Daniella

Whale

History

Super Mario Bros. film

In the film's beginning, she is shown living in Brooklyn, first introduced attending a double date between her and her boyfriend, Mario with Luigi and Daisy. They eat at an Italian restaurant called Bella Napoli. After dinner, Mario drops Daniella off at her apartment and drives off. As soon as he leaves, Iggy and Spike take a hold of her and kidnap her, believing she is Daisy. For the remainder of the film, she is held hostage at the Goomba Barracks in Koopa's Tower, bonding with the other five kidnapped women (including Angelica) in the same situation. She is momentarily excited to see the familiar face of Daisy when she is put in the Goomba Barracks with her, though Lena arrives to remove her and place her elsewhere not long after.

Daniella pointing out Mario to Angelica at the Goomba Barracks

Towards the film's conclusion, Mario and Luigi meet up with Daisy in the Devo 4 room of Koopa's Tower. Daisy asks Mario how Daniella is, to which he replies, "Daniella? I promised to take her to Wrestlemania." Realizing Mario is unaware Daniella was kidnapped, she instructs Mario to go save her from the Goomba Barracks. Mario finds said room and quietly enters, silently making Daniella aware he is here to

Gallery

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  Daniella out to dinner with the brothers and Daisy

Trivia

• In early drafts of the film, she was the daughter or sister of Eddie Scapelli, the prototypical Anthony Scapelli. In one draft after her familial relations with Scapelli (known as Eddie Canelli in this revision) was written out, she was given the surname Verducci.