Super Mario Bros: The Awfully Good 1993 Movie Unpacked

[@barbiquearea]

RIP Bob Hopkins. He was one of a kind.

[@chasehedges6775]

He was great in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Such a wonderful movie and wonder actor

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

🙌🙌🙌 We were a fortunate bunch. Do kids even appreciate actors anymore? And I mean actual actors..not just the people who play actors on social media.

[@rigelb9025]

I'd say, he was kind of the one.

[@JeonardShadby505]

Also incredible in Unleashed, The Long Good Friday, Balto, Pennies from Heaven... too many to list.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

@@mikeyfn-a6684 They don't actors, just the IPs they play.

[@bradley163]

I love the story Leguizamo tells about he and Bob Hoskins during the filming of this fever dream of a film. Particularly, the fact that they both would get a little drunk before shooting a number of scenes, just so they both could get through the dialog and insanity that followed.

[@JeonardShadby505]

To be fair, I think that helps contribute to their chemistry on screen. Though I'm sure Bob didn't appreciate having Leguizamo drunkenly crushing his hand in a car door.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

I was there, 3000 years ago..... watching this movie in theaters, with my dad. 😂

[@03bgood]

So the current year is 4993?

[@Vaporvice84]

I saw this flick in theaters at 9 years old and was a huge Mario fan. And ya know what? I still loved it. Watched it dozens of times as a kid. Rewatched it for the first time in 20 years fairly recently. I figured I'd finally understand why everyone hates it (after hearing nothing but negative opinions all these decades). I still love it and I still don't care how it's not true to the source material. It's still a fun ride.

[@GlitchyHalo]

Can I just say Lena is one of the funniest and most interesting characters ever She was only made to be Koopas love interest. Weird that he had one when his whole schtick is getting with Peach this time Daisy (only this time it seems for power reasons as she has the rock and is royalty) Meanwhile all this time Lena is jealous and thinks Koopa actually likes Daisy over her. “All you care about is her.” Right before this when she sends the cousins to Koopa she tells him she wants him and Koopa brushes her away thinking she meant intimacy when all he cares about is power and the future of his species Also her saying to Daisy “I like this room, don’t you? It used to be my office before I got promoted. Koopa needed me closer.” Implied they had a thing going on when she worked for him😭 And her whole thing of beating Koopa to power and getting electrocuted twice in the end is a really comedic way to go I loved her dress we see in the beginning seemed more princess/queen like then after that she went in tighter slim fitted dresses

[@Serpsss]

I was a sega kid growing up but I loved the Mario Bros movie because it felt like a sega product. It had all that attitude & grittiness that sega was pushing hard at the time.

[@grapeshot]

Dennis Hooper chewing up the scenery like he's chewing gum.

[@JeonardShadby505]

I'LL KILL THAT PLUMBEEEEEEEEER

[@Jaysin412]

I will always love this movie! I still remember how excited I was to see this in the theater when I was 9 years old! It was amazing for kids back then. Super weird character designs, but it was still awesome to see our favorite video game characters in a live action movie. You should do one on the live action street fighter movie with Jean Claude van Damme. I saw that in theater when I was a kid too! Such a great time. Edit: I made this comment before the street fighter joke. Lol

[@Zeithri]

Saw this as a kid. I legit think it's a fun movie ^^ As for the outfits making it into a pg movi- YES. That's such an American thing to throw a hissy fit over. Those outfits were not that bad. And holy shit I had no idea it had a 2 hour cut, haha!

[@xgray2012]

Rest in peace, Bob Hoskins (Mario Mario) and Dennis Hopper (King Koopa).🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐

[@tytar1037]

It’s so bad that it’s good. Definitely hilarious.

[@10rose5red98]

I always loved this movie. Was excited when it came out. This movie got me loving John Leguizamo ❤

[@Casey3-P-O]

This was one of my favorite movies to watch as a kid. This one, the matrix, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, and Last Action Hero were some of my favorites. My dad introduced all of them to me.

[@SixInchChaka]

I knew eventually this movie would get the love it deserves. Only took 20 years.

[@TheRealSephiroth]

30 years

[@wstine79]

I assume that Land of the Dead was the Super Mario Brothers sequel. Where King Koopa operates a Fortress in the zombie infested Mushroom Kingdom while Luigi is trying to buy his way in with his souped-up Mario Kart.

[@johnnyd3158]

This film is up there with other film adaptations based on animated media like Popeye (1980), Masters of the Universe (1987), The Flintstones (1994), and Mortal Kombat (1995) consisting of unique film adaptations that, while not spot on adaptations, are still enjoyable films that stays true to the spirit of their source material.

[@barbiquearea]

Don't forget Street Fighter, Dungeons and Dragons and practically everything Uwe Boll has put out.

[@johnnyd3158]

@@barbiquearea Well, Street Fighter (1994) and Dungeons & Dragons (2000) could at least be considered as being 'so bad it's good' type of films, while Uwe Boll's films are more 'so bad it's cringe' kind of films.

[@barbiquearea]

@JohnnyD31 Yeah and the 80s and 90s were the era of camp. So at least those other examples were more understandable. Uwe Boll however just is a just a really awful filmmaker who got to work with some popular IPs and good actors. The quality of his films have always been horrendous.

[@rigelb9025]

Yes, but I have to disagree about the Mortal Kombat movie. For example, I find that ''Quest for the Golden Dragon'' with Van Damme is truer to the spirit of Mortal Kombat than the titular film.

[@johnnyd3158]

@@rigelb9025 Well, while the film was limited in terms of being a PG-13 version of the source material, it was still an enjoyable film that at least remained true to the spirit of the games despite it’s flaws while delivering on the action and fighting that the game series was known for, something that couldn’t be replicated in its sequel, or even the 2021 film adaptation.

[@crankypantsmcduff]

I fell in love with John Leguizamo when this came out, I was 11/12 years old and I still remember every word. I'm sad 🤷

[@jamesbounds]

Hard to believe this movie is 30 years old now.

[@DOOMESDAYS]

30 years latter they remake a better one i saw this movie 6 years ago i was like what the fuck is this shit but at the same time i like how they had the 1993 movie set up but it was trash and wired an kind of funny at the same time back then i was 2 years old when that movie came out i would've got my 2.00 dollars back at the movies 30 years ago

[@t.c.v.t.]

It's just not what people expected from the source material but is a kick ass movie. The set, the costumes / makeup and practical effects with very few digital effects make it a movie made durn the principle of filmmaking before digital effects took everything over and lowered the quality and lessened the magic of films. That set is amazing.

[@michaelaurban4120]

I remember as a kid too, I though Lance Henriksen was George Carlin LOOOOOOOOL! But you know, it happened so fast back then, and if you weren’t paying attention . . . it’s not like you could just easily rewatch it, or go online and look it up! Ahhhhhh the 90’s, glad I got to live it!!!

[@JeonardShadby505]

Glad I got to be alive thru some of it. I honestly think that I thought it to be George Carlin at first too.

[@evanscott9473]

This was filmed here in Wilmington, NC. A neighborhood friend of mine as a child's mother worked on the set. TMNT was also filmed here, among other films.

[@brandonspain12345]

11:05 - 11:31 is hands down the best part of the video

[@Axel.the.penguin]

“From dinosaur to Diarrhea does king koopa go bye bye”

[@JeonardShadby505]

One of my favorite sentences I've ever written for a review!

[@ultraslang]

There used to be a fan made upload of the film on KZbin, with added videogame sound effects and a few other changes, wish it was still up or I could find it.

[@GR1MRACER]

You could say that Dinohattan's automobiles are electric because there is no oil but Oil was there even during the Dinosaurs.

[@zipzeolocke2]

I don't care what the critics say, original super Mario brothers live action movie was a great fun adventure and I loved it and still do!

[@JerkVegas86]

I loved it!!

[@markbasilejr9808]

I am and will always be Mario Bros. (1993)'s friend.

[@Makman1994]

Thanks so much for making this video. This movie is one of my favourite guilty pleasures and childhood films. If you're interested, could you make a video like this for TMNT 3 (1993), another "awfully" good movie?

[@JeonardShadby505]

I actually did that one in 2016

[@DrewTrox]

Nice shoutout to Rifftrax. The reason I own so many bad movies.

[@NottyGurlStyle]

As bad as some will say the Mario Movie of the 90s was… I wholeheartedly enjoyed it with a smile on my face. It wasn’t perfect by any means but I loved it. I love Bob Hopkins❤ he was a joy to watch here and in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The lost levels is pure hell😂 I always rage quit. I use to watch Captain Lou as Mario back in the day. Then and now I will always be a fan.

[@Wickedweeknd21]

Your videos are amazing Jesse

[@jerkychew899]

An "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" reference... Impressive.

[@Boxman-GG]

Loved this movie

[@JdeeGeekyGao]

John Leguizamo in this movie was my first actor crush as a kid XDDD My bro played it for my nieces before he showed them the OG mario games. They were confused by the game and loved the movie ahh those Gen Alpha kids. The AtLAirbender live-action is played at least once every two months and I just can't...

[@kyliethelittlecouragegirl94]

You finally did it! Fantastic! ❤

[@JeonardShadby505]

Thank you!!

[@UnrelatedAntonym]

Going with a dino dystopia parallel dimension, dropping the Mario Bros element, not be family and kids aimed, I imagine it could have been a greater cult classic. Its weird, what we got, but still kinda like it.

[@JeonardShadby505]

It's so far apart from SUPER MARIO BROS as a game that you can't even connect the two in the first place. It's like if Matt Reeves were to make a Mario movie.

[@GlitchyHalo]

In my mind what they were going for was not a movie adaptation of Mario but a movie loosely inspired by it I think someone said that in this universe this was the origin story and the games are just retellings

[@wstine79]

I'm actually seen some and locations that were used in the Super Mario Brothers movie in Wilmington, North Carolina. I find the movie more entertaining for its sheer weirdness

[@TheeBeardedNoob]

Love the review but more importantly love the Street Fighter reference and Meme.....

[@j.j.q1379]

i honestly loved this movie, im always willing to sit down and watch for what it was. not what it tired to be.

[@LiminalMan777]

A true classic

[@barbiquearea]

Classically awful.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@barbiquearea👍👍👍

[@TheProtagonistDies]

Disney put "ORGY" in Thor love and thunder and to think they had morales in the 90s psshh

[@ladiorange]

Fantastic video. I actually enjoyed this movie. It wasn't made for critics, it was made for me, I was born early 80s and almost spit out my drink when you said colour me bad

[@beans301]

the biggest complaint of movies like this is folks have a hard time suspending belief and just enjoying the moment. i dont watch all of my movies for them to make sense. it's for relief from the daily bullshit.

[@UziMusic]

Koopas reaction to the rap song is LOL

[@xedalpha1]

I'm just waiting on the UHD blu ray now.

[@juleslund1515]

every scene brings me right back to 6 year old me in front of the TV, cheering Squeeze-Its with my little sister

[@abdelali9279]

21:13 this is peak cinematography 21:13 just look at those abs ohmigosh I need that in my life, but seriously how come no one has already noticed this, I bet artists will have a field day with all the attention from this character

[@03bgood]

So glad you don't use bleeps, unlike 90% of the other KZbinrs!

[@patfer1189]

Criticize the digital effects all you want, but the practical puppet for Yoshi was great.

[@andrewblanchard2398]

I saw this and TMNT 3 in theaters

[@BNTmodels]

4:05 you got the two mixed up; John HAS aged, but Bob has NOT... because dead men don't age... (too soon?)

[@patfer1189]

And don't forget this "kid's" movie had a soundtrack that included Megadeth and Divinyls, of "I touch myself" fame.

[@Rorginator]

I saw this when I was 8 with my brother and neighbor friend on his birthday and we were all supremely disappointed. Over the years though, this movie has kinda grown on me.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Never knew this existed, this channel has nostalgia…this was a video game

[@notvenom1152]

4:03 😂 deek move

[@2shoes2socks82]

I ❤ this movie really wish it was more obtainable on streaming platforms

[@JeonardShadby505]

I mean, if RiffTrax was able to license it as a VOD, I imagine it wouldn't be impossible to hit Disney+, especially if they see how big the new MARIO will do at the box office. I honestly doubt they even own the direct rights to the movie anymore, but Lord knows.

[@grapeshot]

I can see the inspiration for that reality was Blade Runner

[@jessetorres8738]

"How is Mario my father & also my brother?"

[@barbiquearea]

Mario and his mother are from Alabama 😂

[@johnnyd3158]

It seemed pretty clear in the film that Mario took over in taking care of Luigi at some point after their parents died, likely when they were younger, kinda like with Nani and Lilo from Lilo and Stitch. In addition, the film seemed to possibly imply that Luigi was adopted by Mario's family since it would probably explain why Luigi looks latino while Mario looks italian.

[@GlitchyHalo]

@@johnnyd3158the joke was when casting people mostly cast Italians as latinos so they wanted to do the opposite

[@susangurnoe9611]

I liked this movie, saw it in s theater and had copy on vhs from my dad. He worked in a big hotel that had ppv for movies that were in the theater. He took his vcr to work with a splicer and coaxle Cable and hit record whenever he noticed someone ordered a movie.

[@rick9977015]

Hey hey, I love the Pest movie! Lol, that's awesome that it has a cult thing going. Hilarious

[@pablum90x511]

The official, unofficial, sequel comic is pretty cool and does wrap up some things. Too bad it never got finished.

[@JeonardShadby505]

Aww, I was wondering why there wasn't more info available on that comic. But hey, better to have tried than not try at all.

[@classic.cameras]

Saw this movie in the Theater. Good lord I am old.

[@rmarkley79]

I remember seeing this in a packed theater, way before assigned seating as well, such a sad day...

[@kamdan2011]

My mom, brother and I had the whole theater to ourselves. They almost didn’t play it but my mom made them so that we wouldn’t be disappointed. We had a ball!

[@garinhash]

i loved this movie and still do, i know that actors had a rough time making this movie which saddens me, but i still want a set of Thwomp Stomper boots.

[@GlitchyHalo]

The closest thing ig is moon shoes lol

[@79jask]

I absolutely LOVE this movie!!

[@meekermoo752]

got a quick question some of your awfully good movies like lady terminator and tarzan are missing . i was trying to show it to some friends but their not there. help?

[@comedian416]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I don't care what anyone says. Went to see it in theaters when it originally came out.

[@mysteriousstars122]

*Oh I liked John Leguizamo so much when I watched this movie 10 years ago* 😄🥰

[@notjohnnyrico]

Ahh. Walk down the memory lane.. I still remember that 1990s Mario Bros live action kid shows.

[@Morgil27]

In the case of Iggy and Spike, I always felt the writers just pulled two random names from the games. Same with all the signs with enemy names on them.

[@GlitchyHalo]

Also I know they are cousins of Koopa but they also call each other cousins so are they brothers or cousins to each other lol

[@jaredphillips129]

😂 my old boss from Blockbuster is an Extra in this movie. He’s got a liberty-spike mow-hawk somewhere in the background in Koopa City

[@SuperFlashDriver]

This is why I do think that live action can be done again, but not just stay true to the source, but make it unique. However, my interpretation would have been more closer towards the 1986 adaptation that was ONLY released in Japan and never saw worldwide release. And remember, that film was before this 1993 and 2023 film combined. Keep in mind, a ton of 80s 90s films did predict 9/11, and that terrorist attack was planned as far back as the 1970s. And yeah, you'll never see the World Trade Center ever destroyed again after 9/11.

[@ProxxRoxx]

A Fever Dream that somehow transformed into a Movie.

[@andrewblanchard2398]

JESSE 👍👍

[@nrhtmhysml1]

Really love the soundtrack, Roxette's Almost Unreal.

[@truthbetold9092]

With all these multiverse movies out now why can't this movie be considered one?

[@JeonardShadby505]

I've been saying as much. It wouldn't shock me if someone like the Daniels was influenced by this movie showing repeatedly on HBO when they were kids.

[@jasontheauralnaut7268]

Same comment as I made to the Brandon Tenold video 'this movie needs no fixin, cause Toad is Mojo Nixon!'

[@GlitchyHalo]

Also the Anti Koopa song was all improvised and I think he got an award for it

[@eliocosmos]

I saw this in theaters and I remember they gave us 3D glasses (those old red and blue paper ones) to watch some scenes in the movie.

[@GarethAlan81]

This guy should narrate all the JoBlo videos.

[@andrewblanchard2398]

there was a fan edit of the SUPER MARIO BROS movie on KZbin

[@alienboy1322]

I never knew they made a super Mario bros film in the 90s. I'm glad I didn't know.

[@AK33M]

I just looked at the movie as if Mario and Luigi were in our world. In more than just appearance.

[@bekindrewindgeorgeprice8593]

The visual effects in this film feel like rejected special effects for the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer but was never used or the Shy Guys are like Doctor Doom from the infamous Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four.

[@jasongallagher5464]

In their defense, they did the whole fungus thing a long time before The Last of Us did so 🤷‍♂️

[@Chicoescobar]

Me n my homeboy use to trip acid n watch this movie nd Stephen king on tape back in 2011 now everybody claim to love it!!

[@ЭлмоСВТ-40]

I'm a gen z teen and I watched the movie when I was 7 or 9, I loved the movie and still do, despite it being bad it was still very funny.

[@cu_ri_o]

man, super mario bros. and nothing but trouble were childhood favorites of mine. my brother and I watched them way too many times, and we didn't care that the movie had almost nothing in common with the game 😅

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

John Leguizamo is as Italian as they come.

[@barbiquearea]

I always pegged him as Latino.

[@CaptainCat101]

It's a stupid movie, but I'm a sucker for stupid movies. And being about Super Mario Bros, I adore the movie and always will

[@riicky83]

This was my childhood growing up.

[@reelfishstories]

Who would’ve thunk movies would be so terrible today they’d make super Mario look good

[@Morgil27]

And here I thought I was the only one who thought _Walk the Dinosaur_ originated with this movie.

[@Morgil27]

If you take a shot every time this video says to, you still probably won't be as drunk as Hopkins and Leguizamo were while filming the movie.

[@thecunninlynguist]

It's not that bad of a movie and I was kinda hoping we'd get a sequel with the teaser they had at the end. Plus the BYS antics was crazy

[@mikesilva3868]

Yes it is 😂

[@allnamesaretakenful]

It really is awful. My dad took me and my little sister to see it. We left the theater and looked at each other like wtf was that garbage.

[@lonedesertfox]

Dudes…. I as a kid…. Had a thing about that big Bertha lady! Lmao! I never wanted a yellow suit so much in my life!

[@GlitchyHalo]

Me who was a freak for koopa for some reason lmao ans when I rewatched it recently I completely forgot about the scene where he tries to seduce daisy 😭 One time at a field after I first watched it I found a little piece of hooked metal tied to a small piece of string and I carried it around pretending it was the meteorite piece

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

11:06 Jesse goes completely insane. Hahaahahhaahah

[@TheArtistV1]

I always gave this movie slack because it was the first video game movie ever! It had room for error, I like it for what it is! I have seen the directors cut and that is better!

[@Toni-909]

need to level the volumes, every movie clip loud af

[@1991punkrocker]

I kind of like the movie I watched it when I was little around the 2000s it’s kind of cheesy, but I found it entertaining going to watch new one with my daughter

[@brooklynswaterboy5329]

I love this guy

[@Remus779]

What is up with the audio balance? Speaking parts are low and the clips are loud :( Otherwise great video

[@JeonardShadby505]

Honestly dude, the audio is perfectly level when I edit the thing, and then it comes out weird in the upload. I'm autistic, so I've had issues with my voice ever since I started talking at age 3. But I'm always trying to improve, and I'm thankful that so many have stuck with me.

[@Remus779]

@@JeonardShadby505 Well voice is fine and diction is clear and understandable. Just loudness is off.