Pixels

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Not to be confused with Pixl.
Pixels
A poster for the Pixels film featuring Donkey Kong
General information
Director Chris Columbus
Writers Tim Herlihy
Timothy Dowling
Starring Adam Sandler
Kevin James
Michelle Monaghan
Peter Dinklage
Josh Gad
Sean Bean
Brian Cox
Country of origin United States of America
Original language English
Translations Japanese
Catalan
Czech
French (Canada)
French (France)
German
Hindi
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Malay
Mandarin (China)
Mandarin (Taiwan)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Spanish (Latin America)
Spanish (Spain)
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Ratings
MPA:PG-13 - Parental guidance thirteen years and older[1]
CMP:PGPG - Parental guidance[2]
MCC:G - General[2]
Eirin:G - Guidance[3]
BBFC:12A12 - Twelve years and older[4]
IFCO:12A12 - Twelve years and older[4]
MR:11 - Eleven years and older[5]
KAVI:7 - Seven years and older[6]
FSK:6 - Six years and older[7]
NMHH:12 - Twelve years and older[8]
Kijkwijzer:9 - Nine years and older[9]
NMA:9 - Nine years and older[5]
RARS:12+ - Twelve years and older[10]
JSO:12 - Twelve years and older[11]
ICAA:7 - Seven years and older[12]
INCAA:ATP - Everyone[13]
ClassInd:10 - Ten years and older[14]
FCA:IIA - Not suitable for children[15]
KMRB:12 - Twelve years and older[16]
NAT:G - General audience[17]
MCT:13A - Viewers younger than thirteen years old may watch with accompanying family members[18]
ACB:PG - Parental guidance[19]
OFLC:PG - Parental guidance[20]
Production
Producers Adam Sandler
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Allen Covert
Editor Hughes Winborne
Production companies Columbia Pictures
Happy Madison Productions
1492 Pictures
LStar Capital
Cinematography Amir Mokri
Runtime 106 minutes
Budget $88–129 million
Distribution
Distributor Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date USA July 24, 2015[21]
South Korea July 16, 2015[22]
France July 22, 2015[22]
Switzerland July 22, 2015[22]
Iceland July 22, 2015[22]
TT July 22, 2015[22]
Jamaica July 22, 2015[22]
Russia July 23, 2015[22]
Oman July 23, 2015[22]
UAE July 23, 2015[22]
Bahrain July 23, 2015[22]
Kuwait July 23, 2015[22]
Qatar July 23, 2015[22]
Israel July 23, 2015[22]
Lebanon July 23, 2015[22]
Ukraine July 23, 2015[22]
Croatia July 23, 2015[22]
Montenegro July 23, 2015[22]
Serbia July 23, 2015[22]
Slovakia July 23, 2015[22]
Slovenia July 23, 2015[22]
Brazil July 23, 2015[22]
Argentina July 23, 2015[22]
Uruguay July 23, 2015[22]
Bolivia July 23, 2015[22]
Chile July 23, 2015[22]
Venezuela July 23, 2015[22]
Colombia July 23, 2015[22]
Panama July 23, 2015[22]
Belize July 23, 2015[22]
Costa Rica July 23, 2015[22]
El Salvador July 23, 2015[22]
Guatemala July 23, 2015[22]
Honduras July 23, 2015[22]
Nicaragua July 23, 2015[22]
Bulgaria July 24, 2015[22]
Estonia July 24, 2015[22]
Latvia July 24, 2015[22]
Lithuania July 24, 2015[22]
Romania July 24, 2015[22]
South Africa July 24, 2015[22]
Poland July 24, 2015[22]
Spain July 24, 2015[22]
Ecuador July 24, 2015[22]
Mexico July 24, 2015[22]
Italy July 25, 2015[22]
Indonesia July 29, 2015[22]
Belgium July 29, 2015[22]
Greece July 30, 2015[22]
Germany July 30, 2015[22]
Hungary July 30, 2015[22]
Portugal July 30, 2015[22]
Peru July 30, 2015[22]
India July 31, 2015[22]
Austria July 31, 2015[22]
Finland August 7, 2015[22]
Norway August 7, 2015[22]
Sweden August 12, 2015[22]
UK August 12, 2015[22]
Malaysia August 13, 2015[22]
Singapore August 13, 2015[22]
Czech Republic August 13, 2015[22]
Denmark August 13, 2015[22]
Vietnam August 14, 2015[22]
HK August 20, 2015[22]
ROC August 20, 2015[22]
Thailand August 20, 2015[22]
Netherlands August 20, 2015[22]
Turkey August 21, 2015[22]
DO August 23, 2015[22]
Philippines August 26, 2015[22]
Australia September 10, 2015[22]
Japan September 12, 2015[22]
China September 14, 2015[22]
NZ September 24, 2015[22]
Box office $244.9 million

Pixels is a science-fiction action comedy film released in 2015 and co-produced by Sony Pictures and Happy Madison Productions. Based on the 2010 short film of the same name, the film stars Adam Sandler as Sam Brenner, a down-on-his-luck former arcade champion and home theater installer who, through a series of events, is hired by the US military to train a group of old-school arcade players in fighting an alien race that is attacking Earth with technology inspired by 1980s arcade games, such as Donkey Kong and PAC-MAN.

The film was critically panned, with reviewers criticizing the performances, humor, product placement, execution, and dialogue, although the soundtrack, originality, and visuals were praised by some. The film was also a box office disappointment, grossing $245 million USD[23] on a budget of between $88 million and $129 million USD.

Super Mario–related elements in Pixels[edit]

Donkey Kong, as seen in Pixels (2015).
Donkey Kong in the climax of the film.

The film begins with Sam Brenner playing the original Donkey Kong game and losing a championship match to Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage), who uses a cheat code (despite the fact that the actual game does not feature cheat codes and doing so would be counter-productive for an arcade game). Donkey Kong haunts Brenner as "the one game he sucks at".

When the "arcaders" are called in to train United States Navy SEALs to play arcade games, Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad) wears a shirt depicting Small Mario's jumping sprite from Super Mario Bros.

Later in the film, an alien that has taken a form based on Mario's sprite from Donkey Kong can be seen running and jumping across a street, although none of the main characters are seen interacting with him.

The film's climax has the cast face the leader of the aliens, who has taken a form based on Donkey Kong and is on a re-creation of 25m, with captives on the same platform Pauline is held captive on in Donkey Kong. As Donkey Kong attacks the group, Brenner has a breakdown when he cannot figure out Donkey Kong's pattern and his insecurity over not being able to win the game gets to him. One of the captives, Matty van Patten (Matt Lintz), then reveals that Plant cheated, giving Brenner the confidence he needs to get to the top and defeat Donkey Kong using a hammer.

Production[edit]

The original script of the film did not feature Donkey Kong, but he was included after meeting with Nintendo and convincing the company Donkey Kong would be "treated with respect".[24]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピクセル[25]
Pikuseru 		Pixels
Arabic بيكسلز[26]
Biksiliz 		Pixels
Bulgarian Пиксели[27]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Catalan Pixels[28] -
Chinese (simplified) 像素大战[29]
Xiàngsù Dàzhàn (Mandarin) 		Pixel Wars
Chinese (traditional) 世界大對戰[30]
Shìjiè Dà Duìzhàn (Mandarin) 		Great World Matches Taiwan
屈機起格命[31]
Wātgēi Héi Gaakmihng (Cantonese) 		Cheating Pixel Revolution Hong Kong
Croatian Pikseli[32] Pixels
Czech Pixely[33] Pixels
Danish Pixels[5] -
Dutch Pixels[34] -
Estonian Pikslid[35] Pixels
Finnish Pixels[6] -
French Pixels[36] -
German Pixels[37] -
Greek Pixels[38] -
Hebrew פיקסלים[39]
Pikselim 		Pixels
Hindi पिक्सेल्स[40]
Piksels 		Pixels
Hungarian Pixel[41] -
Italian Pixels[42] -
Korean 픽셀[43]
Piksel 		Pixels
Latvian Pikseli[44] Pixels
Lithuanian Pikseliai[45] Pixels
Norwegian Pixels[46] -
Polish Piksele[47] Pixels
Portuguese Pixels[48] -
Romanian Pixels: O aventură digitală[49] Pixels: A digital adventure
Russian Пиксели[50]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Serbian Pikseli[51] Pixels
Slovenian Piksli[52] Pixels
Spanish (NOA) Pixeles[53] Pixels
Spanish (NOE) Pixels[54] -
Swedish Pixels[55] -
Thai พิกเซล[56]
Píkseel 		Pixels
Turkish Pixels[57] -
Ukrainian Пікселі[58]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Vietnamese Đại chiến Pixels[59] Great Pixel War

Notes[edit]

  • Eddie Plant is a caricature of many well-known gamers,[60] including Billy Mitchell, the controversial and then-current world record-holder for the arcade version of Donkey Kong and PAC-MAN.
  • One of the posters depicts Donkey Kong attacking the city despite never doing so in the film (although he does in the short film).

References[edit]

The English Wikipedia logo, for use on the Wikipedia template. Wikipedia has an article on Pixels.
  1. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Pixels-Lainie-Kazan/dp/B012DWS5CC
  2. ^ a b Pixels (DVD, 2015, Canadian) Fast CanadianShipping
  3. ^ ピクセル
  4. ^ a b https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pixels-DVD-Adam-Sandler/dp/B00ZS1SW7Y
  5. ^ a b c https://filmhylden.dk/da/dvd-film/pixels-dvd/
  6. ^ a b Pixels. DVD.
  7. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Pixels/dp/B0130UY6HE
  8. ^ Pixel - DVD
  9. ^ https://www.kijkwijzer.nl/films/pixels/
  10. ^ Пиксели (DVD)
  11. ^ https://www.mlyny-cinemas.sk/klient-435/kino-135/stranka-3680/film-50607
  12. ^ https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/es-es/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=17815
  13. ^ https://calificaciones.incaa.gob.ar/index.php?q=Pixeles&director=&bt_buscar=Buscar+Calificaciones
  14. ^ https://www.amazon.com.br/Sony-DVD-Pixels-O-Filme/dp/B077STYW61
  15. ^ 屈機起格命 (2015) (DVD) (香港版)
  16. ^ DVD - 픽셀 [PIXELS]
  17. ^ Pixels/พิกเซล (Vanilla) (เสียงไทยเท่านั้น) (Reprice)
  18. ^ PIXELS DVD FİLM ORJİNAL ( DVD 10230 )
  19. ^ Pixels | NON-USA Format | PAL | Region 4 Import - Australia
  20. ^ https://vinylkitchen.co.nz/products/pixels?_pos=1&_sid=51a03ccf1&_ss=r
  21. ^ The Deadline Team (August 12, 2014). Sony Delays Adam Sandler's 'Pixels', Moves Up Brad Pitt's 'Fury'. Deadline (English). Retrieved November 25, 2024. (Archived August 13, 2014, 09:14:24 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv Pixels (2015) - Financial Information. The Numbers (English). Retrieved August 4, 2023. (Archived December 8, 2023, 01:30:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  23. ^ [1] Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4th, 2021
  24. ^ Angela Watercutter (July 22, 2015). DONKEY KONG ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO PIXELS. Wired. Retrieved November 14, 2018
  25. ^ ピクセル（2015年製作の映画）
  26. ^ «بيكسلز» يغرق في الفكرة والمؤثرات وينسى القصة
  27. ^ ПИКСЕЛИ - Трейлър с БГ субтитри
  28. ^ https://esadir.cat/filmoteca/fitxa/node/Pixels
  29. ^ Pixels (2015)
  30. ^ 世界大對戰(Pixels)
  31. ^ 屈機起“格”命
  32. ^ Pikseli [Trailer]
  33. ^ Pixely (2015) CZ HD dabing trailer
  34. ^ Pixels - Internationale trailer [HD]
  35. ^ Pikslid / Pixels
  36. ^ Pixels - Bande-annonce - VF
  37. ^ PIXELS Trailer German Deutsch (2015)
  38. ^ PIXELS - TRAILER (GREEK SUBS)
  39. ^ פיקסלים טריילר מתורגם
  40. ^ https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/international-entertainment-project/images/9/97/Pixels_-_logo_%28Hindi%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20230629102059
  41. ^ Pixel - Szinkronos előzetes #1 (12)
  42. ^ Pixels - Trailer ufficiale italiano
  43. ^ [픽셀] 메인 예고편
  44. ^ PIKSELI (PIXELS) - Oficijelni trejler #2 - 23.jul
  45. ^ Nuotykių ir veiksmo komedija "PIKSELIAI". Kinuose nuo liepos 24 d.
  46. ^ https://www.nrk.no/filmpolitiet/anmeldelse_-_pixels_-1.17231510
  47. ^ Piksele - zwiastun trailer polski 2015 Film
  48. ^ Pixels - Trailer 1 Dublado (HD)
  49. ^ Trailer 1 Pixels: O aventură digitală (Pixels) (2014) subtitrat în română
  50. ^ Пиксели
  51. ^ PIXELS / Pikseli, zvaničan trejler sa najavom - jul 2015.
  52. ^ Piksli
  53. ^ Pixeles | Tráiler Oficial
  54. ^ PIXELS - Tráiler oficial en ESPAÑOL | Sony Pictures España
  55. ^ https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=film&itemid=81560
  56. ^ ตัวอย่าง Pixels - พิกเซล (Official ซับไทย HD)
  57. ^ Pixel Filminin Türkçe Altyazılı Fragmanı
  58. ^ ПІКСЕЛІ / ПИКСЕЛИ. Трейлер 1 (український)
  59. ^ ĐẠI CHIẾN PIXELS - Trailer Chính Thức
  60. ^ Tweet from SonyPIX Twitter. Retrieved July 27, 2019
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Television series, films, and videos
Animated TV series Saturday Supercade (1983) • Les Trésors de Super Mario (1989) • Captain N: The Game Master (1989) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991) • Captain N & The Video Game Masters (1993) • Mario All Stars (1994) • Donkey Kong Country (1996)
Televised live action / mixed format The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) • Mario Ice Capades (1989) • King Koopa's Kool Kartoons (1989) • Club Mario (1990) • The Super Mario Challenge (1990) • Super Mario Club (1990) • Super Mario Stadium (1993) • 64 Mario Stadium (1996) • DKTV (1996) • Mario School (2000) • GameCenter CX (2003)
Films Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) • The Wizard (1989) • Super Mario Bros. (1993) • Pixels (2015) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
OVAs / Straight-to-video Mario no Daibōken (1986) • Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989) (Super Mario Momotarō · Super Mario Issun-bōshi · Super Mario Shirayuki-hime) • Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen (1989) • Super Mario no Shōbōtai (1989) • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land (1991) • Super Mario: ABC no Uta Video (1992) • Mario Kirby Meisaku Video (1993)
Web videos "Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour" (2013) • DIY Craft & Create (2014) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10 · Ep. 11 · Ep. 12 · Ep. 13 · Ep. 14 · Ep. 15 · Ep. 16 · Ep. 17) • "Five Games With Spooky Levels to Play in the Dark" (2014) • The Cat Mario Show (2014) • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit (2014) • Super Smash Bros. - Gameplay & Quest for the amiibo! (2014) • "Nintendo - Winter Wonderland Levels" (2014) • "DIY With Nintendo: Boo Cookie Pops" • "Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation" (2015) • "Mario Myths with Mr Miyamoto" (2015) • Yoshi's Woolly World: Adventure Guide (2015) • "Celebrate Mar. 10 - Mario Day!" (2016) • "Luigi Runs the Nintendo 2DS Factory for a Day" (2016) • Mario Reads Your Letters (2017) • "Nintendo Switch Parental Controls - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer" (2017) • Yoiko no Marumaru de Marumaru Seikatsu (2017) • Frizzy's Silly amiibo Theater (2018) • "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" (2018) • Guess That Game (2020) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 8) • 5-Second Focus (2020) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10) • 60-Byō Challenge! Luigi o Sukue!! (2020) • Know Your Nintendo (2020) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10) • Ben & Amy (2020) • LEGO Super Mario Adventure Zone (2021) • Baddies & Battles (2022) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 4 · Compilation) • Fun Lists! Lists! Lists! (2022) (Top 10 Reasons to Play My Game! · 5 Funny Games! · 5 Characters = 5 Fun Choices · Princess Peach Power · Laugh Till You Pop · 10 Power-Ups! · Get Them Goombas! · Epic Mario Kart Takedowns Compilation · Mario Kart Items to Put Your Bro on Blast · 5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool) • "Mario and Friends" (2022) • Meet the Characters! (2022) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 5 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9 · Ep. 10 · Compilation 1 · Compilation 2) • Stuff on Nintendo Switch (2022) • "This Is My Nintendo Jam!" (2023) • Get to Know Mushroom Kingdom Characters (2023) • All about Cat Mario (2023) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3) • Super Mario Maker 2 Challenges! (2023) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 4) • Which Nintendo character are you (2023) • Scavenger Hunts for Kids (2023) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2 · Ep. 4 · Ep. 5 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 7 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 10 · Ep. 11 · Ep. 12 · Ep. 13 · Ep. 14 · Ep. 15 · Ep. 16 · Ep. 17 · Ep. 18 · Ep. 19 · Ep. 20 · Compilation · Ep. 21) • "Nintendo Switch Parental Controls – Nintendo Switch 2" (2025) • "Nintendo Switch Parental Controls – GameChat" (2025) • It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts (2025) • Super Mario: Guess the Game! (2025)
Other Mario 'n Me (1991) • Aventure_DonkeyKong_Medialab.wmv (1995) • Nancy Blair Griffin - Media Lab, Studio LA (1996) • Medialab Studio LA Puppeteers Real Time Animate Donkey Kong for Demonstration purposes in 1997 (1997) • Shibuya Crossing 2019 New Year's animation[conjectural] (2018)
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