Super Mario Bros. (film)

Super Mario Bros. (film)

Super Mario Bros. is a 1993 American science fiction fantasy adventure film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. Based on the 1985 Nintendo video game of the same name and its entire franchise, the film stars Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper and Samantha Mathis. It tells the story of the Mario brothers, Mario and Luigi, as they find a parallel universe, where King Koopa is a dictator. They have to rescue Princess Daisy and stop Koopa from attempting to merge the dimensions so that he could become a dictator of both worlds.

Super Mario Bros. was released on May 28, 1993, and received mixed to negative reviews. It was a box office bomb, recouping only $21 million of its $48 million budget. Despite this, the film was nominated for two Saturn Awards (one for Best Costume, the other for Best Make-up). The film has since gained a cult following over the years.

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