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|release=July 24, 2015 (US)
|release=July 24, 2015 (US)
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'''''{{wp|Pixels (2015 film)|Pixels}}''''' is a fantasy film released in 2015 and coproduced by {{wp|Sony Pictures}} and {{wp|Happy Madison Productions}}. Based on {{wp|Pixels (2010 film)|the 2010 short film of the same name}}, the film stars {{wp|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 attacking Earth with technology inspired by 1980s arcade games, including [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Pac-Man]].
'''''{{wp|Pixels (2015 film)|Pixels}}''''' is a science-fiction action comedy film released in 2015 and co-produced by {{wp|Sony Pictures}} and {{wp|Happy Madison Productions}}. Based on {{wp|Pixels (2010 film)|the 2010 short film of the same name}}, the film stars {{wp|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 attacking Earth with technology inspired by 1980s arcade games, including ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''{{wp|Pac-Man}}''.


The movie was critically panned, with reviewers criticizing the performances, humor, excessive product placement, execution, and dialogue, although the soundtrack, originality, and CGI on the arcade characters were praised by some. The movie was also a box office disappointment, grossing US$245 million<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2120120/?ref_=bo_se_r_1] ''Box Office Mojo.'' Retrieved September 4th, 2021</ref> on a budget of between US$88 million and US$129 million.   
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 US$245 million<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2120120/?ref_=bo_se_r_1] ''Box Office Mojo.'' Retrieved September 4th, 2021</ref> on a budget of between US$88 million and US$129 million.   


==''Mario''-related elements in ''Pixels''==
==''Super Mario''-related elements in ''Pixels''==
[[File:Donkey Kong-Pixels.jpg|thumb|left|Donkey Kong in the climax of ''Pixels'']]
[[File:Donkey Kong-Pixels.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Donkey Kong in the climax of the film.]]


The film begins with Sam Brenner playing the [[Donkey Kong (game)|original ''Donkey Kong'' game]] and being beaten by Eddie Plant ({{wp|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".
The film begins with Sam Brenner playing the [[Donkey Kong (game)|original ''Donkey Kong'' game]] and losing a championship match to Eddie Plant ({{wp|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 {{wp|United States Navy SEALs}} to play arcade games, Ludlow Lamonsoff ({{wp|Josh Gad}}) wears a shirt depicting [[Small Mario]]'s [[jump]]ing 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.
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 climax of the movie has the cast fight the leader of the aliens, who has taken a form based on [[Donkey Kong]] and is on a board resembling [[25m]]. Donkey Kong starts throwing barrels. Sam Brenner grabs a [[Hammer]] and manages to get to the middle of the board, but 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. Matty (the son of one of Brenner's clients) then reveals that Eddie Plant cheated, giving Brenner the confidence he needs to get to the top and defeat Donkey Kong.
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 ({{wp|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]].
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==Production==
==Production==
The original script of the movie did not feature Donkey Kong, but he was included after meeting with [[Nintendo]] and convincing the company Donkey Kong would be "treated with respect"<ref>Angela Watercutter (July 22, 2015). [https://www.wired.com/2015/07/pixels-chris-columbus-interview/ DONKEY KONG ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO PIXELS]. ''Wired''. Retrieved November 14, 2018</ref>.
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".<ref>Angela Watercutter (July 22, 2015). [https://www.wired.com/2015/07/pixels-chris-columbus-interview/ DONKEY KONG ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO PIXELS]. ''Wired''. Retrieved November 14, 2018</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pixels_donkey_kong_poster.jpg|Movie poster with Donkey Kong
Pixels_donkey_kong_poster.jpg|Film poster featuring Donkey Kong
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|ChiS=像素大战
|ChiSR=Xiàngsù Dàzhàn
|ChiSM=Pixel Wars
|ChiT=世界大對戰 <small>(Taiwan)</small>
|ChiTR=Shìjiè Dà Duìzhàn
|ChiTM=Wars of the World
|ChiT2=屈機起格命 <small>(Hong Kong)</small>
|ChiT2R=Qū Jī Qǐ Gémìng
|ChiT2M=Benevolence
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|Cze=Pixely
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|HinM=Pixels
|Hun=Pixel
|HunM=Pixel
|Ita=Pixels
|Kor=픽셀
|KorR=Pigsel
|KorM=Pixel
|Lat=Pikseli
|LatM=Pixels
|Lit=Pikseliai
|LitM=Pixels
|Mac=Пиксели
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|Mal=Pixels
|Pol=Piksele
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|Por=Pixels
|Rom=Pixels: O aventură digitala
|RomM=Pixels: A digital adventure
|Rus=Пиксели
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|Tha=พิกเซล
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|Vie=Đại chiến Pixels
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}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Eddie Plant is a caricature of many well-known gamers<ref>[https://twitter.com/SonyPIX/status/818859953888731137 Tweet from SonyPIX] ''Twitter.'' Retrieved July 27, 2019</ref>, including {{wp|Billy Mitchell (video game player)|Billy Mitchell}}, the controversial and then-current world record-holder for the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong''.
*Eddie Plant is a caricature of many well-known gamers,<ref>[https://twitter.com/SonyPIX/status/818859953888731137 Tweet from SonyPIX] ''Twitter.'' Retrieved July 27, 2019</ref> including {{wp|Billy Mitchell (gamer)|Billy Mitchell}}, the controversial and then-current world record-holder for the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Pac-Man''.


==References==
==References==
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{{television series and films}}
{{TV series and films}}
[[Category:Films]]
[[Category:Films]]

Revision as of 16:15, May 5, 2024

Not to be confused with Pixl.
Pixels
Theatrical poster of Pixels.
General information
Director(s) Chris Columbus
Writer(s) 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
Rating PG-13
Production
Producer(s) Adam Sandler
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Allen Covert
Editor(s) Hughes Winborne
Production company Columbia Pictures
Happy Madison Productions
1492 Pictures
LStar Capital
Cinematography Amir Mokri
Runtime 106 minutes
Budget $88–129 million
Distribution
Distributor(s) Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date July 24, 2015 (US)
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 attacking Earth with technology inspired by 1980s arcade games, including 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 US$245 million[1] on a budget of between US$88 million and US$129 million.

Super Mario-related elements in Pixels

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

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".[2]

Gallery

  • Film poster featuring Donkey Kong

    Film poster featuring Donkey Kong

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピクセル[?]
Pikuseru 		Pixel
Arabic بيكسلز[?]
Biksiliz 		Pixels
Bulgarian Пиксели[?]
Pikseli 		Pixel
Chinese (simplified) 像素大战[?]
Xiàngsù Dàzhàn 		Pixel Wars
Chinese (traditional) 世界大對戰 (Taiwan)[?]
Shìjiè Dà Duìzhàn 		Wars of the World
屈機起格命 (Hong Kong)[?]
Qū Jī Qǐ Gémìng 		Benevolence
Croatian Pikseli[?] Pixels
Czech Pixely[?] Pixels
Estonian Pikslid[?] Pixels
French Pixels[?] -
German Pixels[?] -
Greek Pixels[?] -
Hebrew פיקסלים[?] Pixels
Hindi पिक्सेल्स[?]
Piksels 		Pixels
Hungarian Pixel[?] Pixel
Italian Pixels[?] -
Korean 픽셀[?]
Pigsel 		Pixel
Latvian Pikseli[?] Pixels
Lithuanian Pikseliai[?] Pixels
Macedonian Пиксели[?]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Malay Pixels[?] -
Polish Piksele[?] Pixels
Portuguese Pixels[?] -
Romanian Pixels: O aventură digitala[?] Pixels: A digital adventure
Russian Пиксели[?]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Serbian Pikseli[?] Pixels
Slovenian Piksli[?] Pixels
Spanish (NOA) Pixeles[?] Pixels
Spanish (NOE) Pixels[?] -
Thai พิกเซล[?]
Phiksel 		Pixels
Turkish Pixels[?] -
Ukrainian Пікселі[?]
Pikseli 		Pixels
Vietnamese Đại chiến Pixels[?] Great Pixel War

Trivia

  • Eddie Plant is a caricature of many well-known gamers,[3] including Billy Mitchell, the controversial and then-current world record-holder for the arcade version of Donkey Kong and Pac-Man.

References

  1. ^ [1] Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4th, 2021
  2. ^ Angela Watercutter (July 22, 2015). DONKEY KONG ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO PIXELS. Wired. Retrieved November 14, 2018
  3. ^ 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 Legend of Zelda (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) • Donkey Kong Planet (1996)
Films Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1993) • Pixels (2015) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie follow-up (2026)
OVAs / Straight-to-video Mario no Daibōken (1986) • Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (1989) • Super Mario no Kōtsū Anzen (1989) • Super Mario no Shōbōtai (1989) • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land (1991) • Mario Kirby Meisaku Video (1993)
Web videos "Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour" (2013) • "Five Games With Spooky Levels to Play in the Dark" (2014) • The Cat Mario Show (2014) • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit (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) • Frizzy's Silly amiibo Theater (2018) • "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" (2018) • Guess That Game (2020) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 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) (Episode 1 · Episode 2 · Episode 3 · Episode 4 · Episode 6 · Episode 9 · Episode 10) • 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) (Episode 1 · Episode 3 · Episode 5 · Episode 6 · Episode 7 · Episode 8 · Episode 9 · Episode 10 · Compilation 1 · Compilation 2) • Stuff on Nintendo Switch (2022) • "This Is My Nintendo Jam!" (2023) • Get to Know Mushroom Kingdom Characters (2023) • Super Mario Maker 2 Challenges! (2023) (Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3)
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