Media Coverage

 


 

This page lists the previews and media interviews for Super Mario Bros. from the media . A series of "Featured Articles"--which contain exceptionally thorough or useful information--are designated with an awesome Bob-Omb graphic.
- Featured Articles

 

Newspapers - Magazines

NEWSPAPER COVERAGE

Newspaper
Country
Date
Preview Clip


USA
June 20
1993
A wonderful article highlighting Bob Hoskins and his experience working on Super Mario Bros. There's some really good stuff in here regarding things like Hoskins' reaction to the Goombas and what he thought of filming a picture in the Southern US--his first time down there.
USA
Aug 16
1992
A general overview of the upcoming film, though the second page features a wonderful quote from Beth Rubino, the set decorator, on the look they were going for with Dinohattan.


USA
Nov 05
1992
An incredibly telling article published before the movie even came out. Includes detailed comments from Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Hopper as well as producer Roland Joffe and others involved in the production.
USA
Jun 23
1992
An article describing the Fincannon casting team--with a great little tidbit about Super Mario Bros.
USA
Jun 06
1993
This short blurb reveals that Per Gessle gives no credit to the Mario movie as inspiration for their song, "Almost Unreal."
USA
Mar 29
1992
A notice for a casting call seeking an actress for the role of Daisy, including a quote from Mali Finn (the casting director) on what type of girl they're looking for. Hint: one with "spunkiness."


USA
Aug 16
1992
An extended version of the above Chicago Tribune Article "Mario's Great Challenge" by the same writer. Features further stories and expanded quotes. A much better read, though certainly different enough that both warrant a read.


USA
Dec 08
1990
While having additional confirmation of DeVito's initial involvement in the film is nice, that's not the best thing to come out of this article. It's the only known statement on record from Barry Morrow in regards to his draft on the film. Pretty interesting stuff.
USA
July 12
1992
A short article in Parade featuring John Leguizamo containing some of his initial reactions working on the film.


USA
May 28
1993
One of the very, very few interviews conducted with directors Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel right after Super Mario Bros. was released. Get a rare glimpse into their filmmaking process and reflections on creating the film.


USA
Aug 09
1992
An interview with Dennis Hopper right after shooting wrapped on Super Mario Bros. There are some pretty good comments from him about the production you won't find elsewhere.


MAGAZINE COVERAGE

Newspaper
Country
Date
Preview Clip


USA
June
1993
This extensive feature is one of the most revealing series of articles available from the time of production. Everything from set design to story developments are covered. Definitely a great read if you want to understand the circumstances surrounding the film's production.
USA
March
1993
This first scan is of the Contents page that mentions the actual blurb found on the main link.
USA
Jan
1993
Mario Goes to the Movies.
USA
June
1993
Full-Page Advertisement.
USA
Aug
1993
Summer CES Snapshots - a Goomba is shown at the top-right corner, and appears to be holding a Yoshi figure.."


USA
Jun
1993
An article written by Tyme (who worked on the film). The article details the pre-production of the movie, specifically the conversion of the cement factory into a workable set. A PDF scan of the original article can be found at the bottom of the page.
UK
Aug
1993
This article from UK magazine N-Force is your standard preview cover story with some info on the film and some screenshots. However, there's an interesting quote concering the game elements that ended up in the film--mentioning "King Bowser" in particular.
USA
Aug
1993
Not necessarily a reference, but the film's logo is visible on display in one of the screen shots.
USA
July 12
1998
The movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has no question mark at the end, despite popular belief. This makes this a (sic).
USA
Unknown
Not sure of the exact specifics of this reference, other than it appeared in Time magazine.
UK
Nov
1993
A UK Video store magazine promoting the rental release of the movie. Photos include the front cover of the VHS box in an advertisement (Alongside other movies), a short write-up of the movie with a Behind-The-Scenes photos of the brothers in the lift and a hgih-resolution front page photo of the Mario Bros.


 

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