Mario Kart: The Movie

Mario Kart: The Movie is a 2008 computer-animated adventure sports comedy film directed by Yasuyuki Oyagi and Chris Wedge, written by Julie Young, Shigeru Miyamoto and Hirotake Ohtsubo and produced by Miyamoto, Mike Moon, Jerry Davis, William Joyce based on a screenplay by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Based on the video game franchise by Nintendo, the film stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Pamela Adlon, Jack Black, Tom Kenny, Danny DeVito, Tress MacNeille, Vin Diesel, Eric Bauza, Jason Statham, Frank Welker, Dolores Rogers, and Gilbert Gottfried. A 250 lap race is being held outside of the Mushroom Kingdom after Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and their friends are challenged by Bowser.

The film was conceived in 2005, during the production of Pikmin (2006). The film was set to be directed by Yasuyuki Oyagi and Chris Wedge, with Shigeru Miyamoto, Mike Moon, Jerry Davis and William Joyce serving as producers. The film, an international co-production between the United States and Japan, was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nintendo Films, Nintendo Animation, and Dune Entertainment.

Mario Kart: The Movie premiered in Los Angeles, California on July 5, 2008 and was theatrically released in the United States on July 17, 2008 by 20th Century Fox and internationally on July 19, 2008 by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, visual effects, voice cast (particularly Pratt, DiCaprio, Johansson and Black), musical score by Michael Giacchino, faithfulness to the source material, plot, and action sequences. The film was a box office success, grossing $884.7 million against its production budget of $80-95 million.

Plot
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Cast

 * Chris Pratt as Mario
 * Leonardo DiCaprio as Luigi
 * Scarlett Johansson as Princess Peach
 * Pamela Adlon as Princess Daisy
 * Adlon also provides the voice for Lemmy Koopa
 * Jack Black as Bowser
 * Tom Kenny as Lakitu
 * Danny DeVito as Toad
 * Tress MacNeille as Toadette
 * MacNeille also provides the voice for Wendy O. Koopa
 * Vin Diesel as Donkey Kong
 * Daniel Radcliffe as Diddy Kong
 * Eric Bauza as Wario
 * Jason Statham as Waluigi
 * Frank Welker as Yoshi
 * Welker also provides vocals for Bowser's henchmen
 * Dolores Rogers as Bowser Jr.
 * Gilbert Gottfried as Kamek
 * Wendee Lee as Larry Koopa
 * Joe Alaskey as Morton Koopa
 * Trey Parker as Roy Koopa
 * Colin Farrell as Iggy Koopa
 * Corey Burton as Ludwig von Koopa

Additional voices include Charles Martinet, Christian Bale, Owen Wilson, Khary Payton, Peter Cullen, Dee Bradley Baker, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West, Carlos Alazraqui, Cindy Robinson, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Brina Palencia, Phil LaMarr, Cherami Leigh, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Hale, Charlie Adler, Ben Schwartz, Ryan Reynolds, and Tom Haberkorn.

Development
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Writing and casting
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Animation and design
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Music and post-production
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Soundtrack

 * Main article: Mario Kart: The Movie (soundtrack)

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Release
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Marketing
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Home media
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Box office
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Critical response
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