Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - Cinematically Incredibly Fascinating: The 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie
Surprise: we made you a special mega-episode! It's a gift for you, for our 2023 MaxFunDrive celebration. Alex and Katie are joined by special guest David Christopher Bell (head writer "Some More News", co-creator "Gamefully Unemployed") for the first-ever SIF episode about a movie! We take a look at why the live-action 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' movie is secretly incredibly fascinating.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Internet Archive upload of the entire movie Super Mario Bros. (1993) -- you don't need to watch the movie to enjoy the podcast. And you have the option to watch the movie for free through this link.
IMDb page for Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - SOME MORE NEWS: THE MOVIE (YouTube)
YouTube upload of Siskel & Ebert's TV show review of 'Super Mario Bros.'
Fan site upload of Siskel & Ebert's "Worst Of 1993" special, featuring 'Super Mario Bros.'
IMDb page for Alan Silvestri
IMDb page for Jurassic Park (1993)
Box Office Mojo: Domestic Box Office For 1993
'The stench of it stays with everybody': inside the Super Mario Bros movie (The Guardian)
The Messy True Story Behind 1993's 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie (Collider)
Darren Aronofsky's R-Rated Batman Was Never Made - and We're Better Off (CBR.com)
The Original Super Mario Bros. Movie Had a Huge Impact on Jurassic Park (CBR.com)
IMDb page for Bob Hoskins
IMDb page for John Leguizamo
‘Super Mario Bros.’: the other huge VFX film from 1993 (the researched VFX blog Befores And Afters)
‘It Was a Living Hell’: The Game-Over Making of the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie, 25 Years Later (Playboy)
Interview Q&A: Bob Hoskins (The Guardian)
49 Video Game Movies Ranked By Tomatometer (Rotten Tomatoes)
Mario's First Movie Was a (Really Weird) Anime (CBR.com)
MyAnimeList.net page for "Running Boy: Star Soldier no Himitsu"
The Secret History of Super Mario Bros. 2 (Wired)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie's Sequel Comic Is Exactly What Fans Wanted (Screenrant)
Super Mario Bros: The Morton Jankel Cut (VHS Extended Rough Cut 1.0) Movie 1993 (The Internet Archive)
"Super Mario Bros. 2: The Comic"
IMDb page for The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
John Leguizamo Calls Out Non-Diverse ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Casting: It’s Going ‘Backwards’ (IndieWire)
Coronavirus fears hit box office as ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ rules international (ScreenDaily)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 speeds past Sonic the Hedgehog as top-grossing video game movie (Polygon)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Producers Believe Jim Carrey Would Return for Part 3 (MovieWeb)
Mamma mia, Nintendo stole Mario’s whole ass in his upcoming movie (Polygon)
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Showrunner to Adapt ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ for Netflix (Collider) -- it turns out there is an adaptation of that game in the works.
IMDb page for future 'Minecraft' movie
SNL: "HBO Mario Kart Trailer" (YouTube)
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