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Super Mario Bros.

  • 19931993
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
57K
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POPULARITY
425
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John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
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Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
57K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
425
73
  • Directors
    • Annabel Jankel
    • Rocky Morton
  • Writers
    • Parker Bennett
    • Terry Runte
    • Ed Solomon
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • John Leguizamo
    • Dennis Hopper
  • Directors
    • Annabel Jankel
    • Rocky Morton
  • Writers
    • Parker Bennett
    • Terry Runte
    • Ed Solomon
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • John Leguizamo
    • Dennis Hopper
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 398User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:38
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    Photos190

    Dennis Hopper, John Leguizamo, and Samantha Mathis in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
    John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins in Super Mario Bros. (1993)
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    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • Mario Mario
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Luigi Mario
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • King Koopa
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Daisy
    Fisher Stevens
    Fisher Stevens
    • Iggy
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Spike
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Lena
    Dana Kaminski
    • Daniella
    Mojo Nixon
    Mojo Nixon
    • Toad
    Gianni Russo
    Gianni Russo
    • Scapelli
    Francesca P. Roberts
    Francesca P. Roberts
    • Bertha
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • King Bowser
    Sylvia Harman
    • Old Lady
    Desiree Marie Velez
    Desiree Marie Velez
    • Angelica
    Andrea Powell
    Andrea Powell
    • Brooklyn Girl
    Heather Pendergast
    • Brooklyn Girl
    Melanie Salvatore
    Melanie Salvatore
    • Brooklyn Girl
    John Fifer
    • Goomba Toad
    • Directors
      • Annabel Jankel
      • Rocky Morton
    • Writers
      • Parker Bennett
      • Terry Runte
      • Ed Solomon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bob Hoskins didn't know that the film he was making was based on a game until his son asked him what he was working on. When Hoskins mentioned the film's title, his son immediately recognized it and showed Hoskins the game on his own Nintendo Entertainment System.
    • Goofs
      When Spike asks Iggy the square root of 26481, he answers 191, which is the square root of 36481. This indicates the actor got the first digit wrong while speaking.
    • Quotes

      King Koopa: Give me that Devo-Gun!

      [Koopa tries to shoot Mario, but instead hits Scapelli, who is transformed into a chimpanzee. Koopa points at him and laughs]

      King Koopa: Monkey!

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits, some Japanese business men ask Iggy and Spike about appearing in a video game based on the incidents in the movie.
    • Alternate versions
      In the Italian release, the ending is cut so Mario and Luigi don't go back to Brooklyn.
    • Connections
      Edited into Nostalgia Critic: Big Fat Liar (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Almost Unreal
      Performed by Roxette

      Written by Per Gessle

      Courtesy of EMI Svenska AB

    User reviews398

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    6/10
    Certainly better than its current reputation.
    This movie is much hated practically everywhere and of course I can understand why. Basically everyone from the '70's , 80's and 90's generation grew up with playing Nintendo games and the Super Mario games in particular. However when one sees this movie, it becomes pretty obvious early on that this movie has almost nothing to do with the Super Mario video games. The atmosphere, settings and characters are totally different, which is probably the main and also only reason why this movie was and still is hated among so many all over the world.

    However, when one has to look at this movie with a fair and unbiased view, one has to come to the conclusion that this movie is good decent entertainment. No, it's not a GREAT movie but it does serve its purpose and that is to provide the viewer with 104 minutes of mindless, simple entertainment.

    Kids will most likely like this movie best. The story is wonderfully adventurous and it all is very childishly simple constructed. I mean, the story and setting all basically have very little to do with the games but when you just have to judge the story, it's a pretty good and well thought out one. If the main characters were, let's say, some average Manhattan plumbers named the William's brothers and the entire movie wasn't based on a series of video games, than perhaps the movie would had received a far better reception and would had entertained and reached a wider audience.

    All of the characters are pretty entertaining and work out well in the movie. This is probably mainly due to the well known cast. Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo are the Mario brothers and they form a pretty good main duo. Dennis Hopper also is in his element as the ruthless, over-the-top, stereotyped villain King Koopa. He gives the movie a certain extra fun and flair. Other well known actors in the movie are Fiona Shaw, Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi from the first two The Godfather movies) and Lance Henriksen in a very small cameo role.

    Unlike the games, the movie is a dark one. All of the sets are dark which was perhaps not the greatest atmospheric mood for the story and the entire movie in general. All of the sets are disappointing, small and unimaginative looking. Same goes for the costumes and most of the make-up effects. The movie however has some good and convincing looking early special effects. Remember folks, that it was 1993 when this movie was released.

    The movie however is most of the time a bit too childishly told and the dialogs are below par and too simple.

    The pace and editing is good but the movie severely lacks some action and real interesting moments. At moments it takes too long before something good or interesting happens again, which makes this movie perhaps a bit boring and uninteresting to watch at certain points.

    All in all it's a not very successful- but still yet entertaining first attempt at making a movie based on a video game. Certainly better than some of those movies based on video games, released this present day!

    6/10

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Japan
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Super Mario Brothers
    • Filming locations
      • EUE/Screen Gems Studios - 1223 N 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Allied Filmmakers
      • Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
      • Hollywood Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $48,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,915,465
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,532,623
      • May 31, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,915,465
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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