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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': It's-a meh! : Pop Culture Happy Hour In The Super Mario Bros. Movie., Chris Pratt and Charlie Day play Mario and Luigi, two New York City plumbers who get transported to another world. Soon, Mario must team-up with Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) to stop Bowser (Jack Black) from destroying the Mushroom Kingdom. The animated movie is heavy on Easter eggs that draw from Nintendo's many decades of video games.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': It's-a meh!

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Ronald Young Jr.

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Amil Niazi

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Daisy Rosario

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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie': It's-a meh!

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In The Super Mario Bros. Movie., Chris Pratt and Charlie Day play Mario and Luigi, two New York City plumbers who get transported to another world. Soon, Mario must team-up with Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) to stop Bowser (Jack Black) from destroying the Mushroom Kingdom. The animated movie is heavy on Easter eggs that draw from Nintendo's many decades of video games.