Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 35m
  • 51

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Videos & Photos

  • Trailer for this 80s flick

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Steve Barron

Producer:

David Chan, Raymond Chow, Kim Dawson

Writer:

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Bobby Herbeck

Release Date:

Mar 30, 1990

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is the live-action, feature film adaptation of the cult comic book and the popular animated television show. After prolonged exposure to radiation, four teenage turtles--Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello--have mutated into ninjas and have begun living in the sewers of a large city. Under the guidance of a ninja master Splinter the Rat and television reporter April, the Turtles embark on a mission to run crime out of the city and battle the warlord Shredder. The Turtles have been designed by Jim Henson Productions and effortlessly fit into the live-action surroundings.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast

  • Judith Hoag
  • Elias Koteas
  • Josh Pais
  • David Forman
  • Brian Tochi
  • Leif Tilden
  • Corey Feldman
  • Michelan Sisti
  • Robbie Rist
  • Kevin Clash

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • In the film, April is a reporter for Channel 3. In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) cartoon, she was a reporter for Channel 6.
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Goofs

  • When the Foot clan bring out the axes to fight with in April's apartment, the floor already looks like it's been hacked into before the first ax touches the ground.
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Quotes

    • Casey Jones: Lead the way, Toots.
    • April O'Neil: "Toots"?
    • Casey Jones: Babe? Sweetcakes? Ah - Princess! You wanna throw me a clue here? I'm drowning.
    • April O'Neil: Hey, you know what, that's okay. I'll do it myself.
    • Casey Jones: Fine, it's up to you. Just don't come around here asking for my help anymore.
    • April O'Neil: Casey, I wouldn't ask for your help if you were the last THING on the face of this planet.
    • Casey Jones: At least I know she thinks of me...
    • [Casey sprawls out on the porch swing; it breaks and he falls on it to the ground]
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7.8

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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Reviews
75

Barron concentrates on keeping the action moving at a brisk clip, drawing on his music video experience to serve up an entertaining series of odd camera angles, gratuitous camera movements and complicated lighting schemes. The results are lively and funny enough to keep adults enthralled as well as kids.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
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