This is the funniest thing I have read all day.
On last night’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien, when asked if he regrets any of the 150 films he has acted in over the years, acclaimed actor Dennis Hopper had this to say:
I made a picture called Super Mario Bros., and my six-year-old son at the time -- he's now 18 -- he said, 'Dad, I think you're probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy King Koopa in Super Mario Bros.?' and I said, 'Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes,' and he said, 'Dad, I don't need shoes that badly.'
Best story ever!
So, I guess Dennis Hopper made official what we all pretty much knew all along: he took the role of King Koopa for money. Man, where the heck did I put that surprise face?!
What do you think? Do you love Dennis Hopper even more now? How much do you love/hate Super Mario Bros. (the movie, of course)? And, can someone please explain to me ... WHY THE HECK IS KING KOOPA A HUMAN IN THAT MOVIE?!
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Contest:
5:40 PM on 11.06.2008
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It's a cult classic, says I.
WHY THE HECK IS KING KOOPA A HUMAN IN THAT MOVIE?!
Open the door get on the floor, everybody do the dinosaur!
Open the door get on the floor, everybody do the dinosaur!
I love his sons response, though - I think that made my day. Also, I want to watch the movie again, but I don't think I need to all that badly.
This movie caused me to wear red snowpants and pretend I had those boots that make you jump up real high.
Fuck, yea childhood!
"My wife wanted some new shoes."
An all-star cast, for sure.
I'd love to see Rifftrax do this movie. And I want the Angry Video Game Nerd to be a guest riffer.
"The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Brothers. It was a f*****' nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a husband-and-wife team directing, whose arrogance had been mistaken for talent. After so many weeks their own agent told them to get off the set! F*****' nightmare. F*****' idiots."
From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/aug/03/2
In pure context it solidly sucks, but its suckiness is epic and appreciated by eevryone. It gave the Mario universe a whole new artistic perspective.