Thirty years before​ the animated adaptation​ The Super Mario Bros​.​ Movie ​​​became number one ​at the global box office, Nintendo ​pursued a live-action adaptation of ​​​the iconic video game.​​​ Super Mario Bros​​​.​​​​ was a spectacular failure at the time​ of its release in 1993​. Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo star​​ as the titular ​plumber ​brothers, who must save Daisy and other ​abducted ​girls from the evil Koopa played by Denis Hopper. Marred by a difficult production and lack of connection to ​its source material​​​, ​Super Mario Bros.​ was long disparaged as one of the ‘worst ​movies​​​ ever​ made.​’​​ But yesteryear’s spoiled milk has turned into today’s gourmet cheese. After years of mockery, ​Super Mario Bros​​​.​​ has gained a cult following due to its unironic ​19​90s action sci-fi aesthetics and trailblazing efforts. This screening will give the audience a second chance to experience the kind of wacky gamble that is unlikely to happen in the risk-aversive corporate climate of today.

M+ Cinema will present a 4K restoration of this film.

Rocky Morton (b. 1955, United Kingdom) and Annabel Jankel (b. 1955, United Kingdom) specialised in making music videos for popular bands such as​ the​ Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club early in their career. They ​co-​created the ​fictional ​cyberpunk character ​‘​​​Max Headroom​’​​​ for television in 1985. They directed the positively received​ D.O.A.​ (1988) before being tapped to helm the film adaptation of Super Mario Bros. The couple divorced in 2005. Jankel went on to direct ​Tell It to the Bees​ (2018), starring Anna Paquin.