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1993 Super Mario directors credit Quentin Tarantino for putting respect on the movie

Posted 3 years ago

Tarantino is getting credit for "vindicating" the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie after screening it at his Los Angeles theater.

Super Mario Bros. extended cut released by fans

Posted 5 years ago

Alex Here's something you didn't know you needed. The Super Mario Bros. movie was met with harsh reviews and poor box office when it was released in 1993 and one could argue that it still hasn't really achieved true cult...

Among Us CG Fan Film Hits the Web

Posted 5 years ago

Alex Among Us, the super popular online game from Innersloth, has just taken another step toward immortality: the animated fan film! It would seem that the fine folks over at CKVFX have put together a sweet little 15-minute CG movie...

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The UnPopular Opinion: Super Mario Bros.

Posted 6 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

WTF Happened to the Super Mario Bros. movie?

Posted 7 years ago

In this recurring series, we'll be taking a look at a variety of films that had historically troubled productions or controversial problems in making it to the big screen. Some were massive hits despite their problems, while others died a...

Chris Meledandri on working with Shigeru Miyamoto for Super Mario Bros. film

Posted 8 years ago

After decades of dominating the video-game world, Mario will be making the leap to the big-screen for the first time ever in an upcoming animated film from Illumination Entertainment founder Chris Meledandri. That's right, the first time ever. We're just...

Nintendo confirms Mario is an abusive Yoshi-puncher!

Posted 9 years ago

So here's something to ruin your morning (it sure did mine). I guess there's been an ongoing argument that I have not been previously privy to involving SUPER MARIO BROS. lore, where Nintendo fans have debated if Mario was punching...

Read the Super Mario World script Max Landis wrote including concept art

Posted 12 years ago

If I pulled out a script I worked on when I was 19, I’m sure it would be a NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movie with little ambition or reason for not being in the trash. It’s what you do when...

Awfully Good: Super Mario Bros.

Posted 12 years ago

Jason After the passing of the awesome Bob Hoskins, we revisit the film he called “the worst thing I ever did”… Super Mario Bros. (1984) Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton Stars: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper A female paleontologist...

Cool Videos: John Leguizamo shares some Super Mario Bros. stories for the film’s 20th anniversary

Posted 13 years ago

Ready to feel old? Twenty years ago today SUPER MARIO BROS. was released into theaters. The film was a commercial and critical failure and is usually considered not only one of the worst video game movies of all time but...