Welcome to another edition of the Fanboys Anonymous FanTracks podcast! With the upcoming release of Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie approaching soon on April 5, Fanboys Anonymous is rewinding 30 years to revisit the original Super Mario Bros. film starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. But to make sure we're getting the full experience, we are actually watching the extended Morton Jankel Cut of the film with the extra footage!
For copyright reasons, we cannot provide the movie itself, but after a short introduction, you will be told when to sync your copy of the film so you can following along with us and listen to our thoughts on the movie as we crack some jokes, expose plot holes, and discuss anything else that comes to our minds for commentary.
Super Mario Bros: The Morton Jankel Cut (Extended Edition)
Release Date: May 28, 1993
Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton
Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte and Ed Solomon
Starring Bob Hoskins (Mario Mario), John Leguizamo (Luigi Mario), Dennis Hopper (King Koopa), Samantha Mathis (Daisy), Fisher Stevens (Iggy), Richard Edson (Spike), Fiona Shaw (Lena), Dana Kaminski (Daniella), Mojo Nixon (Toad), Gianni Russo (Scapelli), Francesca P. Roberts (Bertha) and Lance Henriksen (King Bowser)
Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi get the shock of their lives when they discover a parallel world populated by the intelligent descendants of dinosaurs. It seems they weren't destroyed by a meteor millions of years ago but hurled into another dimension and, now, they have plans to rule our world. It's up to our unlikely heroes to battle the evil King Koopa and his Goomba guards, free the beautiful Princess Daisy and save mankind in this adventure of a lifetime.
FanTracks Episode 66 hosted by Tony Mango along with Robert DeFelice
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