EVERY Reference in the Super Mario Bros. Movie

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Fun fact: The movie was actually based on a video game series starring Mario, the movie's protagonist

No one has said anything but one of the most sweetest but heart breaking lines in the movie is Mario and Luigi's Dad's final line. As posted in the credits, Charles Martinet is their father's voice actor as well but, unless he has done voice acting for games being released in the near future, "These are my boys" is Charles' final line in the series. He was the voice actor for both Mario and Luigi throughout the series so, its very endearing to hear him speak of them in such a manner, knowing he's finally going to retire his role in the year of 2023.

The Luigis mansion reference is more obvious and direct than you thought, the forest is almost identical to the one from the intro to the first luigis mansion game

The idea that Little Mac, the guy who everyone makes fun of in Smash Bros., has an entire Pizzeria themed after his exploits in his own game/life, with his boxers and gloves there and all, really makes me smile.

Another thing about the Yoshi egg: during the wedding ceremony, it's a Shy Guy that puts the egg on the table which is ironic considering that Shy Guys and several variations of them have been recurring enemies in the Yoshi games since the first Yoshi's Island. Possibly a coincidence but seems too deliberate to have a Shy Guy of all enemy types gift a Yoshi egg considering their prominence in the Yoshi spin-offs.

Holy shit, I can't believe Uncle Tony was technically an already established character in the Mario Universe.

Disney should take notes, the nostalgia was real with this one

Shigeru Miyamoto's inspiration for a chain chomp was an experience he had with a dog when he was a child. I was surprised this wasn't mentioned here as the dog in this movie is very aggressive

What I found interesting is that they never call the Tanooki Suit the Tanooki Suit, Donkey Kong refers to it as a “raccoon suit” and Luigi says that Mario “looks like a bear”. I believe these are nods to the fact that not everyone outside of Japan knows exactly what a Tanooki is, and also since people have erroneously mixed the Raccon and Tanooki suits together.

I haven’t seen anyone talk about it, but I saw this on my first watch of the movie. When Mario and Luigi use the Star and throw Bowser up to punch him, they land a hit at the same time, giving off a weird rainbow shockwave that reminds me of the shockwave that happens when everyone (in multiplayer) ground pounds at the same time in New Super Mario Bros Wii

22:26 the sentence “seth rogen gets his butt beat by cat Chris Pratt” now that’s funny

Here's another one you missed: In the beginning of the movie when Luigi forces the castle door closed to escape the horde of dry bones, a small section of the Ghost House theme from Super Mario World (and other games) can be heard.

Couple things you missed 1. The wallpaper in Mario’s family's house is actually based off of the vines that pop out of “?” Blocks throughout the series. 2. Pauline's outfit in the news is actually the formal outfit that she wore in Super Mario Odyssey. 3. Swanky Kong did survive. By slowing down the footage, you can actually see him get thrown from the kart and away from the explosion.

There is one reference I caught, during the scene where bowser is hosting a party, for a split second, you can see a shy guy taking off his mask. Sadly, he is facing the other way. All the enemies looking at him are terrified.

At 18:24 peach says "Nothing could ever ruin this" which may be hinting at the Ruined Kingdom from Super Mario Odyssey, because all of the structures look like those from the ruined kingdom

10:12 I love the that the Mario head reference went over Aaron's head in theatres, because it implies that all of the split second place names and whatnot were spotted by him

I can't believe the real Mario from Mario's Pitcross is in this movie!

If there is a Smash Bros Movie, than I wanna see Mario tell Pit that he’s a video game character, just for Pit to say, “I know.”

17:29 I didnt notice bob-omb battlefield my heart sank 😭