The Making of the Super Mario Bros. Movie
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- It cost 48 million dollars to make, but only grossed 21 million. By most accounts, it was a disaster, from start to finish. Learn all about the making of the very first big budget video game movie.
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I actually saw this film on opening night when I was 17yo.
I'll never forget when "Yoshi" came on screen and the kids in the theater all said "That's Yoshi???"
Well, Yoshi is a dinosaur canonically, so that is what he would look like realistically
What happened to Yoshi is basically the same thing that ALMOST happened to the Sonic the hedgehog movie before it was released, which held back the release date but we all know it is a good thing
I never saw this movie in the theatre. I later rented a copy to watch. I was more shocked at how Toad is potrayed! They had him dressed as a punk rocker! When they mentioned his name I exclaimed, "That's Toad?!"
Yoshi was in this movie?! I want to watch it now :)
lol
Open the door, get on the floor. Everybody walk the Dinosaur.
Boom boom acka-lacka lacka boom
Boom boom acka-lacka boom boom
Everybody "walk" the dinosaur. Carry on.
SithDreamer You must be seeing things...I did write "walk"....move on.
The original MRjguill That song was done by Was, Not Was. Todd in the Shadows should've covered it on a "One Hit Wonderland" episode, but maybe he will soon.
Hey Dad, I'm in JAIL! I like it here in JAIL! In JAIL! In JAIL!
“Dad…I don’t need shoes that badly”
Damn Dennis Hopper raised that kid well
AND TO THINK THE ORIGINAL SKETCHES FOR THIS MARIO MOVIE WERE PERFECT, BUT THE MIDDLELY FAMOUS COUPLE CAME IN TO DIRECT, AND IT ALL GOT TO HELL FROM THEIR VISION OF A FUSION BETWEEN JURASSIC PARK AND DIE HARD. WHAAAAAAAAT!!!!
@@moniaco3462 😂
In a film where most of its elements don't feel anything at all like the video games I think Bob Hoskins did a tremendous job portraying Mario.
Bob Hoskins is Mario .
@@toomuchinformation9795 hell yeah he is.
He did a great job.
Hoskins is one of my favorite actors. I loved his portrayal of Iago in Othello
R.I.P. Mr. Hoskins and Dennis Hopper too! 😭
“This could be our Batman”. Little did they know that there was a silent “and Robin” implied in their statement.
More like Batman & Robin if you know what I mean.
Batman and robin is good
@@jakeknapp6833 ahh no its not
Batman and robin is awesome
Amazing. I'm dead from this 😂😂😂
Ah yes, Hooker #1. An oft forgotten and underrated Mario character.
I fondly remember shooting hookers with my fireballs as a kid. Good times, good times!
Hooker #1 aka Birdo
Transgender.
gskaloyan Transvestite works as I was calling her a man in drag.
They kept wanting to take their clothes off during the movie apparently.
I would love to see a Gaming Historian episode where you go over the making and reception of the 2023 Super Mario Bros Movie!
And leguezamo had the gall to say his was better.
@@JamezMorriz1134official He says a lot of dumb things.
He needs to include Alpharad's reaction to that part of the 2021 direct, if he doesn't there is no forgiving him.
Yeah, same here my man! I would definitely like to see how his perception and presentation of the film changes. The 2023 film was 100x better!
the production design in this movie was actually insane and would have been great in any different movie
Like ordering total recall from Ali express.
They did that. It was called Bladerunner. There's like, 76 versions.
So many bad movies had amazing set design back then. Now almost everything is filmed super tight so that you can't see that there is no big set, and long shots are done with CGI.
I don’t think it’s a bad movie it’s a fun adventure romp that doesn’t represent it’s ip well but a fun movie nonetheless
@@cheetahluv210 As a kid watching this, I was...confused. In some ways it was ahead of its time in regards to interpretation. It only took three decades to wash away the stink. Lol!
"Dad, I don't need shoes that badly"
BEST LINE
LOL😂😂
it was funny.
"Dad, I don't need shoes that badly."
man his son knows what's going on
Like Dennis Hopper was struggling for cash
Dan Schneider's foot festish.
When that quote played, I laughed so loud I almost fell out of my chair.
I unironically love this movie. It's kind of like Total recall mixed with Super Mario Bros.
And a splash of Brazil.
So basically interger underflow? The movie is so bad its actually fun to watch?
I like it too, it is a trip
I've been to Brazil. This movie is nothing like it.
@@glowingunknown5625 Brazil is a movie by Terry Gilliam
I thought it was good. I kinda wish we could have also gotten the grim noir version too.
The father of one of my friends was on the FX team for this movie. He still has one of the boots from the film at his house in his studio. He’s actually quite proud of work he did on that film, despite the poor performance.
the thwomp boots or the goomba boots? also did he ever mention whether the directors were actually as abusive as they were claimed them to be?
"I'm going to pour this coffee on you to help the mud stick better"
LITERALLY no one in the history of humankind has said this sentence
Hahah....AND no one has ever said “Ok.” to let someone do it
The fact that it was hot meant it would more likely loosen up the mud, not make it stick.
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@@believeonjesus7215 the Bible also says practice in private so fuck off with your Jesus shit
@@paulk6399 The LORD gave a command to preach The GOSPEL, and no it doesn’t say to practice in private.
"Sorry Mr.Hanks, but we don't think you're a good enough actor to handle the grit of a super Mario movie."
...I feel bad for whoever had to say that. Must be a great story at parties.
I guess when Tom Hanks won 2 Oscars two years in a row for Philadelphia and Forest Gump, that proved them wrong about him carrying a dramatic movie.
I personally think Tom Hanks got lucky. It seems like everyone involved with this movie got a stink on them after that never came off. That's rare, and it's not good rare it's like a rare form of cancer that's incurable and untreatable. the best thing that ever happened to Tom Hanks was being turned down for this role.
I'm thankful, otherwise every tom hanks marathon at school would have to, at some point, show the super mario bros the movie.
There's a snake in my Boot!
To be fair the original script sounded more interesting than the final product.
John and Bob are both amazing actors, so it speaks volumes about the truth that no one and nothing can rescue a horrible script and horrible direction
or in this case, a constantly chaning script and constantly changing direction. of which is horrible for a making a movie.
I remember watching this movie over and over as only a 7 year old kid can pull off. I flippin loved it.
Yeah this was one of my childhood favorites. It had real total recall meets back to the future 3 zaniness.
My mom took me out to see it and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I understood how a lot of people thought it was silly/campy and other ways it was disliked.
I didn't know until later there was a post credits scene with Koopa's sons.
I remember watching this movie and crying because of the lack of representation. The clear message was Italian Plumber Supremacy and it made me feel inferior and outcast. Now I'm enjoying my revenge as soon the first ever Koopa of Color will win every oscar, effective retroactively and to the infinite future. Take that you ex-seven year olds.
Favourite all the way...I was 9 watching it first time- for me that was the best film ever just after 80's Godzilla😄
I like how Morton’s version of the story, to make him look better, is that he chucked mud AND hot coffee at extras. Oh, ok.
😅😅😅😅
His wife's version of the story has him exposing himself to extras beforehand. To make him look better. Because he *asked* if he could expose himself before he did it.
@@lukesargent7551 you mean he show his PP to goombas
Coffeè
The producer actually backed up Morton's claim by saying it wasn't a big deal that Leguizamo's perspective made it out to be.
"dad, I don't need shoes that badly" greatest burn in history.
DutchDread Lmfao, yeah man! Fully agreed!
I had to pause the video for a moment. Totally lost my sh*t at that roast. :D
What about the burns on guy who had the coffee poured down his back
But it's hopper so I bet he can take it.
Best part is that it came from a 6 year old kid.
One of the greatest nights of my life was when I went to see this movie with every kid in my small town. It was showing for only 2 nights, and EVERYONE went to see it.
What were the kid's reactions to the film
Wait every single kid? Where is this?
D
A lot of people are focusing on how weird and antagonistic the directors were. But as this video says, it wasn't really their fault. They were known for making weird, edgy stuff. What were the producers expecting? It's like hiring a sushi chef and asking him to make Big Mac combined with KFC chicken strips. What did you expect would happen? I think the bulk of the blame should go to the executives at Nintendo. They hired the production company and they approved the vision of a serious, gritty version of Mario - one of the most kid-friendly properties on the planet. Seriously, what were they thinking?!
But Nintendo lost control of the plot in the end lol. I don't think they had a problem with a gritty movie. It's just that couldn't control the direction of the movie anymore. I guess that's why they took so many steps to be hands-on with Illumination to prevent that from happening
And they were heading towards a divorce at the time, so they likely weren't the best versions of themselves given that they weren't getting on.
The pressure of this film, the obvious mismatch of their tone vs the material, the studios desire for a change in direction. The whole thing must have just been stress central. It's a miracle they even finished.
"I don't need shoes that badly"
OOOOOOHHHHH 🎤
ok hope you like splinters
God damn talk about a son burn.
"The worse the movie, the better the partying" *drinks scotch shot*
What a legend
TheDiego908 Oscar Wilde shit.
Interesting to watch this video as the new animated Mario Movie coming out next year is already a massive hype phenomenon
Same But Rewatching :)
It came out this month
@@NPGLAMB Yep and it was worth the hype!
Hopper and Hoskins two legends your memory is kept in this legendary film we all miss you, wishing you were still here RIP 🌹♥️🌹
Imagine a world where this movie starred Tom Hanks, Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
who knows, maybe you’ll find that version of the movie in Dinohattan
I can't be the only one who read this in movie trailer guy voice.
@@zerrrro now that you’ve mentioned it… 🤣
TO DA AIRSHAAP!!
I would pay so much money to see Arnold in a giant bowser costume
This movie may have several inaccuracies but I think I speak for everyone when i say they shouldn't have gotten rid of Luigi's mustache
I was in so much disbelief at Luigi’s shave.
Robert deNiro should have played Luigi. he would look convincing as a plumber and good with a mustache
Also not having Luigi characterized as a scaredy cat.
@@dansmith1661 Hello, ever hear of Luigi’s Mansion? :)
This and TMNT 3 were the only two movies that me and my brother were very excited to see him begged her dad to take us but halfway through both of those movies we were begging him to just take us home. I was 13 and my brother was 10 and we thought it was terrible.
Both were disappointing! Ugly cheaper Turtle suits in Movie 3. Everything was ugly in Mario movie.🙄
As of 5 weeks ago in this time and day, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, animated and made my illumination and Nintendo, has now become the highest grossing animated movie at the box office with a whopping 1 Billion USD, and sequels are definitely on the horizon. It seemed like Nintendo is now pushing the boundaries of entertainment itself.
It’s also the highest grossing movie based on a video game of all time as of now.
That director's recollection of the coffee incident sounds the same as when you're fighting in elementary school and the teacher catches you, then the other kid recounts their part pristine...
As someone who used to do tv/film extra work to make money in between jobs, I don’t doubt it happened. Extras are treated like slaves. You weren’t even allowed to make eye contact with the lead actors in many cases.
@@blastofo you still aren't. Not allowed to talk to them but people do it anyway
@@blastofo Fuck that shit... That ain't fucking god..
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@@believeonjesus7215 You don't know these people are sinners, or pagans, or anything. This isn't preaching. If there was a God, He would definitely wonder what the fuck you're doing.
"Dark and gritty" "Super Mario Bros". DOES NOT COMPUTE.
It's not that big of a stretch, considering how dark some of the things that were in the games got. Mario RPG, Paper Mario, some early concepts (and final inclusions) for Luigi's Mansion, heck, Super Mario Galaxy. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: World of Light starts on something far darker than the Mario movie had in its entire 97 minute runtime, and it gets gritty at times too.
Mario isn't just Alice in Wonderland anymore.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio Super Paper Mario is the one with the darkest backstory and lore of all. The reason for that? Shigeru Miyamoto had zero input in it. And it clearly shows.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio ahem. Partners in Time anyone?
@@Fooza05 You mean, "Mario & Luigi: Infant Murder and Genocide"?
@@OtakuUnitedStudio Baby cakes haha.
This is to date one of the biggest WTF movies ever... Nothing makes sense! I thought that when I watched it for the first time. Then got it on VHS for Christmas and rewatched it thousands of times more and I grew a soft spot for it in a "it's so bad I love it" kind of way. One day I'll watch it with my kid and film her reaction to it!
It's Mario...it's not supposed to make sense.
The nightclub was called the "Boom Boom Room"; Boom Boom being the name of the mini-boss you'd fight at the end of Fortress stages in Super Mario Bros 3! Additionally, if you look at the large display screen/wall of the nightclub, they show various images and collages from different Mario games, if you look close you can see a collage of the stone Bowser head that serves as the entrance to the Valley of Bowser from Super Mario World! :D
The original TMNT was how you do gritty but still awesome for kids. This...was not.
it was okay until the dancing scene
JaayOnPC The first movie not the second one
Yeah man first film is sweet
That's actually so true.
@@blackscreennoiseforrelaxat1517 What fucking second movie? There wasn't a second movie!
“I don’t need shoes that badly” DAMN LMAO
Lol omg that was cold lol
The Gospel:
JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9) . (Don’t forget to repent of sin. )
@@believeonjesus7215 I'm not disrespecting your religion but going out of your way of spamming through out TH-cam telling everyone about your religion even with the video has nothing to do with religion makes you a jackass and Jesus doesn't like jackasses.
Honestly, I feel like the gritty, sci-fi pitch wouldn’t have worked even without the constant script changes. Maybe on its own, but not for a Mario Bros. movie. They really should’ve stuck with the original fairy tale-like script.
Exactly! That script was perfect! Although one change I'd make is make Mario himself...less of a dick.
This movie actually came out the year I was born so I never even heard of it until I was almost an adult. I remember picking up the cheap dvd at Walmart, thinking, “Do my eyes deceive me? I never knew they made a Mario movie!”
I bought it and took it home and was completely blindsided by how off the rails it was. But I like it in its own right, like maybe it could have been an okay movie if it wasn’t supposed to be based on Super Mario.
Back when I was a kid, you got what you got, and you liked it. So I appreciated Mario, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat movie more than they deserved. Watched them daily
@@Pop_Shepski the Super Mario Show was amazing.
I gotta say, the goombas were great in their own right.
Although the character models I feel would have fit better as Koopa Troopas
I'm glad to know I'm not the only person out there who likes this movie. It's one of my guilty pleasures.
Ha! Thanks for sharing that 😂 I always wondered what this movie is like to a younger person. I know years ago when my niece was still like 10 years old or less, I played it for her and she loved it. She saw it in such an objective way and had fun.
God how could you ever think "gritty" was the way to go with mario?
To quote Kevin Smith, "in Hollywood, you just kinda fail upwards."
90s edge
ThyChrysanthemum its actually not a bad idea, thats why its an adaptation, video games and movies are two different mediums.
It was all about 'TUDE. dude.
Well the idea was really because of the director's previous work.
They wanted their Mario movie to be dark and gritty. You know, in the spirit of the best selling games. I can't wait until we get the light hearted and comedic Last of Us movie we deserve.
XD
Its a quirky family sitcom about a single father raising his adopted daughter! In a fungus zombie apocalyptic hellscape!
Nintendo corporate deserves a lot of blame for this. Why dark and gritty? It's so different from your brand.
@@MatthewSchellenberg Nintendo has nothing to do with the 1993 movie Disney is the one who produced the film
@@WakerOfTheCryingRain watch the video
Bob Hoskins - The Man, The Legend. RIP
I loved this movie, even as a kid. It's like Blade Runner meets Mario meets an acid trip.
🤨
Fact I love it and stil do
Meets garbage
more like Tom Hanks dodged a bullet
Agreed that piece of shit could've tanked his career. And he goes on to Philadelphia in 93 Forrest Gump 94 and Apollo 13 in 95.
You mean dodged a Bullet Bill?
Amazingly, Tom Hanks might have never been offered a serious dramatic role, had he signed on for this movie.
more like he dodged an atom bomb
please unsubscribe more like a fucking asteroid.
"What is the worst job you've done?"
"Super Mario Bros"
"What has been your biggest. disappointment ?"
"Super Mario Bros "
"If you could edit your past, what would you change?"
"I wouldn't do Super Mario Bros"
LMAOOO
25:55 The segment right after that is even funnier. "Dad, I don't need shoes that badly."
No it’s a good job not a bad job
woooow , you saw the video too ?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Q: What’s the biggest mistake you can possibly make?
A: Challenging me to a 2-player game of Super Mario Brothers. Better bring a book and some snacks and sodas with you, ‘cuz it’ll be a while before it’s finally player 2’s turn.
There was a video store going out of business when I was a kid, and when they started selling off their tapes, I got my parents to buy this movie. I'd already rented it countless times. Still love it
Just now I noticed the resemblance between Dennis Hopper's Bowser and Max Headroom.
I realized that danny devito was one of the people who tried to star as mario.
Imagine a world where danny was mario.
*Imagine.*
Detective Pikachu man...
Jester Maniac In a perfect world, he was chosen to act as Mario.
He didn’t want to do it.
its a me trash man here i droped my magnum condom
Luigi, don't be a dinophobe
Hollywood : "Let's make a dark gritty film about a lighthearted video game!"
The general public: *visible confusion*
Me: “are you guys familiar with the old robot saying “DOES NOT COMPUTE!!”
I can't wait for "SesaMean Streets of Baltimore"
I don't understand how Nintendo ok'd this mess? Wow!
Nah it could have been good. Would love to see a well written gritty mario movie.
Hahaha great joke
Anyone here after seeing the 2023 film? I’m not gonna go too in depth, but I was fine with a basic plot. There were so many fun easter eggs and I felt like a kid again watching it. Easy 9/10
This 1993 film I haven’t seen and don’t really care to see
You should at least watch the 1986 mario movie because that movie predicted alot of stuff that would go on to appear in future mario titles 😂
@@uroskesic6117 the Japanese one? Yeah I’ve seen it before
"Dad, I don't need shoes that badly". I laughed hard
*26 years later*
The sonic movie is a success financially and with audiences
That’s what I find funny. The mario movie flopped while sonic was a success
@@nowayactuallybrohwat Different times. The sonic movie was made by people who actually care about Sonic, not just corporate Hollywood businessmen in suits.
@@theskyrax670 exactly, it really show's how if you take dedication into what you do, the end product will be amazing
*laughs in Hedgehog*
@@theskyrax670 Man! imagine if they didn't changed sonic's design...
In a nutshell: Too many cooks spoil the broth
You mean Too Many Cooks in the kitchen
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You mean too many hookers at church
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I mean you could just say Hollywood doesn't know how to use certain properties properly.
I mean there were so many problems with this movie from the very get go right through all the shooting and I'm going to guess editing definitely too. I don't think I've ever seen such a mismanaged, mishandled over budgeted bloated mess of a movie. don't get me wrong there have been and I'm sure will be tons of absolute dumpster fires of movies but the waste of this potential is just so sad. And believe me when I say the word stench and this movie are like synonymous. Pretty much everyone that worked on it or in it was worse because of it.
honestly the fact the directors were basically blacklisted feels like the most vindicating thing that could happen for both Dennis Hopper and Bob Hoskins. It's not like they were in the height of their popularity or something it's just this late in their career they did not need a kneecapping /swift kick in the balls of this magnitude.
But the recipe was for dog shit soup
5:06 “Nintendo and the producers worried that Tom Hanks wasn’t worth $5 million and didn’t have the IT factor to carry a dramatic movie”
Yet Disney and Pixar took the risk to cast him for Toy Story, and Hanks was so successful that he went on to play roles in Cast Away and The Terminal
By the time Toy Story came around Tom had already completed his redemption arch. Disney/Pixar weren’t taking a risk at all.
Honestly, the only part of this movie that might have worked as a film was the opening bit in Brooklyn with the brothers having a struggling plumbing business. I'm pretty sure you could have had a movie made about that and it would have been better than the film we ultimately got.
Oh hey, I see my old neighbor at 19:09! Howard St. James, Glasses and shorts, He was on the special effects crew, uncredited sadly. He passed away last year, but spoke fondly of his time working with the people on the film. I'll miss him.
wow really thats trippy
Rip Howard 💯
Rip Howard
I'm calling a r/quityourbullshit
Awwww. Glad you saw him!
I have to wonder why Nintendo demanded a dark and gritty Mario movie. The strength of Mario as a brand is its simplicity and fun that appeals to people of all ages, so the family-friendly fantasy script would've been much better. The movie would probably not get much profit, if any, due to its overblown budget, but at least it wouldn't have been the bizarre mess that we got.
Maybe they lacked confidence in a kid-friendly mario film in the west. Remember, animated films aren't quite seen as a positive light here, often seen as "glorified toy commercials" or "annoying, childish distractions". Or they didn't know how to handle a family-friendly mario movie with America's mindset at the time (almost every film wanted to be Batman at the time)... it's a mystery.
This movie was probably "green lit" in 1990 or even 1991 before Beauty and the Beast debuted that Thanksgiving. That film helped prove that Little Mermaid wasn't a fluke and that there was still a market for family films. In the previous decade kids films were mediocrities like the Rescuers, the Great Mouse Detective, and the Don Bluth films. Probably the most successful "family" films were ET and Return of the Jedi, neither of which is overly light.
They wanted to mimic sega's marketing that targeted teens
Also when it was made SEGA was really hammering in how much cooler and edgier Sonic was compared to Mario. So I think the dark and gritty part came from that. My biggest confusion though is why they made it live action to begin with.
I mean making it an animated movie would fit better even with some dark and harsh elements in it.
@@MrMarinus18 I imagine budget affected that descision. From what I understand, movie animation has always been more expensive than live-action.
I probably don't understand much about it, though.
When the behind-the-scenes story is more interesting than the actual movie
It only took another 30 years before Nintendo trusted movie companies again to make a Mario movie, and what a success it was: $400M opening weekend, largest for an animated film ever
it probably helps that the new movie was handled by a studio company that has a good history of family friendly movies most of which have been really successful.
Now it’s over 1 billion dollars.
@Daidan0 it helps but no always guaranteed, Pixar found that out recently huh
"I don't need shoes that badly" I laughed so hard I nearly fell over!
Paul Hibbert when does he say that?
From a 6 year old!
Paul Hibbert and from a child
Damn...
meh... funny but not that funny. next time, don't watch something really funny. its dangerous for you.
As a kid, I remember watching this movie and wondering how on earth they came up with the idea. But after watching this episode, hopefully everything will make a little more sense.
Please share if you liked it. Enjoy!
Keep up the good work!
Gaming Historian keep up the great work
Gaming Historian I remember renting this and still couldn't come to terms with the fact the movie sucked. But now it's like a bad good movie
To be honest I would more like to have a Mario Movie like this again insteed of a Animated all Happy story they are going to produce
When I first saw it on tv for like the first time after all these years, I was like, "man people are finally accepting the movie as what it is not what it would have been". Plus I like the film for what it is and I think due to being the first video game movie, that of course it's going to have trouble getting it going.
The music was so good that later bought the soundtrack because of it. This movie is what we call "it's so bad it's good". More people are watching the movie because they know it's bad and are curious just to see it to know why it's like that. But in the end, they liked it more than ever.
I'm 35 and I saw Super Mario Bros in theaters..
I have loved it since the day I saw it.
It's one of my favorite movies, ever.
wow that epilogue lol. 6 years later, its finally coming out!
I went to see the movie on it's first day and I can remember being disapointed, I wanted Mario Bros, and god a comedy Blade Runner.
But its the reason that Nintendo have blankly refused any offer for a Zelda movie, even from Studio Ghibli.
Eeeeeh, that's honestly probably for the best. I can name a video game movie franchise I rather enjoyed, but it still wasn't a great movie....series.
I think the fairy tale idea is the one they should have went with.
From what I've been reading once the producers saw the final script they really thought hiring the directors was a bad idea although since they already committed to hiring them they felt they had to let them do what they wanted. Nintendo was to blame for wanting to go dark with the film in the first place. Had they used the script of the Stay Tuned writers we may have got a more faithful movie.
**spits water** Studio Ghibli wanted to do a Zelda movie?! Holy fuck, I'd sell my first born testicle to see that...
lunayoshi or Studio Boners making a Zelda movie?
Tom Hanks not worth 5mil and Bob Hoskins didn't know what SMB was? What a time.
Well, a lot of adults (then and now) are either completely ignorant about video games, or only know the most basic information. I recall either my mom or grandmother saying, "I never realized these games had a story".
I believe Tom Hanks wanted too much money. Hoffman wanted to play Mario because his kids were big fans
Two years later Tom Hanks voiced Woody from Toy Story
And before that, Tom Hanks starred in Forest Gump (1994).
@@Moviefan2k4 Then "and now"? What are you smoking? More than 20 years have aired since this movie -- even a newborn baby back then is an adult by now. Liking video games is no longer strictly a kid thing. Sure, you won't see too many grandparents playing shit yet, but I'm sure as fuck an adult and I've been gaming since 2 years old.
The 2023 Illumination Super Mario Bros is actually really fun despite being panned by critics. It has grossed $677 Million so it is far from a bomb. It has tons of fan service and Easter eggs and has finally washed the bad taste out of the fans mouths that this movie left nearly 30 years ago now.
Critics mean nothing
critics are bought and paid for generally. their ratings go to the highest bidder
Lol. Just watched this after the 2023 Super Mario Brothers movie. Such a crazy difference.
At the end, when you were talking about Nintendo getting back into making movies, you should have said, "But, if the project bob-ombs, then nothing will have changed."
A year late but this comment made me spit out my orange juice!
I remember seeing this in the theater at 11 years old. I was so disappointed. I asked my dad “why didn’t they use bad guys from the game” then I cried. 😢
Lol
@@cookiesnmemes8202 Hard to tell on the internet, but the "lol" could translate to "Lol, the screenwriters fucked up so badly that even an 11-year-old immediately knew."
Don't be rude you all and watch your fuckin language and don't forget...hoooOOOooold on to your butts..
Should've animated it.
@@redpup6931 yep
I know this is an older video, but wow, this was entertaining & informative.
This video was better than most documentaries on Netflix, E! , etc.
Recently discovered this channel and am loving your catalog.
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Kudos all around! Always well written and well edited. Narration, sound editing, 👍😏
Dude this is incredibly polished and equally never wasteful, every word had value beyond the already impressive production values in your videos. Thank you for all your hard work.
Some of the events were switched up though and make a few points confusing in the overall narrative.
"Dad, I don't need shoes that badly" Ouch. That one must've stung a bit.
Imagine the alternative universe where Danny Devito was Mario, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was Bowser. The movie might be good in that parallel dimension.
I would kill for that version
it would still suck tbh, the huge problem was the script, the scenery and the directors, no actor can lift that
"PUT THAT MUSHROOM DOWN, YAHG!"
“What killed the dinosaurs?! A meteorite!”
But no one would tell them apart, considering that they're twins
I come from an alternate universe where Nintendo made a successful Mario Movie
It's happening
bro youre in it
Wow, this was really fascinating. It was pretty cool to learn that there were some good things about this movie, as well as seeing the effort that did go into it by the crew trying to make the most of their situation
R.I.P. Bob Hoskins
R.I.P. Dennis Hopper
Bob and dennis were both great and are missed.
If you are basing that on SMB I can understand how you could reach this conclusion. Watch Roger Rabbit again tho, you'll see Bob really could act. As all the physical comedy is just him, remember he did the scenes with Roger solo and they added the cartoon rabbit later. I don't know about you, but I find it pretty hard to do a scene where I'm interacting with nothing and making it look believable
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same could be said about you.
I was really saddened when he died; it felt like losing a friend to an extent. I'd seen him in "Roger Rabbit", "Michael", "Hook", and Super Mario", plus clips from "Hollywoodland" and "Son of the Mask". I had really hoped to meet him someday, along with Robin Williams...but sadly, they're both gone now. =(
The thing that rolled this movie down the hill was this idea to make it Darker and Edgier. Then there were way too many hands changing the script.
They should just make a silly animated movie with the actors providing the voice acting.
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Are you reading my mind xD
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Also he showed that you could make an animated movie with very dark themes work.
Instead they we got this bizarre jurassic-bladerunner comedy.
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Dude, it looks so cool.
If that movie ever came to be it would have altered the worlds timeline xD
they did it in the first Mario movie and it was awesome
Within 10-20 years from now, there’s going to be a Gaming Historian episode on The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
I don't know about the critics, but at the time nobody would have thought much of Mario's face in a pair of boobs in a kid's movie. That was slapstick comedy then. You saw a lot of the same stuff in Roger Rabbit. Seem like people are more prudish now.
The whole mud/coffee story from Rocky's perspective seems like utter damage control. First, he admitted that he just threw mud at an extra without asking. Then he somehow decides that coffee is the only thing that'll make it stick better? Not the water he mentioned was also nearby? I mean, mud + water is still muddy water. You can't say it'd look "less dirty" than a hot cup of coffee. Plus, if the cup of coffee is hot, surely he would have felt it when he picked it up? The cup would have been at least warm.
His story just seems incredibly shady the more I think about it.
Pretty sure Rocky is a dirty liar.
He is an arrogant a**hole
Well coffee and sugar? I kinda am going with the Directors version because nobody was sued. Had there been damage or actual mistreatment that extra would've been rich. There isn't any kinda clause about that in that line of work. I agree 100% sounds like damage control, but at the same time John's version whom he already hates the director, sounds accurate if you didn't really see what happened and kinda played it out in your mind what you'd expect to happen. So just other evidence like no allegations from anyone of wrongdoing and simply others agreeing decades later whom wasn't even on set that day, shows the pure hatred for the directors. But I wanna give Rocky a legitimate possibility, even an arrogant asshole director if burning an extra they should see the danger it can cause right off the bat. Being known as arrogant in hollywood isn't necessarily a career killer, but burning your extras definitely is if you know what I'm saying. but hey if I had to bet money I'd go with mostly John's version, and IRL mix the mud with the coffee and water and dirt and smear it on, did nobody play in the sand as a kid in Florida?!
@@whydoyougottahavthis not everyone is weak wallflower who feels like they need to sue everyone. real men settle their issues without involving others in their affairs
My reaction as a kid when I saw this:
''WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?! WHAT DID THEY FREAKIN DO?! THAT IS ALL WRONG!!!''
I remember I was too scared to watch it...and after seeing this I’m still scared to watch it
I lived this movie then and now. O was always upset the games weren't more realistic and this movie at least tried to do that. I still want to hit somethi g woth a wrench in a Mario game and for God sakes the pipe puzzles weve been robbed of.
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Came back to rewatch this amazing documentary because of these reasons…
A) Recommendations
B) To Refresh My Memory
C) Just Rewatched This Movie
D) The “New” Super Mario Bros. Movie that was released in April 2023.
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This was a great video! Very informative and I love seeing the behind the scenes footage. Loved this movie when I first saw it in 1993 and still love it.
I remember being a little kid and HUGE Mario fan in the 90's, and when my parents saw that a Super Mario Bros movie was going to be on TV later that night (not knowing anything about this movie), they couldn't wait to tell me knowing I'd be excited. I finished all my homework, made a microwavable pizza, got all my stuffed Mario character plushies to sit with me on the couch, turned on the TV super excited and then... this clusterfuck came on and scarred me for life. This movie legit scared the crap out of me as a kid, and it was basically my experience with the PeeWee Herman movie all over again; I was expecting a cute, colorful and fun adventure but instead my 5 year old self got subjected to seeing characters I loved getting corrupted and thrown into creepy and dystopian situations.
Ah yes, basically every poor 90's videogame/cartoon Live action film convertion..
@@Random-yh9tjpeewee herman movie? you talkin about large marge?
@@SometimesCreator what no, i was talking about how videogames turn into tv/cinema things.
and some of them fucked up fr
@@SometimesCreator The Tequila dance biker bar scene is one of the best things in movies.
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I would love to see the Beaman version realized. That single frame of the winding road in Mushroom Kingdom looked like my idea of a good Mario movie.
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Exactly
Reign Kastle me too. They should’ve brought the crew from a movie like labyrinth or the never ending story to do it. Hell even the original wizard of oz set was more like the mushroom kingdom than this..I still have a guilty pleasure for this movie though. I like to view it as “mario bros on bad acid”
I mean no ill will, but I'd rather a Mario movie not be a character study.
@@AndrewDoom But it wasn't the Mushroom Kingdom that they set it in. It was more like Dinosaur Land, where Super Mario World takes place. Then they incorporated elements from the original Mario Bros. arcade game (not Super) and even Wrecking Crew and that cement factory one on the Game & Watch. Honestly I felt like it blended a lot of Mario settings together nicely.
Hi Gaming Historian. This is my current question: will you make a video about the 2023 Mario Movie?
Man, I remember watching this film as a kid with my brother and really enjoying it, with the caveat that we didn't know the films name and couldn't remember it till years later, which just kind of made a mockery of the whole thing once we learned it was meant to be a Super Mario Bros movie.
> The studio was worried Tom Hanks couldn't handle the the gritty direction they wanted
> Hanks stars in one of the most gritty films a few years after Mario Bros.
You're referring to Toy Story, right?
@matt fahringer But Tom Hanks voiced Woody in that film, plus it released 2 years after the Super Mario movie, so that's why I guessed that.
Saving Private Ryan?
@matt fahringer It's called sarcasm! :)
@matt it's called you being a twat
"Dad, I don't need shoes that badly." LMAO! That perfectly describes this movie.
No, it doesn't. If you really felt that way, you wouldn't be watching this clip. It's a cult classic
Anybody returned to this video after the teaser trailer release of Illumination’s Super Mario Bros movie?
Immersive documentary, this. Good writing, delivering narrator, and nice clips editing land the job.
Interesting to watch this now that Detective Pikachu and the Sonic movie have been out now. Video game movies are certainly getting better.
I totally forgot about the detective pichachu fiasco
Have you forgotten about the Final Fantasy XV movie that was total dogshit
Those 2 movies broke the video game movie curse
@@BigBodyBiggolo What fiasco are you talking about? It was received very warmly and performed great?
Date: May 1993
Scene: Bar that is filled with arcade machines and video game consoles. Mario and Sonic are sitting on opposite sides of the table. Mario is eating spaghetti while Sonic is eating a chili dog while reading a news paper
Sonic (shaking his head): …Alright so lets change the subject about me running so fast that I change time and talk about your movie? Only grossed 20 million dollars out of a 48 million dollar budget? Plus what the critics and fans are saying about it…I mean they made two of Bowser's kids into human henchman, pretty sure you in the movie would have killed Yoshi if you tried riding him, the Bertha fish into a woman you had to seduce and instead of a Mushroom Kingdom you get an alternate Brooklyn with fungus around it. Feels out of place when you have an accurate Bob-Omb which looks as it's supposed to…
Mario: People didn't understand what needed to be done to bring something to the big screen! They wanted a kiddy game brought to life when we were working on a Rain Man styled masterpiece that was to be another Batman!
Sonic: Really?
Mario: Yes! It’s me a Mario! People love me! Because I’m Mario.
Sonic: Look, I didn't think the movie was that bad after all and I think with everything against it then it could have been worse! There were constant script changes from what I heard, the directors were insufferable, the actors were put into danger and the main duo had to drink to get through shooting! I bet they could have at least make it closer to your games as people loved them enough to want to see this movie. Plus why not keep a light hearted tone; I know you were a horrible pet owner in Donkey Kong but you had there was a cartoon like world that your 3 cartoons gave you! Why not keep to that?
Mario: Says you! I heard of the 2 cartoons you are getting, one is getting a more serious tone that can make the new Batman show blush, and the Looney Tunes rip off sister show! You have to understand that you need to make changes and give things darker to adapt something to the bring screen! Tim Burton understood that when he eliminated the camp of Batman and I doubt the Marvel Superheroes would get any success if they weren't ultra serious with a dour tone!
Sonic: How about Superman? Christopher Reeve made people a man could fly, and I took a leaf from his book about speed
Mario: That is an exception and before people realized how serious and edgy Superheroes need to be now in the 1990s! I heard the comics are changing and so should all the movies. You think a movie based on a game could work if they tried to be faithful to the games? I’m going for a more ‘Batman’ approach to my movie.
Sonic: Of course, if I had a movie then I would want it to be light hearted and full of references to my games! I would want a great comedian to play Robotnik. Like perhaps that Jim Carrey guy starring in that pet detective movie next year and going to star in a light hearted movie based on that dark Mask comic! I would want my movie self to look like me and be cool and fun! I would want my buddy Tails to be in the sequel if I get one and you know what Queen's Don't Stop Me Now sounds like a song that would fit so I would want that to be used!
Mario (laughing): Listen, you are pretty much a new hot shot with your flashy two games with three more coming out later this year; you have fifteen minutes of fame yet to expire and you have got a lot to learn about the industry. You really think a light hearted Sonic movie could be a success while a dark serious movie starring me. ME. MARIO. The biggest name in the Video Game Industry somehow failed? You think 'Genesis does what Nintendon't' applies here? You think me? ME. MARIO. CAN FAIL!? Don't make me laugh! Your only hope would be to take the same serious tone that my film made with your design to reflect that. Maybe you would need a serious rap song to show people you mean business.
Sonic: I think my fans would hate that and if the studio tried that; they would have to change it and delay the movie…
Mario: You know what; I am wasting my breath here talking to an idiot who knows nothing how movies work and what the people want! You want to ignore my practical and reasonable advice on how to get ahead if you get your own movie then be my guest! Don't say I didn't want you when you're stupid kids movie fails if it ever gets off the ground! Mark my words; it will be a more financial flop than mine ever could! And you will know that I will always be the best!
27 YEARS LATER...
Sonic (smirking while looking at his phone): ...And so we hired this guy called Christian Whitehead who made fangames to make a game as a tribute to all of our fans work, and he's interested in making a second game like Mania and my 30th anniversary games looks good. And I see that you sent another Cease and Desist letter to another fan who made a fangame I see, what are you going to target next? Smash tournaments?...
Mario lowers his face into his hands
Sonic: While my game quality is debatable at best, I don’t stop running. And by the way, my movie just came out and it already made 218 million, the sequel is in the works and Pikachu congratulated me as it looks as if this is going to blow Detective Pikachu out of the water. By the way how’s Illumination going?
Mario wails while crying into his hands
LOL. Tom Hanks wasn't dark and gritty enough to play Mario.
Also, how the hell do they call those goombas? It's like they made inverse goombas with small heads and big bodies completely opposite of the mushroom-like form.
That's what I was thinking. A human would have been more Goomba-like
exactly i always thought that was a weird ass choice when i was young , like the koopa troopers are the same height as the goombas ROFL
I figured a movie set for kids was right up his alley.
They look more like Koopas, which... might have been what they were going for. Still, there is no way you could go up to my face and say that's a koopa.
Who want a dark and gritty smb movie anyway?
The Super Mario Bros Movie was a staple of our "bad movie nights" in high school (mid-2000s) after we actually found a DVD copy.
It's a lot better when you're drunk and/or high... a hell of a lot better.
25:27, I hope they learned their lessons and find work.
Saw the movie in theaters with my video game loving grandpa. I was 8. He was 58. We both left thinking what??
Is your grandpa still alive?
Sorry for the random question.
Uniting generations with the WTF factor
Well you and your grandfather can redeem that moment with the 2023 New super Mario bros movie
I walk with a limp to this day because of this movie.
I had a broken ankle (fractured growth plate), and was in a cast. For some reason (I was a kid), I was embarrassed to go out in a cast. So I sat in the bath tub and melted it off so I could go see this movie, because I had been excited about it ever since I heard of it. The cast came off way too early and my ankle healed wrong. To watch this movie. Thanks.
I love the sarcastic "thanks" at the end as if this is the movie's fault.
Cronyx Ravage People takin life long injury to see this & shit...
Sucka!
so if the movie was good, would it have been worth it?
I'm with free bird on this one. Even though I'm autistic I wouldn't do such a thing such as dumb as that cronyx!
Thankfully now we have a PROPER SMB movie, only took just 30 years...
25:34 Real chad moment lolololloloololol!
I think the design of the dinosaur city had immense potential, but it was still something that belonged more in a film like Blade Runner or Total Recall, not Super Mario.
Bob Hoskins' only regret is Super Mario Bros?
Did he forget that Son of the Mask exists (or was the interview made before SotM was released)?
Interesting
I never even heard of the movie.
@@georgewilson7432 LUCKY YOU
I hated that movie
The production of that movie probably as not as toxic as this.
Who's here after the trailer for "Super Chris Pratt Bros." was unleashed?
I’m here
Omg.. the was not was song at the end💗
Your channel is the best in video game history I've come across!