Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.
Practical Effects
Goombas in trench coats — nightmare fuel puppetry perfection
Costume
Daisy’s post-apocalyptic clubwear and Koopa's slime hair
Acting
Dennis Hopper screaming about the meteorite — Shakespearean unhinged
Director
Rocky Morton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo got drunk between takes to survive filming; Hoskins broke his finger punching a car door out of frustration. The directors were fired and rehired twice.
This film's commercial failure killed Nintendo's live-action ambitions for decades and became the cautionary tale that made them micromanage the 2023 animated film to death.
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