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The funny thing is--what if there's a take of Dennis Hopper saying, "Bloober, de-evolve him now..." That, sah, would have meant paying him more, even for an unused take. I think $250,000 would be my limit for saying a line as painful as "Bloober, de-evolve him now." I'm sure man...

Phlibbit and I are working hard to soon put out another interview that should make the context of a "director's cut" much more clear. I think that you, personally, should find it very enlightening.

I do know that the final film was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination (in best special effects, I think) and unfortunately it never even got nominated. It was. Disney lobbied hard for A Nightmare Before Christmas to be counted in the visual effects department, which pushed Super Mario Bros. from th...

In case you didn't see it mentioned on the site, be sure to check out Rocky Morton's latest directorial project: a live-action zombie commercial for Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection . 2k8V7fF7v7s "You can notoriously play zombies both ways â€” for shocks or for laughs. This spot triumphantl...

I remember reading this awhile back, when they were considering doing a sequel/remake of the Mario Bros franchise, they had eyed Marilyn Manson, yes, you read that right, MARILYN MANSON to play one of the Koopa Cousins... this article is from http://www.moviehole.net/20021040-marilyn-manson-for-sup...

Remember, Simon is the cop; not the de-evolution technician. Going by the early scripts, we really have Wart and Bloober to take into account as Koopa's advisers/"brains." Uh... quoi ? Oh, this is based on Merrit Chauncey Mammal's thing [or else one of the earlier scripts], I take it...I'...

Amazing. These are in even better condition than your previous find! This is an absolutely stunning find, moviemaker29; I can't imagine the intrinsic value behind them. I (and I'm sure Phlibbit) would just love to hear more about the individual who safeguarded and preserved this pair, as well as why...

Koopa, on the other hand, would (in my view) be much more of an active participant in his own coronation. What else can I say? Loads, as it turns out. Simon has to be a close childhood friend to Koopa...he and Lena are really the only ones whom Koopa treats as equals. In fact, I think Koopa's the &...

I wonder what made them change the scene where they meet Daisy? There's so much to this movie. I wonder who has the missing footage? It's always been Phlibbit's opinion (and one that I share) that the meeting was changed simply to get them into Dinohattan sooner. It's the same thing Disney did with...

I don't know, there was a bit in here that wasn't in the deleted scenes section, like the alternate scene of Daisy using the payphone, the entire character arch of Mario and Luigi and their "family pride" and the idea of Koopa admiring our architecture. Let's see, the movie, as it is, is ...

I'd say that's about right, though you do have to consider that most of that time would likely have been from alternate takes and additional shots that don't really add anything to the narrative. I don't see anything listed that we don't already have in detail on the Deleted Scenes page . Most of th...

Well it's supposed to be said by The Rebel after having a dream of his old memories serving Koopa. Remember the ryhming thing for the most part is to annoy people. Also, it proves I never wrote poetry before. :oops: It ALSO proves I should have just kept it hidden until the right time. :oops: I don...

Charles Martinet (the voice of Mario and others) was recently interviewed at GamesCom 2011 by JP Games . Charles was asked the usual questions of how he came into acting/voice-acting and how he auditioned for the role of Mario's voice. However, he was also asked whether he had auditioned for the rol...

Happy birthday to our youngest and most active user! From all of us here at the Archive, I hope you'll continue being a part of our community for years to come. It's been a joy seeing you grow up with the movie.

Great! We'll do what we can to prepare it for the site. Shouldn't be too long; if not this weekend, then the next.

We should upload the rainbow draft if we have it, even if it's not that interesting, I'm sure some people will find something interesting out of it. Also, we should dedicate ourselves to finding Barry Morrow's and George Stone's scripts as soon as possible. As an archive, we need to archive every s...

If they were going to make a fantasy movie, they should have made a fantasy movie. If they were going to make a sci-fi movie, they should have made a sci-fi movie, which they eventually did do. I disagree. I feel that if they had gone with the overall direction of this pitch (with significant expan...

Welcome to the board, Elly! It's wonderful to see you find your way here; there's no better time, in fact, since we've done a remarkable amount of work in revealing how the movie came about. Lots of early scripts, concept artwork and exclusive interviews! :D There's a lot of personality in the way t...

Right, the rainbow draft, I forgot about that. Do any of us have that one? We do! Unlike the original Solomon/Rowe shooting script and the final Bennett/RuntÃ© revisions, the "Rainbow Draft" isn't terribly interesting. It's pretty close to the film that was shot, though there are a few pa...

I finally got around to reading this, this is the shooting script, right? The one the actors (more or less) read from. Actually, this is the script that brought the actors onto the project. When they arrived on-set to begin shooting they were given a completely different shooting script by Ed Solom...

Bruno Kirby would have made a good Mario, though I still think the originally-cast Danny DeVito backing out of the project was their biggest loss-- as much as I love Bob Hoskins, I think Danny DeVito is the absolute most perfect choice for Mario. From what Phlibbit and I have heard, Bob Hoskins was...

Good to see you back again, Lana! I was very surprised to see such in-depth commentary; you really put your all into projects like these. :) To be honest, while I understand why the major script changes took place, I would have liked to see some of these Nintendo set pieces come to life in the film ...

UPDATE (Aug. 16) : 77 pages in, and I don't even think I'm HALFWAY done... This is a lot of work, but soon, very soon, it will be available on the site for your reading pleasure. Wonderful. I'm really looking forward to finally reading through this from start-to-finish. Giving it a home on the site...

Evening, maq! :D It's good to see that the Game Informer article piqued someone's curiosity enough to actually create another fan for the movie. It's also stunning that you took the time to seek out information about it, which led you to us. I should point out that our site actually contributed to t...

Is this poem horrible? Well I think it sounded better while writing it but nothing godawful, just average. I'm not much of a poet, having only written a handful of poems in my life, but I can tell you that yours isn't direct. I don't know what you're trying to get across through a single read-throu...

The King might be a positive character now and was at least a more legitimate ruler than Koopa, but I see no reason to doubt the possibility of him being aware of a prison. He's the king. It's his job to mandate law and order throughout the land. Doing so doesn't necessarily make him a terrible pers...

Well Redstar, Daisy will make a cameo very simply as a baby. That cut and dry. Also, I was actually inspired by Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. I suppose that's certainly possible, but I have no real idea how a several-months-old infant would have any relevance to the story at-hand. While it would be ...

I really like this idea! I think this is the first time anyone has tried to explore the backstory for the film rather than a potential sequel or re-imagining. Did our interview with Parker Bennett inspire you in any way? :P I look forward to seeing character and story details emerge, though for now ...

1upmushroom wrote:(Can I take over Koopa's character. I think I can make a thrilling climax.)

Go for it.

Interesting concept. I admit that I don't have much familiarity with the franchise other than vague memories of the cartoon show and the first live-action movie, but I did find it a goofy and successful take on the "Million-Dollar Man" concept. I don't know how popular the franchise is the...

The build-up to this update was intense. We've been working towards it for months , with several schedule slips making it seem like we'd never get it up. But, we finally did it. Phlibbit put more work into this single update than for any one that came before. It was worth it. This update garnered us...

ShotgunWaffles is 20! Celebrate by starting to post, why don't you?

So, what does everyone think of the new layout? Definitely much cleaner and professional! I also just love the extra room on the left side; that's done wonders for Parker's interview, and will do the same for the other longer ones (like Richard's) once we update those pages. Also, what do you guys t...

Interesting! After the Boots, I wonder what else you could possibly get that's worth such a build-up.

I'm sorry I haven't been the most responsive in the past few days (it's been a little busy around here), but fear not: I'm taking a closer look at the scripts; I may even re-watch the film (which, actually, I should totally do). I really want to put together something interesting--and hopefully ins...

A belated 19th birthday to Merwolf and a wonderful big three-oh to Peach Blossom!

The pitch link seems to be inert, every time I click on it, it says "webpage not available..." The link works for me. Try this: http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/preproduction/script/10_ParkerTerry_2-19-92.pdf Don't get me wrong, the Bennett/Runte script has things I would change here an...

There was an interview I read on your site -- it was either with Mojo Nixon or Richard Edson -- where one of them said something that sounded like Rocky had some sort of nervous breakdown. That would have been our Mojo Nixon interview, though he was referring to one of the producers ( Roland JoffÃ©...

We've just now updated with Parker and Terry's original 7-page opening for their script, which featured a more "Bill Murreyesque" take on Mario envisioned for actor Bruno Kirby . As such, I've revised the overview for their full draft as seen on both the Scripts page and in this topic's or...

Here's the OFFICIAL forum for discussion of the 10/28/91 Parker Bennett & Terry RuntÃ© Pitch. http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/Pics/preproduction/script/01-SMB_R&B_Pitch_10-28-91_Page_1.png Overview : This pitch by budding writers Parker Bennett and Terry RuntÃ© ( Mystery Date , The Prince...

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