movie review

Part two of my review of Super Mario Bros.(1993) starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens, Richard Edson, Fiona Shaw, and Dana Kaminski. Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. Trivia A sequel was supposed to happen but was cancelled due to lack of popularity of the first film. Bob Hoskins was quite unhappy with this film and his experience working on it. In an August 2007 interview, he proclaimed Super Mario Bros. as the worst thing he ever did. According to John Leguizamo in his autobiography, Rocky Morton once poured hot coffee on an extra’s head because he didn’t like the extra’s costume. In his 2007 autobiography John Leguizamo states he and Bob Hoskins hated working on the film and would frequently get drunk to make it through the experience. Both men apparently knew the movie would turn out bad, so they simply tried to make the best of it. He also stated he felt one of the biggest reasons the movie turned out the way it did was because the directors wanted a more “adult” movie while the studio, considering the source material, was looking for a children’s film. John Leguizamo broke one of Bob Hoskins’s fingers during a stunt involving the Mario van. According to Leguizamo, when it happened, Bob started cussing profusely and incoherently. Kevin Costner turned down the offer to play as King Koppa. Dustin Hoffman expressed interest in the role of Mario because his children were fans of the game. Harold Ramis was at one …