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marioblaster, (can't believe I didn't say this before, but) that's really great work you've done on the Piranha Plant and Fire Flower. I'd love to see some mobility in those: functional or basic animatronics by having an opening-and-closing of the mouth and rotating of the head functions for the Pir...

Yeah, I actually watched that after hearing Greg mention it in the review you linked in the other thread. It's really good and captures the tone of the movie well. Such a trailer may well have done the movie better justice in the theatres, at least by allowing people to better understand what they w...

incognitus wrote:I wish that those boots were produced in real life

With people like billbot, marioblaster, and Howlrunner I think it'd be simple and fairly inexpensive to produce quality replicas. Just a matter of the interest and funds. I'd chip in for a pair for the right project.

Ryan essentially said it best. It's funny, though, we've recently had an interview with two people and they said exactly what you have, Prime. Great guys and great writers. They knew what they were doing.

I took the time to add most of your suggested reviews to the initial post's list with added comments. On a cursory look on Youtube it appears there's a bit more reviews on the movie up, but I won't be actively watching and adding them unless suggested.

Yeah, a lot of things about the original sci-fi draft weren't well-defined. As you've said before, some things were expanded and definitely more interesting, but overall the script wasn't as solid as the final film.

I admit I was thinking more along the lines of the Resident Evil Licker and modern CGI, so it would definitely have looked pretty terrible. Still, better than what we got as far as action. One thing that I prefer about the original script is that there were no de-evolution guns. Things were a lot mo...

Well, this was a '93 movie. I imagine such a ride would have been built and operated then, when animatronics would be their only option.

Holograms? Blasphemy! Animatronics by MEL or nothing at all!

billbot85 wrote:Also, were there any deleted scenes that involved Yoshi? Or was all of his footage included in the final cut of the film?

Unfortunately, Hank never went on-set and stayed behind at the shop so he may not be aware of any deleted footage.

Chapter Six: Creatures on the Set--pages 43-57 A full Goomba setup, including the rig and clothing, weighed about 80 pounds and was very top-heavy. Each Goomba setup cost about $50,000 a piece. Yoshi took more than five months and $500,000 to complete. "It took nine puppeteers to control the s...

I'm sorry you grew up in the 16-bit era, the 8-bit is really where everything stands. I could probably write a booka bout how that era was great, compared to what we have now. They can throw all the graphics they want at us, but deep down it's not about graphics, it's gameplay. They can make the cr...

Eberts: "We concentrated on the games' characters and the story we wanted to tell." (regarding the visit to Nintendo HQ). "Characters are everything in a film. Without good characters, you have no story." If there's one thing the film did right it's the characters. The character...

Really cool. My brothers and I used to play the first three Super Mario Bros. games on the NES but I didn't really get into them until I found Super Mario All-Stars. Since I was born in '90 the SNES was always my system of choice, but All-Stars gave me the chance to get into the NES titles on a syst...

So, looks like Lance Henriksen Magic has used our Character Profile for Lance's role as King Bowser for their page on his role in the SMB Movie! See it here!

I don't believe she has the other pages as they're not listed in the site's file directory. I can ask, though.

I have never played a single Metroid game. Ever. I was tempted to get into Prime but I rarely, if ever, buy anything. However, Other M looks simply amazing. I've always had a deep respect for the Metroid series and the simplistic, Alien(film)-like themes that ran through it. It's perfect movie mater...

Here's the thing: Yoshi, in-game, is just as ambiguous in regards to species as any of the other SMB characters. True, of course. However, many of the characters in the game are inspired by both actual animals and mythological/folkloric creatures. I don't believe Yoshi truly "is" any one ...

You know, these boots really are definitive of the entire movie and what it was trying to do. No other prop, even possibly the meteorite shard, means so much to both the movie and fans. It's a real treat to appreciate them with you guys.

Patrick Tatopoulos Patrick Tatopoulos: The Man Behind The Monster The inevitable followed as Tatopoulos separated from MEL when he was contacted to design the main street sets and characters for SUPER MARIO BROS. "I was the conceptual designer, but the producers additionally asked me to create...

Markee Magazine - June 1993 - Pg. 26 - The Making Of "Super Mario Bros.": It Ain't No Game! An article written by Tyme (alias) that was published in Markee Magazine in June 1993 (though the page says published and copyrighted 1992). The article details the pre-production of the movie, spe...

rockin' interview! I enjoyed it very much, thanks for doing it and sharing Steven! Makes me wish we saw more of Mark as the "Lizahd Man" lol, especially flicking the cigarette at Mario and Luigi in the cages. :D I wish we had seen more of him as well, especially now that we've personally ...

I've read several reviews of the Super Mario Bros. movie that have criticized Yoshi for being a "miniature Tyrannosaurus rex" rather than being a cute dinosaur (in this case I think "cute" is subjective; movie Yoshi is pretty cute). For the longest time I never quite understood w...

Fantastic interview, Steven! As you said, quite a bit of revealing information is covered and is very interesting to hear from their perspectives. I really hope they can help in getting in touch with some of the other cast & crew members, especially Francesca Roberts. That would be a great inte...

I just finished the interview a couple of hours ago and have been spending the entire time since transcribing it. The entire interview was a nearly an hour-and-a-half so it is will take awhile to get through it all but I plan to have it completed and up by tomorrow night at the earliest as long as M...

You know I never really saw the appeal of the Thwomp boots before joining this forum. They were cool and all and definitely defined the latter part of the movie but never really stuck out for me... The enthusiasm you all have for them has rubbed off on me though! :mrgreen: Really happy that you've b...

Ah. So that explains the temporary downtime earlier... Was hoping there wasn't a crash and ultimate loss of information but I suspected you were updating.

That sucks, but, hey, at least we still have suspense on our side.

I just remembered another dream I had this morning that involved me finding early concept art for a gun that launches Bob-Ombs much like a high-powered slingshot. In the dream I was discussing it with Phlibbit and how I felt it would have been a much more dangerous and interesting weapon than the Fr...

Cuz there are a lot of people against the movie and are trying to make sure it didn't happen and won't happen again. (Just Kidding) But anyways, I'll try and spread the word out in my other forums. I've brought this issue up regardless of that seemingly prevalent opinion... I've found that movie si...

I decided to send Disney/Buena Vista another E-mail in light of the German release Making of... special feature and the correct anamorphic feature of some of the foreign releases. Dear Disney, I am writing concerning the poor DVD release of the Super Mario Bros. movie. It has come to my attention th...

Just finished reading the entirety of this script for the first time and I have to say I'm pretty surprised at the differences. Phlibb was right: this is our movie on steroids. Most of the changes, cuts and combining of characters was most likely the result of a dwindling budget, lack of time and po...

Mike: How heavy/hot/uncomfortable were the goomba costumes? Were they really hard to move around in or were they really fun to wear and interact with people on set? Also, if someone were to try to make a replica costume (head, coat, and all) and wear it, what advice would you give on how to build i...

RH: I asked Mark McCoy this same question: many articles and stories Iâ€™ve read point to great turmoil on the set (Not only dealing with the directors, but the potential health hazard of the factory). Could you shed any light on that? (There are even rumors out there of Rocky Morton splashing hot ...

That's really great that your buy of the German release led to such a find! I wasn't getting my hopes up when you mentioned getting the DVD. :D *Oh, also...that newly-discovered featurette...it revealed a new Deleted Scene! And since I believe that makes this the first "complete" deleted s...

First: I don't really count Bowser. Jr. as a "Koopaling" (definitely not in the classic sense), though as my experience with his later games are limited I'm not sure if he's been given that title or not before. Second: The Koopalings and several other enemies are named after American music...

Here's some of the questions I'm going to ask to give you all an idea of what you can suggest: Mark: Were the fried lizards you were serving up real or just props? What was the craziest or most interesting costume design for an extra you saw onset? Mike: Did you play the same Goomba every time? Did ...

RH: Well, youâ€™re our third interviewâ€”youâ€™re our first actor from the film, actuallyâ€”to be interviewed. MN: Oh. (laughs) Actinâ€™ fool is what I am! That's the only added comment/response, right? (And the new picture is great! Did Mojo E-mail you back later with it or did you obtain it some ...

moviemaker29 wrote:I'm also curious about how many Goomba heads/costumes did they end up making for the film?

One of our upcoming interviews is with Guy Himber, a mechanical puppeteer that worked with MEL (Makeup & Effects Lab) to create the Goombas. This might be a question better saved for him.

I just read near the whole thing again... It never stops being a good read. I can't get enough of it!

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