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Super Mario Bros.

  • 1993
  • PG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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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.

  • Directors
    • Annabel Jankel
    • Rocky Morton
  • Writers
    • Parker Bennett
    • Terry Runte
    • Ed Solomon
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • John Leguizamo
    • Dennis Hopper
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    64K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,308
    321
    • Directors
      • Annabel Jankel
      • Rocky Morton
    • Writers
      • Parker Bennett
      • Terry Runte
      • Ed Solomon
    • Stars
      • Bob Hoskins
      • John Leguizamo
      • Dennis Hopper
    • 429User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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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 Koopa
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Spike Koopa
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Lena
    Dana Kaminski
    • Daniella
    Mojo Nixon
    Mojo Nixon
    • Toad
    Gianni Russo
    Gianni Russo
    • Anthony 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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    • Trivia
      Explaining why he did the film, Dennis Hopper said "My six-year-old son at the time, he's now 18, he said, 'Dad, I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy King Koopa in Super Mario Bros.?' and I said, 'Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes,' and he said, 'Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.'" See: Henry Hopper.
    • Goofs
      When Spike asks Iggy the square root of 26481, he answers 191, which is the square root of 36481.
    • 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
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    User reviews429

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    A very dark version of the light-hearted series.

    Okay, I'll avoid everyone's usual comments of why they hated this movie and such. My main gripe with this awful film is one reason: the setting. In all Mario games, from Super Mario Bros. to Mario 64 to Mario Sunshine to Mario Party to Mario Tennis to Mario Golf to Mario Kart to Mario RPG to Super Mario World, and even in the 3 cartoon shows and in Smash Bros. I might add, the settings have always been happy, light-hearted, and made the person playing feel welcome to world of the Mushroom Kingdom. However, in the motion picture, we are taken to a very cold, hi-tech, dismal metropolis. Instead of a light-hearted, happy-go-lucky, feeling, we are now facing a dark and even depressing tone. Nothing of this setting makes the viewer feel welcome to the world like the games and cartoons did, which is why this fails to capture the real spirit of Mario(and Luigi).
    • SSJAniFan
    • Dec 25, 2003
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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
    • Official site
      • Super Mario Bros 1993 Internet Archive
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Super Mario Bros
    • Filming locations
      • EUE/Screen Gems Studios - 1223 N 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Lightmotive
      • Allied Filmmakers
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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
      • $20,928,292
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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