Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Have you ever wondered why the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie looks nothing like Super Mario Bros? Well, here's what you could have had.

00:00 - Introduction
03:08 - Chapter 1: The Wizard and Drain Man
06:39 - Chapter 2: Stay Tuned
08:23 - Chapter 3: The "Fantasy" Draft
15:29 - Chapter 4: Mom & Dad Save The World
18:49 - Chapter 5: Rockabell
22:51 - Chapter 6: The Video Game Movie Curse

Writer & Presenter: Luke Owen
Director: Rosie Nicholls
Producers: Luke Owen, Rosie Nicholls, Laurie Blake
Director of Photography: Laurie Blake
Camera: Rich, Adam Witney
Editor: Rich
Image Researcher: Geoffrey Stanfield
Music: Brandon Syres
Filmed On Location At: The Prince Charles Cinema, Loading Bar
Props provided By: Pure Energy

Luke Owen: twitter.com/ThisisLukeOwen

Sources:
slashfilm.com/533603/super-mario-bros-movie-console-wars
chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-11-05-9204100424-story.html
qwipster.net/2007/06/24/super-mario-bros-1993
catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59399
catalog.afi.com/Film/67792-SUPER-MARIOBROS?sid=a97e1cae-4dfc-414f-a2e0-56f31c12f4d8&sr=12.797643&cp=1&pos=0
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-16-ca-6865-story.html
smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/preproduction/script/1_SMB_EarlyDraft_7-17-91.pdf
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/best-movies-never-made/id1450737048
flickeringmyth.com/2014/11/super-mario-bros-interview-co-director-rocky-morton