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Harold Ramis "glad" he passed up directing Super Mario Bros film

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Harold Ramis -- director of such films as "Caddyshack," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This" -- thinks he dodged a bullet Bill by ducking out of a directorial role in the notoriously awful Super Mario Bros film.

"(Producer) Roland Joffe wanted me to direct the 'Super Mario Bros.' movie," Ramis told the Associated Press. "I took the meeting because I loved the game."

"I'm glad I said no," he added with a laugh.

Among other things, Ramis is now appearing in the Ghostbusters videogame. He's also able to sleep well at night, un-haunted by the specter of directing what turned out to be attempted murder on the
Mario franchise. We consider both of these things positives.

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