![]() Daisy's own escape attempt is aided by Yoshi, a pet of the royal family, and Iggy and Spike, who were mentally evolved to become intelligent and decided to turn on Koopa. Mario and Luigi escape prison and go to rescue Daisy, aided by Toad, a good-natured guitarist who was devolved into a Goomba, a semi-humanoid dinosaur, as punishment for a protest. They believe only Daisy can do so because of her royal heritage. Iggy and Spike realize that they lost Daisy's rock, which is a meteorite fragment that Koopa needs to merge the worlds. Her father was overthrown as king by Koopa and her mother, the queen, was the one who took her to Brooklyn. The brothers pursue them through an interdimensional portal to Dinohattan, where they lose track of Daisy and the rock, which is stolen by Big Bertha, the bouncer at the Boom-Boom Bar.ĭaisy learns she is descended from dinosaurs and the long-lost princess of the other dimension. Mario and Luigi fix it, but Iggy and Spike-henchmen and cousins of President Koopa, the leader of the other dimension-kidnap Daisy after mistakenly kidnapping other girls, including Mario's girlfriend Daniella. There, they witness Scapelli's men sabotaging it by leaving the water pipes open. Luigi meets Daisy, an NYU archaeology student who shows him she has been excavating for dinosaur bones under the Brooklyn Bridge. Twenty years later, Italian-American brothers Mario Mario and Luigi Mario working as plumbers in Brooklyn are close to being driven out of business by mafioso Anthony Scapelli's construction company. In 1973, a large egg and a rock are left at a Catholic orphanage, and the egg hatches into a human baby girl. Surviving dinosaurs escape into the new dimension, evolving into a humanoid race and founding the city of Dinohattan. Movie, was produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination with financial success.įollowing the impact of a meteorite into the Earth 65 million years ago, the universe is split into two parallel dimensions. In 2023, an animated adaptation, The Super Mario Bros. remained the only live-action film based on a Nintendo game property until Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019). In 2012, a webcomic sequel was produced in collaboration with Bennett. ![]() Though appearing on several lists of the worst films ever made, a cult following developed and it has been described as a cult classic. It received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the plot, inconsistent tone, and lack of faithfulness to the source material, but praised the special effects, artistic direction, and cast performances. ![]() was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $38.9 million worldwide against a budget of $42–48 million. Released on May 28, 1993, Super Mario Bros. Filming took place from May to July 1992. ![]() ![]() The production innovated and introduced many filmmaking techniques now considered pivotal in the transition from practical to digital visual effects, including the use of Autodesk Flame. The setting was inspired by the game Super Mario World (1990) with elements drawn from fairy tales and contemporary American culture. as a subversive comedy influenced by Ghostbusters (1984) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). Given free creative license by Nintendo, which believed the Mario brand was strong enough for experimentation, the screenwriters envisioned Super Mario Bros. It follows brothers Mario Mario ( Bob Hoskins) and Luigi Mario ( John Leguizamo) in their quest to rescue Princess Daisy ( Samantha Mathis) from a dystopic parallel universe ruled by the ruthless King Koopa ( Dennis Hopper).ĭevelopment began after producer Roland Joffé obtained the Mario film rights from Nintendo. The first feature-length live-action film based on a video game, it was directed by the husband-and-wife team of Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runté, and Ed Solomon, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures through Hollywood Pictures. (also known as Super Mario Bros.: The Movie) is a 1993 fantasy adventure film based on Nintendo's Super Mario video game series. ![]()
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