We think it's safe to say that our 19th anniversary screening of Super Mario Bros. at LA's NuArt theater was a huge success. Here are some talking points for your reading pleasure:
- * We filled nearly 190 seats of 300 with 157 paid tickets and around 30 additional special guests from the production, including David L. Snyder, Dana Kaminski, Brian Jennings and Parker Bennett. Many of these people had not seen each other in years, and some had not seen the film in nearly as long.
* The NuArt was surprised at the number of people that showed as well as their enthusiasm. There was cheering and laughing all throughout the movie at just the right times. It just goes to show that the film has a presence even now. David, Parker and the others were stunned at the turn-out, feeling that perhaps their work was finally validated. Following the screening, David stated via Twitter that he was "Stunned. Audience howled throughout. It's a goof."
* We want to thank everyone who came and supported us both before and after. It was an event well worth planning and something we would like to do next year if the interest is there. If you attended, please contact us and send us your thoughts. We may just use it on the site!
* Finally, photographer Marina Meza and videographer Melissa Watson provided a wealth of great content for use on our site. Look forward to seeing that content for next week's update, with our full report on the screening event and our thoughts and reactions to seeing an actual print of the film shortly thereafter.
Until then, we'll leave you with what the NuArt looked like from the outside as people began lining up for the event (and this is before the line got long!):
