Super Mario Bros: 5 strange things about the animated film that was among the most watched on Netflix in the US for 7 weeks | RPPUSA

The film was a huge success and brought adults and children to cinemas to enjoy the adventures of the world's most famous cartoon plumber.

Super Mario Bros It was the most successful animated film of 2023. Overall 575 million US dollars In the United States, it was the second best box office grossing film Barbie.

The film witnessed the participation of prominent names such as: Black Jack, Anya Taylor Joy And Chris Pratt In the characters' voices. The story that followed the plumber's adventures was full of references to the various games of the man with the mustache and the red hat.

Below, we show you five curiosities about the film.

1. The original audio was present

Charles Martinetthe original voice of the Mario Bros., was part of the cast but did not voice the plumber who did it Chris Pratt. instead of, martinet He played the voice of Mario and Giuseppe's father, a minor character who appeared several times and was also dubbed in Spanish.

2. Jack Black's inspiration

Outstanding actor Black Jack He was responsible for providing the voice of Bowser, the film's villain. The actor stated that he was inspired by Darth Vader to play the role, this was said in an interview with IGN.

3. The first damsel in distress

The mayor, the woman on the news talking about the big water leak in Brooklyn, is… PaulineFirst love interest Mario And the first damsel in distress he had to save in the video game, before long peach. His first appearance was in Donkey Kong 1981 He became mayor of Super Mario Odyssey 2017.

4. The original Mario game

Giuseppe, the man who compliments Mario on his Italian accent in the film and who makes a typical nod to Mario's character, plays a fantasy game called Jump, manOddly enough, this was Mario's original name when he first appeared in the game Donkey Kong From 1981before starring in his own franchise.

5. A Nintendo game within a Nintendo movie

The pizzeria where the brothers watch the commercial has walls covered with pictures of the fighters, who are actually from a Nintendo boxing video game series called Punch out.