Super Mario Brothers

Director: Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel Rocky Morton

Overview

"A pair of hapless plumbers get sucked into a parallel dimension in this video game-to-feature adaptation from Disney/Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and offering audio rendered in closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Surround, this release is sure to entertain fans if the high-jumping, mustached Nintendo hero."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2003
UPC:	0786936209389
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00

Special Features

Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Widescreen (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Mojo Nixon	Toad
Lance Henriksen	The King
Frank Welker	Creatures
Dana Kaminski	Daniella
Gianni Russo	Scapelli
Francesca P. Roberts	Bertha
Sylvia Harman	Old Lady
Desiree Marie Velez	Angelica
Mali Finn	Actor,Hatcheck Girl,Actor
Andrea Powell	Brooklyn Girl
Don Lake	Sergeant Simon
Thomas Merdis	Goomba
Michael Harding	Goomba
Harry Murphy	Reporter #1
Lucy Alpaugh	Nun
Patt Noday	Reporter #2
Robert Raiford	T.V. Announcer
Heather Pendergast	Brooklyn Girl
Matt Nikko	Japanese Businessman #2
Melanie Salvatore	Brooklyn Girl
Kevin West	Devo Controller,Devo Controller
Scott Mactavish	Goomba
Jeffrey Pillars	Devo Technician
Karen Brigman	Nun
Christi K. Work	Nun
Joy Reese	Nun
John Fifer	Goomba Toad
Michael Lynch	Goomba
Jim Cummings	Creatures
Robert Priester	Egon
Mark Jeffrey Miller	Vendor
Carlene Moore	Prostitute
Dan Castellaneta	Narrator
Alan Silvestri	Composer

Technical Credits

Terry Runte

Parker Bennett

Ed Solomon

Tom Parker

Jim Jennewein

Rocky Morton	Director
Annabel Jankel	Director
Terry Runte	Screenwriter
Parker Bennett	Screenwriter
Ed Solomon	Screenwriter
Roland Joffé	Producer
Jake Eberts	Producer
Tom Parker	Screenwriter
Jim Jennewein	Screenwriter
Steve Maslow	Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Van Dyke	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

While most big-screen videogame adaptations act as a reminder of why game play doesn't necessarily equal great times at the movies, not many begin to touch the jumbled mess that is Super Mario Bros. Look no further than a quick comparison of the game versus the film to truly grasp at how confounding this production really is. While the Mario games are beaming rays of color-filled fun times, the movie is the exact opposite. With a design scheme reflecting other early '90s grim futuristic tales (Tank Girl, Judge Dredd), the production is everything that the game wasn't. So what audience was this man-made wreck created for, anyway? Good question. Years later, people are still looking for an answer. What is known is that Bob Hoskins was born to play Mario, though it's sad that his acrobatics -- wondrously displayed in Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- go unused here. Even worse, he's paired with the very un-Italian John Leguizamo, who isn't quite as obnoxious as his days as The Pest, but doesn't bring anything to the role besides a backwards baseball cap and a genuine New York accent. Of course, one can't forget about Dennis Hopper, but even he is upstaged by the Goombas, a mutated human
eptile hybrid whose hilarious grin and deft puppetry is probably the best thing in the flick. Despite its failure to encapsulate the game's tone, the picture's production values are still impressive, thanks to its large budget and equally huge sets.