
Scott Oshita	....	animatronics
Scott Oshita	....	machinist
Carole J. Sanders	....	special effects
Russell Shinkle	....	mechanical creature effects supervisor
Doyle Smith	....	special effects
Chuck E. Stewart	....	special effects foreman (as Charles Stewart)
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	creatures designer and supervisor
Kathleen Tonkin	....	special effects technician
Frank Toro	....	special effects foreman
Tal Wallace	....	special effects propmaker
Casey Willard	....	special effects crew
Parry Willard	....	special effects technician
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects foreman
Hank Carlson	....	special effects (uncredited)
Kimball Willard	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kevin Bjorke	....	CGI supervisor
Lynn Dodson	....	gaffer: visual effects unit
Sheena Duggal	....	Flame artist
Lisa Foster	....	digital artist
Brian Jennings	....	digital effects supervisor
J.W. Kompare	....	visual effects editor
Ann Monn	....	digital artist
Bernardo F. Munoz	....	visual effects
Shannon Noble	....	digital artist
Michael S. Pryor	....	production assistant
Robert Scifo	....	matte artist
Chuck Shuman	....	visual effects director of photography
Jesse Silver	....	matte artist
Donna Tracy	....	digital compositor
Thomas Valentine	....	visual effects art director (as Tom Valentine)
Peter Webb	....	lead visual effects animator
Christopher Francis Woods	....	visual effects designer and supervisor
Ed Blakely	....	visual effects video assistant (uncredited)
Christian Hogue	....	morph artist (uncredited)
Adam Howard	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tyme	....	second assistant director: visual effects unit (uncredited)

Stunts
Billy Bates	....	stunts
Karen Brigman	....	stunts
John Casino	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts
John Copeman	....	utility stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
John Gillespie	....	stunts
Solita Hanna	....	stunts
Bob Havice	....	stunts
Ben Jensen	....	stunts
Ethan Jensen	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts
Dean Mumford	....	utility stunts
Candice Orsini	....	stunts
Warren A. Stevens	....	stunt coordinator: second unit

Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	electrician
John Cambria	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dwight Campbell	....	chief lighting technician
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer: third unit
Joe D'Alessandro	....	additional cinematographer
James Devis	....	director of photography: second unit
Lisa J. Feitelberg	....	second assistant camera
W.D. Hill	....	best boy grip: second unit
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	key dolly grip
Robert Hoelen	....	best boy grip
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip
Charles Laughon	....	video assist operator
Scott W. Leftridge	....	dolly grip
Duane Manwiller	....	second assistant camera
Alan Pickelsimer	....	electrician
Douglas Ryan	....	camera operator
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator (as Bob Ulland)
Robert Ulland	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Bob Ulland)
Marilou Vetter	....	assistant camera: second unit
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Dennis Zoppe	....	key rigging grip
Grover Austin	....	grip (uncredited)
Daniel R. Haizlip	....	grip (uncredited)
Grey Moore	....	second video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	extras casting
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting
Emily Schweber	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Layne Brightwell	....	set costumer
Salvador Pérez Jr.	....	costume manufacturing foreman
Christi Work	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Carole Henderson Harrington	....	assistant editor (as Carole Henderson)
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Christopher Notarthomas	....	assistant editor
Clay Rawlins	....	assistant editor
Lorraine Salk	....	assistant editor
John Finklea	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor
Stephanie Lowry	....	assistant music editor
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Elizabeth Wendel	....	associate music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
A.J. Bubba Forester	....	transportation coordinator
Sonya Tomaro	....	driver

Other crew
Dawn Barkan	....	animal trainer
Paul Barnes	....	puppeteer
Naomi Cleaver	....	production assistant
Joe Colwell	....	laboratory technician
Jonathan Cornick	....	production office coordinator
Amy Dawes	....	unit publicist
Mike Elizalde	....	puppeteer
Lisa Etherington	....	production accountant
Marita Grabiak	....	script supervisor
Pat Hill	....	location coordinator
Matthew Hurst	....	assistant to directors
Barry Lather	....	choreographer
Shigeru Miyamoto	....	based on the concept and characters created by: Nintendo
Les Pendleton	....	production liaison
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan	....	script supervisor: second unit
Emily Stankovich	....	executive assistant to producer
Takashi Tezuka	....	based on the concept and characters created by: Nintendo
Michael Criscuolo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr.	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tyme	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Allied Filmmakers
• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
• Hollywood Pictures
• Lightmotive
• Nintendo

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Entertainment (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Animated Engineering

Other Companies

• Acme Soundworks Studio  sound editing
• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal handlers
• Cinesite  digital film scanning and recording
• Fincannon & Associates  extras casting
• Guiliano Catering  catering
• Inter Video  24 frame equipment
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Lucasfilm THX / TAP Theater Alignment Program  
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  opticals
• Precision Film Cutting  negative cutting
• Skywalker Sound  re-recorded by
• Telemedia  video playback services
• Vista Graphics Inc.  billboards

Also Known As:

Super Mario Brothers (USA) (alternative spelling)
Super Mario Brothers: The Movie (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi action, mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Finland:K-12 | Finland:K-3 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Mexico:A | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Screen Gems Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Allied Filmmakers

Trivia:

According to John Leguizamo in his autobiography, Rocky Morton once poured hot coffee on an extra's head because he didn't like the extra's costume.

Goofs:

Continuity: The lump of fungus seen in the final scenes that transforms into the King is much bigger than previously seen.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: A long long time ago, the Earth was ruled by dinosaurs. They were big, so not a lot of people went around hassing 'em. Actually, no people went around hassling 'em cuz there weren't any people yet. Just the first tiny mammals. Basically, life was good...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nintendo All-Star Dai-Rantô Smash Bros. (1999) (VG)

Soundtrack:

LOVE IS THE DRUG

Daft fun.

The plot:Two plumbers who are known as the Marios, meet a strange young girl that has a rock on her neck. Two idiots from another world kidnap the strange girl known as Daisy, after kidnaping other girls from Brooklyn. The two Marios decide to rescue her from the Two Idiots that have taken her to another world ruled by an evil king known as Koopa.

The View:Performances aren't the major thing here, but the special effects and creations are to be noticed more. The movie itself isn't bad and as a comedy, will have a few(just a few)giggles. It's all really just a fun fantasy movie that just doesn't shine through and doesn't make any effort to make an historical movie, but the film is fun and you will enjoy it as a complete no-brainer. ***