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Super Mario Bros. (1993)

PG  |   |  Adventure, Comedy, Family  |  28 May 1993 (USA)
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Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi must go to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.

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Can you make a movie out of a video game? That's the question that is answered by this film. Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, two hard working plumbers find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in medium hi-tech squalor. They find themselves the only hope to save the Earth from invasion. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Can Two Plumbers Save The World From Going Down The Drain? See more »


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Rated PG for sci-fi action, mild language and sensuality | See all certifications »

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28 May 1993 (USA)  »

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$42,000,000 (estimated)

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$20,915,465 (USA)
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Trivia

Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel were constantly at odd with the studio. They wanted a darker, more adult film, while the studio wanted a family film. See more »

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When Lena steps on the Rock to keep it from falling through the grate, the length of cord that has fallen through the grate changes between shots. See more »

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[first lines]
Narrator: A long long time ago, the Earth was ruled by dinosaurs. They were big, so not a lot of people went around hassling 'em. Actually, no people went around hassling 'em cuz there weren't any people yet. Just the first tiny mammals. Basically, life was good. Then something happened: a giant meteorite struck the Earth. Goodbye dinosaurs! But what if the dinosaurs weren't all destroyed? What if the impact of that meteor created a parallel dimension where the dinosaurs continued to thrive ...
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I WANT YOU
Performed by Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
Written by Donnie Wahlberg and Spice
Courtesy of Interscope Records, Inc.
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Daft fun.
30 March 2002 | by (Belfast, N.Ireland) – See all my reviews

The plot:Two plumbers who are known as the Marios, meet a strange young girl that has a rock on her neck. Two idiots from another world kidnap the strange girl known as Daisy, after kidnaping other girls from Brooklyn. The two Marios decide to rescue her from the Two Idiots that have taken her to another world ruled by an evil king known as Koopa.

The View:Performances aren't the major thing here, but the special effects and creations are to be noticed more. The movie itself isn't bad and as a comedy, will have a few(just a few)giggles. It's all really just a fun fantasy movie that just doesn't shine through and doesn't make any effort to make an historical movie, but the film is fun and you will enjoy it as a complete no-brainer. ***


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