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The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 American computer-animated adventure film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, the film was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel.

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## Synopsis

**While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi. With the assistance of Mushroom Kingdom resident Toad and some training from the strong-willed ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach, Mario taps into his own power.**

## Plot

The movie begins with Bowser, accompanied with his army, invading the Snow Kingdom, capturing its penguin inhabitants, burning his way into their palace, and stealing a powerful Super Star. Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi, two plumbers in New York City start their own plumbing business, Super Mario Bros. Plumbing, to service Brooklyn and Queens. Despite spending their life savings to produce a commercial for it, the business is struggling.

Mario and Luigi's family, particularly their father, disapproves of the Mario brothers' decision to leave their steady job to start the business, with only Mario's mother approving of his decision. Their antagonistic former boss, Spike, also derides Mario for making this choice. After a routine job at an African-American couple's house becomes a disaster due to the couple's violent dog, Francis, Mario and Luigi see a significant manhole leak reported on the news. The brothers then take it upon themselves to attempt to fix the broken water main. However, Luigi is sucked into a mysterious Warp Pipe and disappears, prompting Mario to go in after him. The two end up being sucked into the Warp Zone and are separated in the process, with Mario finding himself in the magical Mushroom Kingdom.

Upon landing there, Mario meets Toad, who informs him that Luigi landed in the "dark lands", under the control of Bowser, who wants to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom and marry Princess Peach. Toad takes Mario to Peach's Castle, while Luigi is chased by Bowser's forces until he is captured by Shy Guys.

At Peach's Castle, Peach reveals her plan to recruit the Jungle Kingdom in the fight against Bowser. Surprised to run into another human, Peach agrees to take Mario along should he complete an obstacle course. After being shown the ? Blocks and the power-ups within, Mario fails to run the course. Despite repeatedly failing the gauntlet, he eventually gets close enough to the goal for Peach to acknowledge him, with Toad joining them on the trek.

Meanwhile, Bowser rallies the Koopa Troop for his plan to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom, then expresses through song his obsession with the princess, revealing that he wants to take over the kingdom only because he desires to marry her. No sooner does he finish singing this than Kamek comes to inform him about Mario's arrival into the Mushroom Kingdom; however, Bowser says he is not concerned about this. Then some other members of the Koopa Troop alert him to Mario's presence, causing Bowser to see this stranger as a rival for Peach's affections. Afterward, he has Luigi brought before him and interrogates him on Mario's whereabouts.

Luigi resists at first, but spills the beans after Bowser loses his patience; the tyrant subsequently orders his Shy Guy guards to imprison him by placing him in a cage above a sea of lava in order to blackmail Mario, where others, such as Lumalee and the penguins, have also been caged by Bowser's minions. Mario, Peach, and Toad are then seen journeying across an abundance of locales, such as the Desert Area, High Cliffs, the Waterfall Area, and Yoshi's Island. As the trio set camp in a field of Fire Flowers, Peach shares that she does not know her origins. After walking through a Warp Pipe as a baby, she was taken in by the residents of Mushroom Kingdom and eventually crowned their princess; Mario speculates that she may be from the same world he is.

Once in the Jungle Kingdom, Peach consults King Cranky to recruit an army of Kongs to support them. He refuses to join the princess's cause, but later accepts on the condition that Mario defeats his son, Donkey Kong, in a duel. Donkey Kong initially overpowers Mario, but upon remembering what Peach said about power-ups, Mario uses one of the boxes to get a Super Bell and transform into Cat Mario, using the new powers to defeat the ape. Cranky is then willing to help the heroes out. He suggests that Mario, Peach, and Toad (joined by the Kong army) use karts to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, by way of the space-faring Rainbow Road.

Upon their drive back, Bowser's army learns about their plans and decides to ambush the heroes as they traverse Rainbow Road. The Koopa General chases Mario with his bulldozer and fires two Bullet Bills knocking him off his kart, but Mario hijacks one of the Koopa soldiers' karts, crashes the driver's shell into another soldier's armored car, and has it explode on the bulldozer. The General then gets up, locks himself in his winged Blue Shell, and crashes on the two, destroying a part of the road. Mario and Donkey Kong plummet to the ocean below, much to Peach, Toad, and Cranky's despair, and the rest of the Kongs are captured and sent to Bowser's dungeons.

Peach and Toad, however, survive and make it back to the Mushroom Kingdom, where Peach warns the citizens of Bowser's imminent arrival and orders them to evacuate. Mario and DK are later revealed to be alive in the ocean depths, but a Maw-Ray quickly appears and consumes them both. Bowser drops his castle in front of Peach's castle and proposes to Peach. She initially refuses, but when Kamek begins torturing Toad, she reluctantly agrees.

Meanwhile, Mario and Donkey Kong, having bonded over their issues with their respective fathers, escape the Maw-Ray through the rocket from DK's kart and hurry to Bowser and Peach's wedding. In the process, Mario exploits multiple power-ups, including the Super Mushroom and the Super Leaf. DK also makes use of power-ups himself, such as the Fire Flower.

At the wedding reception, Bowser reveals that he intends to execute all his prisoners publicly by burning them in lava. Toad smuggles in an Ice Flower and gives it to Peach, who freezes Bowser and battles his wedding guests. Despite her best efforts, she fails to save the prisoners, but Mario and DK arrive in time to complete the rescue. The Mario Brothers are reunited, but Bowser breaks free of his ice prison and calls for a Bomber Bill to be launched.

Peach, Toad, and DK fight off the Koopas while Mario diverts the Bomber Bill away from Peach's Castle and into the pipe that he initially fell through. However, this causes elements from the Mushroom Kingdom to be transported back to Brooklyn, including Bowser's Castle. An enraged Bowser fights Mario over the Super Star, with Peach and Donkey Kong stepping in to protect him. Discouraged, Mario hides behind cover, but thanks to a dying television playing the brothers' commercial one last time, he regains his resolve and makes a dash for the Super Star.

Seeing his brother fighting, Luigi saves Mario from Bowser's fire breath with a manhole cover, and the two barely reach the Super Star just as the flames reach them. They are thought to be scorched to death, but it is revealed that they have possessed the Super Star's power at the last second. Using its invincibility, they plow through Bowser's army and pummel the Koopa king. After he is defeated, Peach forces a Mini Mushroom into his mouth, shrinking him, and Toad places him in a bottle.

In the end, the residents of Brooklyn celebrate the victorious Mario brothers, including Spike, the African-American couple, Francis the Dog, Giuseppe, and the brother's father, who says he is proud of him. Mario and Luigi move into a new house in Mushroom Kingdom, using a pipe to return to Brooklyn whenever needed.

In a mid-credits scene, Bowser is shown playing the piano while in a cage. A Toad Guard suddenly shows up and tells Bowser to keep quiet, leading the latter to complain before the guard closes the door, interrupting his sentence. In a post-credits scene, a Yoshi's Egg can be seen sitting in the Brooklyn sewers. The egg suddenly begins to hatch as the film cuts to black, followed by itself shouting, "Yoshi!"

## Development

In December 2014, information leaked that Sony Pictures had made a deal with Nintendo to create an animated film based on the *Mario* franchise, but it never materialized.

In November 2017, it was reported that Nintendo would be teaming up with Universal Pictures and Illumination to make an animated Mario film. However, in January 2018, former Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that a deal has not been finalized, but that an announcement will come soon. Kimishima hopes that if the deal is successful, a 2020 release date would be possible. By the end of January 2018, Nintendo announced that the movie will be made with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri the co-producer According to Miyamoto, he knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort. In Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Mario-based attractions, Miyamoto had met Meledandri, and they had several discussions. Miyamoto found Chris Meledandri's creative process similar to his own, and felt he would be the proper lead for a Mario film. They had started more earnest discussions of the film as early as 2016, knowing that if they felt it wasn't working that they could easily walk away. However, by the time of the official announcement, Miyamoto said that they have good discussions over the screenplay and feels good progress to a proper film. Meledandri stated that the film was a "priority" for Illumination and that it will most likely come out in 2022. He added that Miyamoto will be "front and center" with creating the movie. The movie's release date was December 21st, 2022, was postponed to April 7th, 2023, and is now on April 5th, 2023.

In January 2020, Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the film is "moving along smoothly" with the film aiming for release in 2022. Furukawa stated that Nintendo would own the rights to the film, and both Nintendo and Universal would fund the production of the film.

On June 23, 2022, Chris Pratt was announced to be the voice of Mario. Pratt told Variety that he "worked really closely with the directors" and landed on something that he is "really proud of and can't wait for people to see and hear." On October 28, Khary Payton, who voices the Penguin King, described Chris Pratt’s voice for Mario at the time as a “New York, Italian guy” and similar to the “*Sopranos*”. However, the accent was axed during production for sounding too similar to the character Tony Soprano.

Charlie Day originally voiced Luigi with a New York accent during production, however, the accent was subsequently axed when directors told him was too much like a “*Goodfellas*” gangster. In response to the change, Day said, “Alright! I think you’re wrong, but fine!”

On October 7, 2022, the first trailer came out, on November 29, 2022, they released the second trailer, on December 8, 2022, the first clip was released at The Game Awards 2022, and on March 10, 2023, the third and final trailer released.

## Voice cast

* Chris Pratt as Mario: A plumber from Brooklyn who is unwillingly transported to the Mushroom Kingdom after being pulled into the Warp Zone via a Warp Pipe. Once there, he goes on a quest to save Luigi, his brother whom he was separated from in the Warp Zone.
* Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach: The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, sworn protector of the Toads and a master of the magical Power-Ups. She accompanies Mario on his quest to save Luigi.
* Charlie Day as Luigi: Mario's younger, but taller, twin brother who works as a plumber as well. He also falls into the Warp Zone, but is separated from Mario, sent to the Dark Lands, and held hostage by Bowser.
* Jack Black as Bowser: The hegemonic King of the Koopas. He steals the Super Star and attempts to use it to woo and marry Princess Peach, threatening to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom if she rejects him.
* Keegan-Michael Key as Toad: A citizen of the Mushroom Kingdom. He accompanies Mario and Peach on their quest to save Luigi.
* Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong: The heir to the Jungle Kingdom's throne and Cranky Kong's son. Mario seeks his assistance in protecting the Mushroom Kingdom.
* Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong: The king of The Jungle Kingdom and Donkey Kong's father.
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek: A Koopa sorcerer who acts as Bowser's adviser and informant.
* Sebastian Maniscalco as Foreman Spike: Mario and Luigi’s former boss who takes joy in bullying the brothers and mocking their new plumbing company.
* Juliet Jelenic as Lumalee
* Eric Bauza as Koopa Troopa soldiers, Diddy Kong, Dry Bones and Toad General
* Khary Payton as the Penguin King
* Jessica DiCicco as Mario & Luigi's mother, a yellow Toad, Pauline, Baby Peach and Woman from *Super Mario Bros. Plumbing* commercial
* Scott Menville as the Koopa General
* Charles Martinet as Mario & Luigi's father and Giuseppe

## Other characters

* Baby Luigi (Flashback)
* Baby Mario (Flashback)
* Biddybuds
* Bob-ombs
* Bramball
* Bomber Bill
* Bullet Bill
* Cheep Cheep
* Chain Chomp
* Hammer Bros
* King Bob-omb
* King Boo
* Maw-Ray
* Mega Cheep Cheep
* Toads
* Penguins
* Piranha Plants
* Sledge Bros
* Shy Guy
* Snifits
* Yoshis (Only seen in one shot)
* Funky Kong (Easter Egg)]
* Dixie Kong (Cameo)
* Chunky Kong (Cameo)
* Toadette (Easter Egg)

## Locations

* Brooklyn
	+ Brooklyn Heights
	+ Super Mario Bros. Plumbing
	+ Punch-Out!! Pizzeria
	+ Water Main/Sewer
		- Warp Zone
* Mushroom Kingdom
	+ Mushroom Forest
	+ Mushroom Heights
	+ Antiques
	+ Crazy Cap
	+ Peach’s Castle
	+ High Cliffs
	+ Waterfall Area
	+ Fire Flower Fields
* Dark Lands
	+ Bowser's Castle
* Snow Kingdom
* Jungle Kingdom
* Rainbow Road
* Desert Area
* Yoshi’s Island

## Items and objects

* Banana
* Bike
* Brick Block
* Checkpoint Flag
* Clear Pipe
* Coin
* Super Bell
* Super Star
* Fire Bar
* Hammer
* Kart
* Lift
* Donut Lift
* Warp Pipe

## Power-ups

* Fire Flower (Fire Peach, Fire Donkey Kong)
* Super Leaf(Tanooki Mario)
* Super Bell (Cat Mario)
* Ice Flower (Ice Peach)
* Super Mushroom (Super Mario)
* Mini Mushroom (Mini Mario, Mini Bowser)
* Super Star (Invincible Mario, Invincible Luigi)

## Real-world influences

### In pop culture

Chris Pratt's voice has received negative reception from the internet and Mario fans due to how his voice is distinguishably different from the Mario in video games voiced by Martinet. A comment states Pratt as the "prime example" of why voice actors must be hired for the role. A comment has criticised Mario's lack of Italian accent. A comment from Tara Strong, a Canadian-American actress had posted a tweet on the same day as the trailer release stating "It should be Charles." which can be implied that she stated that Martinet should have played the role of Mario. Many Super Mario fans gave a lot of praise to Black's portrayal of Bowser as opposed to Pratt's role.

Eventually, however, on February 24th, every Nintendo and Mario fan alike have changed their minds and are currently excited for Pratt’s portrayal in the film.

Despite the initially negative reception on Chris Pratt's voice, the movie trailers has received more likes than dislikes. As of October 10 2022, the debut trailer received 23 million views and roughly 800,000 viewers cast a like or a dislike with a 95.4% positive rating.

Collider has stated that "stunning visuals elevate lackluster voice acting", describing it as a "visual tour de force". The penguins' appearances in the trailer has surprised viewers as some pointed out the reference to their appearance in *Super Mario 64*.

After the second trailer of the movie dropped on November 30, 2022, a controversy occurred as a Twitter user mistook the presence of Rainbow Road as "woke pride flag nonsense". This tweet was called out by people who knew Rainbow Road was always a track since 1992's *Super Mario Kart*. People threatened to boycott the movie itself for having characters race on a "pride" track. Viewers expressed positive views of Peach being portrayed as a strong character such as praising her for being a princess who defends her people instead of being a helpless woman, and complimenting Peach's plot relevance which gave them *Super Princess Peach* vibes, a game where Peach and Mario's roles were reversed. However, Peach has also received negative opinions being considered that she is too "woke" while people defended the fact Peach had her hero roles in *Super Princess Peach* and other *Mario* games where Peach was always depicted as a strong and brave heroine.

Chris Pratt responded to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* criticism. He says that there is a passionate fanbase and he is one of the fans, people do not want something like the movie to be screwed up and he is grateful with the response. While Miyamoto had a level of expectations for the movie. When it came out, he was surprised it went beyond what he imagined. He believes while foreign critics gave the movie low ratings, it contributed to the movie's notority and buzz.

### Reception

#### Box office

The film has a budget of $100 million. In the United States and Canada, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* was released alongside Air, and was projected to gross around $125 million from 4,000 theaters during its five-day opening weekend. It is also expected to gross around $100 million internationally. The movie has currently made $204 million domestically and $173 million worldwide for a grand total of $377 million. This does not account for Japan as the movie has not released there yet.

In terms of box office, the movie has broke some records, such as the biggest opening day for an animated movie in eleven markets, the 2nd biggest opening day for a movie in Central America, behind *Avengers: Endgame*, the biggest box office opening for a video game movie worldwide, and biggest opening for an animated movie worldwide. As of April 9 2023, the movie beat *Frozen 2* for being the highest grossing animated movie of all time.

As of April 14 2023, the box office surpassed $500 million globally making the movie the biggest video game adaptation topping grosses of *Warcraft* and *Pokémon Detective Pikachu*.

In April 22 2023, the film was announced to earn the highest third weekend total ever recorded by an animated film with $58 million in a weekend.

As of April 24 2023, it hit $878 million globally and is expected to hit $1 billion.

#### Critical Response

*The Super Mario Bros. Movie* divided critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 54% of 141 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "While it's nowhere near as thrilling as turtle tipping your way to 128 lives, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* is a colorful -- albeit thinly plotted -- animated adventure that has about as many Nintendos as Nintendont's." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Ross Bonaime from *Collider* gave a positive review, writing "Obviously, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* is in many ways a feature-length advertisement for Nintendo as a brand. However, Jelenic, Horvath, and [F]ogel make this feel more like a labor of love, as they’ve been given the keys to the (Mushroom) kingdom, and are allowed to go all-in with what any fan would want to see in a film like this. In many ways, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* reminds of *Wreck-It Ralph* and the glee that came from seeing these characters on screen."

Writing for the *Datebook* section of *The San Francisco Chronicle*, Zaki Hasan said he enjoyed the visuals but felt that the film's strong adherence to and copious references to the games left it lacking in narrative, and that it tried too hard to avoid the failures of the 1993 film, calling it "a blandly efficient piece of brand management".

*IGN*'s Tom Jorgensen gave a mostly positive review. He praised the film's energy, its musical score despite the inclusion of "shoehorned" pop songs, and its visuals for setting a "very high bar". He commended the use of callbacks but criticized some character arcs for being underdeveloped. Jorgensen had slight criticism towards Pratt and Day's attempt at New York accents for Mario and Luigi as "certainly not going to be taking home any commendations from the good people of Brooklyn" and stated "There’s definitely been a flattening of the more cartoonish qualities". However, he applauded the actors for embodying each character's heroism and for a grounded delivery that "balances well with the fantastical trappings of the Mushroom Kingdom". Jorgensen commended Black’s performance as Bowser for being "standout" and fitting to the character.

Kyle Anderson of *Nerdist* celebrated the animation for its game accuracy and called Illumination "...the perfect choice to make Mario movies" but opined that "those expecting something akin to *The LEGO Movie* might be left a bit cold" due to the lack of a plot outside the main beats given the film's short run time.

Soren Andersen of *The Seattle Times* commented that, while the film succeeded in appealing to the *Mario* fanbase by creating the feeling of being inside a video game, he found the characters to lack personality and criticized their voice performances, remarking: "...everyone expresses themselves at the tops of their voices, sound and fury signifying not a whole lot".

Brian Tallerico of *Roger Ebert*, a self-described lifelong fan, wrote that the vocal performances were "uniformly mediocre," and that the film does not "reflect the franchise's creativity in the slightest."

The *Los Angeles Times'*s Katie Walsh applauded the film for its humor and "eye-popping" animation. While she praised Black's performance as Bowser, she criticized both Pratt and Day's lead performances of Mario and Luigi as being "so unremarkable that it could have been anyone at all".

Calum Marsh wrote for the *New York Times* criticizing Pratt's performance as "grating" and "unctuous" while describing the overall film as "bland, witless and flagrantly pandering".

Kristy Puchko from *Mashable* commended the fan service and music but was critical of the characters and noted Pratt's lack of accent, commenting "whatever voice Pratt is doing isn't Brooklyn, and it isn't anything particularly specific, consistent, or exciting".

*Screenrant'*s Molly Freeman praised the film for being a "love letter" to fans but criticized it for offering little else. She described most of the voice cast as "fun" with Black's Bowser being a standout, while noting that Pratt's performance was "not so bad as to be distracting, but not strong enough to be at all interesting either", to which she said was an analogy for the film as a whole.

Josh Spiegel from *SlashFilm* considered the film's portrayal of Princess Peach not in need of rescuing "unquestionably a good thing". He criticized the film for an "exceedingly straightforward narrative", characters lacking complexity, and Pratt's performance as Mario as being "blandly heroic".

David Kaplan from *Kaplan vs. Kaplan* described the movie animation to be excellent depicting the characters' expressions including the canine's expressions which he found its mean grimace hilarious. However, he said the storyline is another "the world is peril and must be saved from a villain". He stated Fogel created a delightful new character in Princess Peach. He also mentioned Fogel borrowed heavily from Alice in Wonderland with edibles that "make one big or small", but aware young ones would not care. According to Kaplan, he stated the film is primarily for older children and tidbits may appeal to adults.

Jeanne Kaplan said the movie should have turned out better since the animation is colourful and flashy. While the movie is rated PG, she believes a few scenes can be frightening for children including the scenes where it took place in Dark Lands. She finds the animation incredible, but it does not make it an enjoyable film. She stated Pratt being chosen to cast as Mario over Charles Martinet is a mistake, describing his portrayal to be flat almost as he sounds like phoned in his performance. Overall for her, she describes the film as one of the films that lands in the middle—not great, but not awful either.

## Trivia

* It was originally going to be called "*Super Mario Bros.: The Movie*", but the title was scrapped. Fans gave it names like "*Super Mario: The Movie*", "*The Mario Bros. Movie*", or just "*Super Mario*". Now the official name has been set in place.[*citation needed*]
* This movie marks the first time Donkey Kong is shown to use a main power-up from the series (as he was shown using a Fire Flower in the final trailer).
	+ This is also the first time Peach uses the Ice Flower.
* This is the fifth time Bowser has attempted to marry Peach, the first time being *Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!*, the second time being *Super Mario Adventures*, the third time being *Super Paper Mario*, and the fourth time being *Super Mario Odyssey*.

### References to games and other media

* *Donkey Kong* series:
	+ *Donkey Kong*: When Mario and Luigi are in Punch-Out!! Pizzeria, Giuseppe can be seen playing an arcade game called "Jump Man" that resembles the original *Donkey Kong* arcade game, albeit with the main antagonist being a yeti. In the coliseum, the platforms Mario and Donkey Kong stand on are the red girders from the level 25m. Barrels and blue ladders can also be seen in the same scene. The sound that plays when Donkey Kong obtains a Fire Flower is the same one that plays when a barrel is broken with a hammer in the NES version of the game. Audio from this game is played on the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing website.
	+ *Donkey Kong Country* series: Numerous members of the Kong Family from the series can be seen in the movie such as Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Chunky Kong, Cranky Kong, and Funky Kong.
	+ During one point in the film where Mario attempts to use a Fire Flower against Donkey Kong, he quickly blows it out referecing the same move that is seen in *Donkey Kong Country Returns* and *Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*.
	+ *Donkey Kong 64*: When Donkey Kong is introduced, a shortened version of the DK Rap with just the lyric: "DK! Donkey Kong!" playing on loop.
* Nintendo Entertainment System: The Toad at the antique store asks about an NES cartridge, to which the clerk tells them to blow into it.
* *Wrecking Crew*: Foreman Spike appears in the film.
* *Super Mario Bros.*: The Warp Pipe sound from this game can be heard several times throughout the movie. The bridge over a sea of jumping Cheep Cheeps that Mario, Princess Peach and Toad walk across is very similar to World 2-3 from this game. A screenshot of the exterior of a fortress can be seen inside the antique store and a nearby barrel contains axes. The store's "open" sign is styled after this game's in-game logo. The Ground Theme, Underground Theme, and Underwater Theme are arranged in this film's score. When Mario and Luigi are on their way to their first customer, a construction site they run through is identical to the first screens of World 1-1.
* *Duck Hunt*: The Duck from *Duck Hunt* appears in a photo at Punch-Out!! Pizzeria.
* *Kid Icarus*: After dinner at the Mario household, Mario can be seen playing the game on his NES for a few seconds before switching to the news.
* *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!*: The song in the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing Commercial is a remix of the Mario Rap from the show.
	+ *Mario Kart* series:
		- General: Mario's kart half resembles the Pipe Frame.
		- The Koopa General's design is remniscent of the Blue Shell's design. His explosion on Mario and Donkey is a reference of the infamous item, Blue Spiny Shell.
		- *Mario Kart DS*: Rainbow Road as depicted in the film resembles Rainbow Road as depicted in that game.
		- *Mario Kart Wii*:
			* Mario's kart half resembles the Standard Kart from *Mario Kart Wii*.
			* Toad drives a vehicle based on the Tiny Titan kart.
			* Peach rides a bike similar to the Mach Bike and wears her biker outfit from that game. One of the Koopa Troopas has a Bike similar to the Bullet Bike.
			* Funky Kong's presence in Rainbow Road references him being the most used character for world records.
		- *Mario Kart 7*: Mario, Peach and Toad arrive at the Jungle Kingdom via a kart with a glider.
		- *Mario Kart 8*: The countdown sound from this game is used for the Illumination logo. The menu music from this game is heard in the song "Karts!" A design on the vehicle-building machine references the Wii U GamePad's functionality as a horn. The sound of Toad's horn is directly from this game. Anti-gravity is used in the Rainbow Road scene.
		- You can faintly hear Toads Mario Kart 8 horn when he drives up.
	+ Star Fox (series): The Arwing can be spotted in Mario and Luigi's room.
	+ *Super Mario Adventures*: Bowser's main motive is to marry Princess Peach. Mario says "Mushroom Kingdom, here we come!" at one point, referencing the final line in the comic.
	+ *Super Mario 64*: The penguins appearing in the movie are based on the ones from that game. King Bob-omb appears at the wedding.
	+ *Luigi's Mansion*: During the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing Commercial, the brothers make a face similar to the face Luigi makes on the box art of that game. Luigi mentions mansions during the voice message if someone were to call the Plumbing website's phone number in real life. King Boo appears at the wedding.
	+ *New Super Mario Bros.*: At the beginning of the Donkey Kong fight, Mario obtains a Mini Mushroom.
	+ *Super Mario Galaxy*: Lumalee makes an appearance. During the end-credits medley, a remix of the Gusty Garden Galaxy theme.
	+ *Super Mario 3D World*: In the middle of the fight against Donkey Kong, Mario grabs a Super Bell and goes into his Cat form.
	+ *Super Mario Odyssey*: Bowser's main motive is to marry Princess Peach. When he practices his proposal he puts on the same hat he wore in the game. He is also wearing the same wedding outfit as he was in the game in a few scenes of the film. The Sand Kingdom (under the name "Desert Area") is visited. Also, the Piranha Plant bouquet makes an appearance here as well.
	+ *Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*: The song: "Bowser's Fury" is performed by some Koopa Troopas in the Dark Lands after the successful defeat of the Penguins and the capturing of the Super Star.

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14. ↑ Jump up to:14.0 14.1 Standford, Alesia (April 8, 2023) Chris Pratt says his first accent was rejected by The Super Mario Bros. Movie filmmakers because it sounded like 'Tony Soprano'. *Daily Mail*
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18. ↑ Jump up to:18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 Super Mario Bros.: The Movie. *IMDb*. Retrieved on 2022-10-07.
19. ↑ https://dam.gettyimages.com/universal/supermariobrosmovie#!asset/gb7747shks63rsgpvcmjjjjj
20. ↑ https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1578117866708082689
21. ↑ Throw your hands in the ai-ya, if youz a true playa!. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-07.
22. ↑ https://twitter.com/ChahadiJad/status/1607384638661459968?lang=en
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26. ↑ Jump up to:26.0 26.1 26.2 https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/356208486587039745/1091461391417884762/20230331\_120345.png
27. ↑ https://www.smbplumbing.com/testimonials/
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31. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHR-C\_WIPXU
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33. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2K\_q3gf2P0
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35. ↑ Jump up to:35.0 35.1 The Penguins In Super Mario Bros Reveal A Great Thing About The Movie. *ScreenRant* (2022-10-10). Retrieved on 2022-10-12.
36. ↑ Chris Pratt as Mario is a prime example of why you should hire voice actors for voice acting roles because what the hell is this. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-11.
37. ↑ i think if we get angry enough we can force chris pratt to re-record all of his lines with an exaggerated italian accent. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-11.
38. ↑ It should be Charles.. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-11.
39. ↑ Super Mario fans are loving Jack Black's Bowser. *For The Win* (2022-10-10). Retrieved on 2022-10-12.
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41. ↑ Super Mario Bros. movie's debut trailer sees overwhelmingly positive reaction. *GoNintendo* (2022-10-10). Retrieved on 2022-10-11.
42. ↑ 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Trailer Breakdown: Stunning Visuals Elevate Lackluster Voice Acting. *Collider* (2022-10-09). Retrieved on 2022-10-11.
43. ↑ I was also not expecting the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. movie to even have the penguins from numerous of the spin-off Mario games appearing in it.. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-12.
44. ↑ I was not expecting the penguins from Mario 64 to be so prominent in the movie but this is awesome!. *Twitter* (2022-10-07). Retrieved on 2022-10-12.
45. ↑ The real stars of the Super Mario movie trailer are the penguins. *GamesRadar+* (2022-10-08). Retrieved on 2022-10-12.
46. ↑ Chynna Wilkinson (2022-11-30). Complaints of ‘woke nonsense’ in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ trailer get reasonably roasted. Retrieved on 2022-12-01.
47. ↑ Super Mario Bros. Movie's Badass Princess Peach Wins Over Fans. *Screen Rant* (2022-11-30). Retrieved on 2023-02-24.
48. ↑ George Foster (2022-12-02). Losers Are Complaining The Mario Movie Is Woke Because Of Rainbow Road. *TheGamer*. Retrieved on 2023-02-24.
49. ↑ So apparently some have complained that Peach being Badass in the Mario Movie was "Too Woke". *Reddit*. Retrieved on 2023-02-24.
50. ↑ Chris Pratt Responds To ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Casting Criticism: ‘I Totally Get It’. *Access* (2023-04-01). Retrieved on 2023-04-02.
51. ↑ Miyamoto surprised by Mario movie's success, thinks poor critic response helped it. *GoNintendo* (2023-04-25). Retrieved on 2023-04-26.
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53. ↑ TheWrap (2023-04-22). "The Super Mario Bros" movie has earned the highest third weekend total ever recorded by an animated film. *Twitter*. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
54. ↑ Liam Doolan (2023-04-24). Mario Movie Expected To Surpass $1 Billion At The Global Box Office. *Nintendo Life*. Retrieved on 2023-04-24.
55. ↑ Jump up to:55.0 55.1 David Kaplan, Jeanne Kaplan (2023-04-05). SUPER MARIO BROS.MOVIE, THE. *Kaplan vs. Kaplan*. Retrieved on 2023-04-05.
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## External links

* Official website
* Universal Picture
* Illumination Mac Guff
* IMDb
* Wikipedia
* Super Mario Bros. Plumbing website
* The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Teaser Trailer