Super Mario Bros. (1994 film)

Super Mario Bros. is a 1994 traditionally-animated adventure comedy film based on the video game series of the same name by Nintendo. Directed by Peter DeCelles and produced by Roya Smith, Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott based on a screenplay by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it stars the voices of Walker Boone, Tony Rosato, Cameron Diaz, John Stocker, and Harvey Atkin.

In the film, after Princess Peach was abducted by an evil turtle king named Bowser, Mario and Luigi set out on a journey to rescue Peach before Bowser takes over the Mushroom Kingdom. The film was produced by TriStar Pictures, TriStar Animation Studios, Nintendo Productions, and Nintendo Feature Animation, with Wang Film Productions and Bardel Entertainment providing animation services.

Super Mario Bros. was theatrically released on July 15, 1994 by TriStar Pictures in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its voice performances (particularly of Boone, Rosato, Moore and Atkin), animation, musical score by James Horner and Alan Silvestri, directorial by Peter DeCelles and faithfulness to the source material, though criticized the plot and pacing. It was a box office success, grossing $98 million against its budget of $40 million.