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Mother To Earth: The Untold Story Of EarthBound (2020)

A weird documentary on the weird story of a weird Nintendo game.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Joshua Bone-Christian, Evan Butler

Synopsis

The secret history behind Nintendo's biggest cult classic, MOTHER, better known as EarthBound Beginnings. Learn how a prototype leaked out, was dumped online by teenage hackers in the late 90's, then released officially on the WiiU virtual console 25 years later as we talk to the employees that localized the game, the composer in Japan, and a lawyer to find out just how much trouble we're all in!

Actors

Matt Alderman
Matt Alderman
Self
Jacob Christopher
Jacob Christopher
Self
Frank Cifaldi
Frank Cifaldi
Self
Steve Demeter
Steve Demeter
Self
Andrew Derouin
Andrew Derouin
Self
Joey DeSena
Joey DeSena
Self
Greg Mariotti
Greg Mariotti
Self
Patrick Scott Patterson
Patrick Scott Patterson
Self
Tristan C. Robinson
Tristan C. Robinson
Self
Phil Sandhop
Phil Sandhop
Self
Keiichi Suzuki
Keiichi Suzuki
Self

Crews

Joshua Bone-Christian
Joshua Bone-Christian
Director
Evan Butler
Evan Butler
Director
Christian Deitering
Christian Deitering
Producer
Brandi Ferguson
Brandi Ferguson
Producer
Katie Gallegos
Katie Gallegos
Editor
Patrick Ryan Deasy
Patrick Ryan Deasy
Editor
Austin O’Rourke
Austin O’Rourke
Music
Cole Masaitis
Cole Masaitis
Music
Chris Norwood
Chris Norwood
Sound Designer
Shannon Potter
Shannon Potter
Executive Producer
Hillary Froemel
Hillary Froemel
Executive Producer
Christian Deitering
Christian Deitering
Cinematography

Trailers and other movies

MOTHER TO EARTH - Official Trailer (2020)

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