Super Mario Brothers

Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton Annabel Jankel

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
Sales rank:	1,194

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	Daisy
Fisher Stevens	Iggy Koopa
Richard Edson	Spike Koopa
Fiona Shaw	Lena
Dana Kaminski	Daniella
Mojo Nixon	Toad
Gianni Russo	Anthony Scapelli
Francesca P. Roberts	Bertha
Lance Henriksen	King Bowser
Sylvia Harman	Old Lady
Desiree Marie Velez	Angelica
Andrea Powell	Brooklyn Girl
Mali Finn	Actor,Hatcheck Girl,Actor
Heather Pendergast	Brooklyn Girl
Melanie Salvatore	Brooklyn Girl
John Fifer	Goomba Toad
Thomas Merdis	Goomba
Don Lake	Sergeant Simon
Wallace Merck	Goomba
Lucy Alpaugh	Nun
Michael Harding	Goomba
Robert Raiford	T.V. Announcer
Scott Mactavish	Goomba
Harry Murphy	Reporter #1
Michael Lynch	Goomba
Matt Nikko	Japanese Businessman #2
Dan Castellaneta	Narrator
Kevin West	Devo Controller
Jeffrey Pillars	Devo Technician
Mona Fierro	Nun
Jim Cummings	Creatures

Technical Credits

Annabel Jankel	Director
Rocky Morton	Director
Jake Eberts	Producer
Roland Joffé	Producer

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.