List of references in film

Due to the popularity of the Mario games, they have been commonly referenced in pop culture. Below is an incomplete list of times Mario or anything relating to the series has been mentioned or seen in a movie.


 * 3 Ninjas – In the first quarter of this Disney classic, the kids are seen sitting in front of a television set playing Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES.
 * Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker – When Alex goes to the toy store for gadgets, some DS games can be seen. The games are WarioWare: Touched!, Yoshi Touch & Go, Super Mario 64 DS, and Mario Kart DS.
 * Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel – In one scene, Alvin says to Ian, "It is on like Donkey Kong!"
 * American Wedding – At one point, Stifler says "It's on like Donkey Kong".
 * Beethoven – Ted plays Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES.
 * Billy Madison – During a scene in the lunchroom, Billy (played by Adam Sandler) and one of his first grade peers get into a debate over Mortal Kombat and Donkey Kong.
 * Kid: Mortal Kombat, on the Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.
 * Billy: I disagree. It's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
 * Kid: Donkey Kong sucks!
 * Billy: You know something? You suck!


 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid – During the Halloween scene, when Greg starts a leaf blower, it makes a Bowser roar.
 * Dooly the Little Dinosaur – The name Mario is mentioned in the middle of Michol's song, with Dooly costumed as Mario.
 * The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift – On the elevator to the race, Twinkie asks Sean what DK (Drift King) stands for and Sean replies "Donkey Kong?"
 * Fanboys – The film starts out at a Halloween party where one of the guests is dressed up as Luigi
 * Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Soon after being sucked into a NES game by Freddy, Spencer enters a red colored Warp Pipe. Later on, in order to combat Freddy in the game, Spence eats a fruit (resembling the ones from Super Mario World) to power-up and become "Super Spencer".
 * Ghostbusters II – At one point, when Janine and Louis are babysitting Oscar, Louis suggests that they could play Super Mario Bros..
 * Hitch – In one scene, an ice-cream truck has a Mario ice-cream pop.
 * Hot Tub Time Machine – When Adam, Nick, Jacob and Lou pan over the stuff from the 80s, a poster for Super Mario Bros. is seen.
 * Leprechaun: In the Hood – A Nintendo 64 box with a picture of Mario on it can be seen in the background of Jackie Dee's store.
 * Marley & Me – John Grogan mentions that before he went into college, he had no expectations for himself, having spent his time doing bong hits (inhaling marijuana through a bong) and playing Donkey Kong.
 * The Master of Disguise – After the credits it is revealed that Mario (refereed to as the Slapping Dummy Man) has been controlling the "Slapping Dummy".
 * Megamind – In the scene where Megamind (disguised as "Space Dad") is training the newly created "Tighten", Minion is seen stomping in place at the top of a construction site throwing flaming barrels down at Tighten, who jumps over them, trying to get to the top of a Donkey Kong-like stage.
 * Paul – In a brief shot with Ruth in the RV, an SNES with Super Mario World in the cartridge slot can be seen.
 * Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief – When the heroes go to Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, a Mario Bros. arcade cabinet can be seen among other arcades.
 * The Powerpuff Girls Movie– In Pokey Oaks Kindergarten, Elmer S'Glue's look resembles Professor E. Gadd's face.
 * Scott Pilgrim vs. the World – Young Neil is playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on his Nintendo DS at one point (but it can only be heard). As in the graphic novel the film is based on, the band Scott plays in is named "Sex Bob-omb", and Super Mario 64 was the inspiration for the star-emblazoned doors that Ramona uses to enter subspace (similar to Super Mario Bros. 2).
 * Son of the Mask – In the car, Tim Avery was playing Mario Kart: Super Circuit as Luigi.
 * Spy Kids: All the Time in the World – Tick Tock enters the hall with a gear resembling a gear-shaped platform of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where Cecil Wilson bumped his head on.
 * Super Hornio Brothers – A two-part porn parody of the live-action film.
 * Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo – Super Mario Bros. can be seen in the background of the arcade.
 * Tron: Legacy – A Mario Bros. cabinet can be seen at the arcade. Also, music from Donkey Kong can be heard as Sam approaches the Tron cabinet.
 * Wild Child – At the beginning of the Le Cross match, Poppy states "this is on like Donkey Kong".
 * The Wizard – Super Mario Bros. 3 is featured as the game played in the final event of the Video Armageddon competition at the end of the film. As the scene progresses, protagonist Jimmy Woods manages to find the Warp Whistle in the World 1 Fortress and wins the competition by warping to World 4 (which wouldn't actually score extra points in the game itself; the competition probably has a different scoring system). Curiously, the audience becomes immediately aware of how the game is played, despite the fact that at the time of the film's release, the game would not be available for another three months. Additionally, the emcee at the Video Armageddon announces several level names incorrectly (for instance, calling level 1-3 "World 2"). Super Mario Bros. 2 is mentioned and seen being played occasionally at earlier points in the film. Sound effects from Super Mario Bros. can be heard at a few points as well. Mario was prominently featured in the background of the film's poster artwork (which was later reused as the box art for the VHS release).
 * Yogi Bear – During the credits, there is an animated segment which depicts silhouettes of Yogi, Boo Boo and Ranger Smith running around in a Super Mario Bros.-inspired setting.
 * While not exactly a film, in one episode of Spliced Mr. Smarty Smarts (Mario) has to climb girders with Princess Pony Ape Hands (Donkey Kong) throwing barrels at him.