The Super Mario Bros. Movie (1990 Disney Animated Movie)

An animated movie released by Disney MovieToons in late 1990, along with DuckTales: The Movie, it was one of the first movies in the MovieToons lineup.

Plot
Princess Peach has been kidnapped at Bowser's Castle, and Mario has to save her. The plot is loosely based on Super Mario Bros. 3.

Original Edition

 * Jim Cummings as Mario
 * Paul Winchell as Luigi
 * Rob Paulsen as Boom Boom
 * Tony Anselmo as Pop Culture Koopa
 * Will Ryan as Koopario
 * Thurl Ravenscroft as Bowser
 * Russi Taylor as Princess Peach
 * Tress MacNeille as Princess Daisy

Koopalings
All Koopalings voice actors/actresses reprise their roles in the Special Edition, except for Corey Burton, who was replaced by Tony Pope.
 * Tara Strong as Iggy Koopa
 * Michael Eisner as Larry Koopa
 * John Lasseter as Lemmy Koopa
 * Corey Burton as Ludwig Von Koopa
 * Walker Edmonston as Morton Koopa
 * Roy E. Disney as Roy Koopa
 * Kath Soucie as Wendy Koopa

2000 Special Edition Added Scenes

 * Charles Martinet as Mario
 * Corey Burton as Luigi
 * Brian Cummings as Yoshi
 * Rob Paulsen as Boom Boom
 * Tony Anselmo as Pop Culture Koopa
 * Jim Cummings as Koopario
 * Frank Welker as Bowser
 * Leslie Swan as Princess Peach
 * Russi Taylor as Princess Daisy

Release Dates

 * USA - November 22, 1990
 * Canada - November 24, 1990
 * Mexico - November 26, 1990
 * Japan - November 28, 1990
 * UK - November 30, 1990
 * Eruowood - December 1, 1990
 * Australia - December 2, 1990
 * Spain - December 4, 1990
 * Ireland - December 6, 1990
 * France - December 8, 1990
 * Switzerland - December 10, 1990
 * New Zealand - December 12, 1990
 * Hong Kong - December 14, 1990
 * Germany - December 16, 1990
 * El Kadsre - December 18, 1990

Recycled Animation
This movie is practically infamous for the heavy use of recycled animation.
 * 1) Mario falling down the pyramid was recycled from Egyptian Melodies.
 * 2) The Waterfall sequence is partially recycled from Fun and Fancy Free.
 * 3) Mario flying in a hangglider was partially recycled from The Rescuers Down Under.
 * 4) Big Bertha's Animation was reused from the shark from Sea Scouts.
 * 5) Mario's Giant Nightmare sequence has the trees reused from Snow White, several reused animation from Alice, and the scene that parodies Steamboat Willie (Mario whistling on a boat) was actually reused from that.
 * 6) The Pop Culture Koopa from Pipe Land re-enacts scenes from Steamboat Willie, Fantasia and The Little Mermaid, including reusing their respective animation.
 * 7) The animation of Mario throwing a rock at Bowser's Castle was recycled from The Jungle Book.
 * 8) The Koopa parade leader has reused animation from The Parade of the Award Nominees. The parade itself has reused animation from All Together.
 * 9) One of the Koopa Drummers has reused animation from Winnie The Pooh and the Honey Tree.
 * 10) The Blind Koopa walking down the stairs was reused from Pinocchio.
 * 11) The animation of Mario launching a feather arrow at Ludwig was reused from Robin Hood.
 * 12) Peach baking a cake was recycled from The Little Whirlwind.

Trivia

 * The film was originally going to come out Spring 1990, but the team decided to polish the "cheap-looking" movie.
 * Despite mixed reviews, it was nominated for a Academy Award for Best Original Score.
 * Originally, Paul Winchell was to reprise his role as Luigi in the 2000 special edition, but due to his retirement, he was replaced with Corey Burton.

Sequels

 * The Super Mario Bros. 2 Movie: Super Mario World (1991)
 * Super Luigi: The Spun-Off Movie (1993)
 * The Super Mario Bros. 0 Movie: Yoshi's Island (1995)
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie 3: Super Mario 64 (1997)
 * Super Wario: The Golden Garlic (1999)
 * Super Waluigi: Raiders of the Lost Wah (2001)
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie 4: Delfino Disaster (2003)
 * Super Luigi 2: The Leagle Has Landed (2005)
 * The Super Mario Bros. Movie 5: In Outer Space! (2007)
 * Super Wario 2: WarioWare (2009)
 * Super Waluigi 2: Rosalina To The Rescue (2011)
 * Super Luigi 3: Sprixie Issues (2013)
 * Super Luigi 4: L Is For Winner (2015)
 * Super Luigi 5: Trapped In New Donk City (2017)
 * Super Wario 3: The Platinum Pizza (2019)
 * Super Waluigi 3: Fear of Space (2021)

Spring 1990 Print
These errors are fixed in later prints.
 * Mario's hat flickered when he got squashed by a Thwomp.

Final Print

 * Mario Tanooki stomping a dry bones in World 8 has a visible cel background.

2000 Print

 * The newly created scenes have Frog Mario as having a lighter green than the original animation.

VHS

 * 1991 VHS (released June 1991)