# The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 American 3D computer-animated surreal comedy-adventure film produced by Nintendo and Illumination. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the plot follows Mario and Luigi, two Italian-American plumber brothers who are transported to an alternate world and become entangled in a battle between the Mushroom Kingdom, led by Princess Peach, and the Koopas, led by Bowser.
    Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Written by Matthew Fogel.

## Dialogue

    Snow King: That was only a taste of our fury! Do you yield?
    Bowser: I do not.
    Mario: It's-a-me! Mario!
    Luigi: An' Luigi!
    Foreman Spike: Well, well, well, if it isn't Brooklyn's favorite failures, the Stupid Mario Brothers.
    [The brothers march to Spike's seat, annoyed]
    Luigi: [sarcastically] Oh, great. Spike's here.
    Mario: Hey, Spike.
    Spike: Yeah. [mockingly] "It's-a me!" [laughs] Ooh, yeah. [seriously] Tell me, have you even gotten one call since you two have left me to start your dumb company?
    Luigi: As a matter of fact, Spike, we have. [raises and points at his phone]
    Mario: Wow. Really?
    Luigi: Uh, yeah. Our mom called, and she said, "Oh, boys, that's the best commercial I've ever seen!" And I said, "Thank you very much, mother, we're very proud of it." So, boom! [slams his phone, cracking the screen]
    Spike: [laughs] Good luck running a business with this idiot. [throws a balled-up napkin at Luigi]
    Mario: [catches the balled-up napkin; in tranquil fury] Say that again about my brother, and you're gonna regret it. [throws ball back at Spike's head]
    Spike: Oh, yeah? [grabs Mario by the overall] Get this through your tiny brain, Mario: You're a joke, and you always will be. [throws Mario on the ground, leaves the money on the table, and walks out of the building]
    Luigi: Are you insane? He's three times than your size.
    Mario: Luigi, c'mon. Y'know, you can't be scared all the time.
    Luigi: Mmm, you'd be surprised.
    [Luigi's cracked phone begins to ring, which sounds like the Nintendo GameCube starting up. Luigi picks it up off the floor and answers it.]
    Luigi: Hello, Super Mario Bros. Uh-huh? A drip in your faucet? That's great! I mean, that's... That's great you called us because we can be there and we can fix it right away. Okay. [hangs up] Mario, We got one! The Super Mario Bros. are in business!
    [In Peach's Castle, the Toad Council holds a meeting following Bowser's attack on the Snow Kingdom.]
    Toad General: Council, your attention. Bowser has found the Super Star and is headed toward our kingdom. Its power will make him invincible. We will be destroyed.
    [The Toads gasp]
    Yellow Council Toad: Princess, what are we gonna do?!
    Peach: [rising from her throne] I will not let him hurt you. We are going to stop Bowser!
    Yellow Council Toad: How?! Look at us. [he and the others widen their eyes] We're adorable!
    Peach: I'm going to convince the Great Kong Army to help us. Together, we'll annihilate that monster!
    Toad General: Their mad king doesn't make alliances! The Kongs will never agree!
    Peach: I can convince him. I'll leave for the Jungle Kingdom in the morning. [leaves]
    Toad General: Good luck, Princess. For all our sakes.
    [After Mario completes her training course]
    Peach: Well, we have a long journey ahead of us, mustache.
    Mario: But I didn't make it.
    Peach: You almost did. No one gets it right away.
    Mario: How many tries did it take you?
    Peach: [her eyes widen] Oh, so many. I was not good at it. Worse than you. [flashes a guilty grin]
    Mario: [not buying it] You got it right away, didn't you?
    Peach: I got it right away, but I grew up here.
    Mario: Okay, now you're just trying to make me feel better.
    Peach: No. No. [pause] Is it working?
    Mario: A little bit, yeah.
    Kamek: [as Bowser is singing "Peaches"] Sire.
    Bowser: [growls in frustration] What?
    Bowser: A report from our intelligence. A mustachioed human has arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom. [Bowser growls; stumbles in fear] The princess has been training him. They are up to something, sire!
    [short pause; Bowser calms himself.]
    Bowser: Sit. Jam with me.
    [Kamek sits next to Bowser, as he starts playing "Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. on his piano.]
    Bowser: This, uh... human. Where did he come from?
    Kamek: We aren't sure.
    Bowser: Does the princess like him?
    Kamek: Sire, look in the mirror. You have nothing to worry about.
    Bowser: I know that. I'm not threatened. [furiously slams cover on Kamek's fingers, causing him to scream in pain] FIND OUT WHO HE IS, AND WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING!! [slams his fist and storms off]
    Kamek: [painfully] I'm on it, sire. May I lift the cover?
    Bowser: [while walking away] Not yet. Pain is the best teacher.
    Mario: You don't seem like you're from here.
    Fire Peach: I don't know where I'm from.
    Mario: Really?
    Fire Peach: Yep. My earliest memory is arriving. [flashback to Baby Peach entering the Mushroom Kingdom and meeting the Toads] I was so lucky they found me. [as Peach grows up, shots of her fishing Cheep Cheeps and training with the Toads are shown] They took me in and raised me like one of their own. And when I was ready... [cut to Peach being crowned as the Toads cheer for her] they made me their princess.
    [Flashback ends]
    Mario: Maybe you're from my world.
    Fire Peach: [looking up at the sky] There's a huge universe out there...with a lot of galaxies.
    Bowser: What is your name?
    Luigi: Uh,... Luigi.
    Bowser: Not sure if you know who I am, but I'm about to marry a princess and rule the world.
    Luigi: [smiles nervously] Wow. Uh, yay.
    Bowser: But there's one problem, Luigi. There's a human traveling with my fiancé; has a mustache, just like you. Do you know him?
    Luigi: No. No!
    Bowser: Ah, tough one, I see. Maybe this'll get you to talk. [pulls at a strand of Luigi's mustache with his claws]
    Luigi: Do you think I know every human being with a mustache wearing an identical outfit with a hat with the letter of his first name on it?! Because I don't!
    [Bowser plucks the strand off, then pulls at more of Luigi's mustache]
    Bowser: Do you know him?!
    Luigi: Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop, stop! I know him! Yes, I know him! Yeah, he's my brother, Mario, and he's the best guy in the world!
    Bowser: Do princesses find him attractive?!
    Luigi: They do if they have good taste!
    [Bowser angrily rips part of Luigi's mustache, making him scream; Bowser tosses him to the ground]
    Bowser: GET HIM OUTTA MY SIGHT!! We'll see how tough this Mario is when he watches me KILL HIS BROTHER!!
    [Donkey Kong enters The Great Ring of Kong; he dances to the DK Rap from "Donkey Kong 64", with the crowd cheering wildly]
    Donkey Kong: [raps along] I'm D.K.! I'm Donkey Kong!
    Young Kong: Yeah! We love you!
    Donkey Kong: Oh, yeah! [waves at his father] Hi, Dad! Hi!
    Cranky Kong: No. No! Don't do that!
    Donkey Kong: [continues dancing] Dad, wave back!
    Cranky Kong: Enough with the showboating!
    Donkey Kong: Whattaya mean?! They like it! It's what they came here for! Dancin' pecs! [flexes his pecs]
    Cranky Kong: [to crowd] Okay, simmer down! [the crowd still cheers] I said, "Simmer down!" [the crowd stops cheering, and the song stops, but Diddy Kong still chants "D.K.!"] That means you, Diddy Kong!
    Diddy Kong: D.-- [stops chanting and sits down] Sorry.
    Cranky Kong: Now, since I want this fight to last more than five seconds, I put power-ups around the arena. You're welcome, Mario!
    Donkey Kong: [smugly turns to Mario] I don't anything special to break every bone in your tiny body!
    Donkey Kong: [laughs] You got the cat-box!
    Mario: [to himself] I'm a cat?! I'm a cat! [pounces on Donkey Kong]
    Mario: [after defeating Donkey Kong] Had enough?
    Donkey Kong: [weakly] Not... even... close.
    [He almost falls off the platform; Mario grabs him by his tie]
    Mario: I'll take that as a "Yes."
    [Donkey Kong falls forward, and Mario jumps on him; the Kongs in the crowd cheer and chant "Mario!"]
    Toad: YES! That's my best friend!
    Mario: Wahoo!
    Peach: I guess you don't have this where you come from?
    Mario: No. We don't ride on rainbows there!
    Peach: [laughs] Next you'll tell me turtles aren't evil there.
    Mario: No! People even keep them as pets! Come to Brooklyn and I'll get you one!
    [inside the Maw-Ray]
    Donkey Kong: So, this is the end; being slowly digested by an eel next to an idiot in overalls.
    Mario: Well, at least your brother isn't gonna die because of you.
    Donkey Kong: [crossing his eyes] At least you're not gonna die with your dad thinking you're a joke.
    Mario: [sullen] Yeah, well, my dad thinks I'm a joke, too.
    Donkey Kong: [sadly] Yeah? Well... [angrily] Your dad's right!
    Mario: You know what? I feel bad enough. Just- just leave me alone.
    Donkey Kong: I've never met your dad, but he sounds "brilliant".
    Mario: Just go in a corner and smash some stuff, smash monkey!
    Donkey Kong: [furiously throws a tire down, and slams his fists] I... AM... MORE... THAN A GUY... WHO SMASHES THINGS!!!!!
    [they find part of Donkey Kong's racing cart, look at one another, and smile.]
    [As Peach is about to marry Bowser.]
    Kamek: [clears throat] Dearly belov-- [Peach punches him]
    Bowser: Huh?
    [All Koopas gasp.]
    Dry Bone: Drama.
    Peach: You really thought I'd marry you?
    Bowser: Uh, kinda.
    Peach: I'd never marry a monster. [powers up with Ice Flower, becoming Ice Peach]
    Bowser: [enraged] THEN WE ARE BREAKING UP RIGHT NOW!
    [They start fighting]
    [Tanooki Mario swoops down and catches Luigi before he can drop into the lava]
    Luigi: Huh?
    Mario: Lu!
    Luigi: Mario?! [laughs]
    Mario: I told ya! See? As long as we're together, everything is gonna be okay!
    Luigi: [laughs] Mario, why do you look like a bear? What is this?
    [Donkey Kong frees Cranky Kong from his cage]
    Cranky Kong: Ya did good, kid. Make your pecs dance, you deserve it.
    Donkey Kong: No time now! Definitely later!
    [Bowser, trapped in ice, regains consciousness and sees Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong together; he breathes fire and sets his head free.]
    Bowser: [furious] Launch the Bomber Bill and DESTROY THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM!
    [Bomber Bill explosively shoots out of the volcano-like opening in Bowser's Castle and speeds at Peach's Castle]
    Peach: No...
    [Tanooki Mario quickly takes flight and speeds beside the Bomber Bill, trying to get its attention]
    Mario: Hey, hey... Hey, over here! [He tries hitting the Bomber Bill's side repeatedly, but to no effect. He tries pushing against the Bomber Bill's front, but ends up with his back against its tip. He frantically looks around.] You asked for it! [He smacks the Bomber Bill's eye with his tail. The Bomber Bill stops in its tracks, bending the flagpole on top of Peach's Castle before angrily glaring at him] Heh. Hello. [The Bomber Bill chases him through the Mushroom Kingdom. He crashes through a large mushroom] Ow! [He gets the Bomber crashing into two more large mushrooms, getting some of the last one in his mouth before spitting it out] Really?! [He spots the Warp Pipe that first brought him to the Mushroom Kingdom and gets an idea] Follow me! [He starts leading the Bomber Bill to the Warp Pipe] Come on... [He gets the Bomber Bill flying straight into the Warp Pipe's direction and speeds up] Little closer...[He gets as close as possible to the Warp Pipe without going in it and flies upward at the last second, in slow motion] Mamma Mia! [The Bomber Bill is sucked into the Warp Pipe with great force, but it explodes after floating into the Warp Zone, creating a visible disturbance on the outside of the Mushroom Kingdom's Warp Pipe.] Huh?
    [The Warp Pipe creates an explosion that throws Tanooki Mario against the wall of Bowser's Castle and powers him down. Mario falls before grabbing onto a ledge of Bowser's Castle. The Warp Pipe pulls Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, and Donkey Kong in. Mario loses his grip on the ledge and is pulled after them]
    Bowser: [to Mario] You RUINED my wedding! I was FINALLY gonna be happy! Now you will SUFFER...LIKE ME!
    [Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser with their Invincible Star power; they, Peach and Donkey Kong approach Bowser]
    Bowser: Peaches... [chuckles nervously] Uh, listen, this is not the way I pictured it, but give me one more chance.
    Peach: Ew, no.
    Bowser: No-no-no-no-no--! [Peach stuffs a Mini Mushroom into Bowser's mouth, causes him to shrink; in a high-pitched voice] Hey! Hey! That is not cool!
    Donkey Kong: Ha! He got the Blue Mushroom!
    Mario: See? Told ya I'd get you a pet turtle.
    Peach: Not bad, mustache. And Luigi, you're so brave.
    Luigi: Oh, thanks, uh, yeah, it's kind of my thing.
    [last lines in mid-credits; Bowser is singing the reprised "Peaches" song in a big bird cage]
    Bowser: ♪ Mario, Luigi and a Donkey Kong, too / A thousand troops of Koopas couldn't keep me from you / Princess Peach, at the end of the line / I'll make you mine / Oh, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches / Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches, Peaches / I love you / Oh-- ♪
    Toad Guard: Hey! Quiet in there! Lights out, little guy! [taps the bird cage with his weapon]
    Bowser: [enraged; in high-pitched voice] HEY! YOU CAN'T TREAT ME LIKE THIS! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I AM BOW--!! [Toad Guard slams the door with screen cuts to blank; sighs]

## Cast

* Chris Pratt — Mario
* Anya Taylor-Joy — Princess Peach
* Charlie Day — Luigi
* Jack Black — Bowser
* Keegan-Michael Key — Toad
* Seth Rogen — Donkey Kong
* Fred Armisen — Cranky Kong
* Sebastian Maniscalco — Foreman Spike
* Charles Martinet — Mario's Dad, Giuseppe
* Kevin Michael Richardson — Kamek
* Rino Romano — Uncle Tony
* John DiMaggio — Uncle Arthur
* Juliet Jelenic — Lumalee
* Jessica DiCicco — Mario's Mom, Plumbing Commercial Woman, Mayor Pauline, Yellow Toad, Luigi's Bully, Baby Peach
* Khary Payton — The Penguin King
* Eric Bauza — Diddy Kong, Toad General
* Scott Menville — Koopa General, Red Toad

## External Links

* Media related to The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Wikimedia Commons
* The Super Mario Bros. Movie quotes at the Internet Movie Database