This was mentioned in our discussion of bad cyberpunk movies but I wanted to bring it to a wider audience. Do you consider the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie to be cyberpunk?

I’d say the movie definitely takes place in a cyberpunk city, but are there any cyberpunk themes present?

Here’s a trailer. I don’t think it’s streaming anywhere, but if you watch it I recommend watching with the RiffTrax commentary (Mystery Science Theater 3000 guys) to make it more enjoyable.

  • m-p{3}A
    37·
    7 months ago

    I’d say it is

    • General dystopian vibe
    • Villain seeking absolute control
    • Technology as a mean of oppression
      • boredtortoise@lemm.ee
        31·
        7 months ago

        Yeah. Didn’t know the fan cut was out, but I meant a version where Morton & Jankel would actually oversee or sign off, and not in VHS quality.

        Read some good article somewhere where they reminisce how the process went and I might remember wrong but it felt that they’d like a chance to show their vision. Nintendo would never approve tho.

        But now it seems I should check out that fan version some day.

    • Godort@lemm.ee
      12·
      7 months ago

      Yes, Tank Girl is absolutely cyberpunk.

      Its dystopian, the bad guy is a profit-motivated corporation, and the heroes belong to an alt-subculture

  • StellarExtract@lemm.ee
    4·
    7 months ago

    Yep! As a kid I was mainly wondering what this movie had to do with Mario Bros, but as an adult I love it

    • invertedspear@lemm.ee
      2·
      7 months ago

      From what I’ve seen John Leguizamo doesn’t really repeat himself as an actor though. The styles are completely different so maybe he would repeat the character but I just don’t really see it happening. Great actor though, deserves more accolades.