The Super Mario Bros movie set the tone for future video game movie adaptations, which is a subgenre littered with bad or disappointing movies.
Cheech Marin has revealed he was offered the lead role in the Super Mario Bros movie.
Super Mario Bros was Hollywood’s first attempt at adapting a video game into a movie, but the production was famously messy from day one.
There are signs Nintendo are finally healing from the wounds of Super Mario Bros, as they’re partnering with Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me) to make a new animated Mario movie.