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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) -- Trailer for this 80s flick
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) -- YouTube - TMNT25: Scott Mednick & Galen Walker Interview [Ray Carsillo] (Flash)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) -- CBS Early Show anchors Julie Chen, Harry Smith, Dave Price, Maggie Rodriguez and Russ Mitchell look back at the 90s, a time of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Hubble Telescope, the end of Apartheid and much more.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) -- Trailer advertising collectors edition which contains 4 movies including new animated cartoon featuring the Turtle Heroes

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Overview

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6.3/10   23,629 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Kevin Eastman (characters) and
Peter Laird (characters) ...
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Release Date:
30 March 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Heroes in a half shell! more
Plot:
A quartet of humanoid turtles trained by their mentor in ninjitsu must learn to pull together in order to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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This makes it clear...darker is better more (148 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (USA) (long title)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Movie (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
93 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (cut) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2003) (uncut) | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec)

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Trivia:
In the original trailer, there is a shot of the turtles rising up from what looks like a swamp. The shot was cut from the final release but is part of a longer scene that was later used near the end of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Donatello is skateboarding in the sewers to meet with Michelangelo while Mikey is waiting for the pizza, you can see, for a couple of frames, a human hand (which should be Donny's) move in and then out of the camera viewpoint while he is doing a spin. more
Quotes:
Chief Sterns: We are presently executing a plan of redeployment that will minimize response time while maximizing coordination between patrol units and a decentralized networking scheme.
April: I'm not sure I understood all of that, Chief Sterns. Would you mind repeating it, in English, perhaps?
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Movie Connections:
References Rocky (1976) more
Soundtrack:
9.95 more

FAQ

What weapons did each turtle use?
What are the differences between the British BBFC-PG VHS version and the uncut version?
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26 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
This makes it clear...darker is better, 15 June 2002
Author: OptikMatrix from The Sewer

On your first read of the title, you may think "Ah...the Ninja Turtles...kid's stuff". That conclusion is partially understandable, considering the fact that most people's minds drift towards the Saturday morning cartoon show, which was made for little kids. But if you are one of the handful of people who remembers the original TMNT comic book and how dark it was, you will probably think more of the name. This live-action version of the Teenaged Turtles reaches back into its comic book origins and sacrifices the kiddie stuff in favor of a darker, more brooding film. This is the key to this movie's greatness. It shows the Turtles how they were meant to be shown. The movie is still fun, though, supplying the viewer with all the early 90's teenager slang and ass-kicking that you can squeeze onto celuloid. The only problem is that the whole Ninja Turtles franchise has come with a love it or hate it tag attached to it, often times giving it a bad rap that it really doesn't deserve. The film is no Blade Runner or Spiderman by any means, but it's still a great little piece of cinema that you can just sit down with a bowl of popcorn (or maybe a pizza) and enjoy without much thought. Sadly, this is as good as the series gets (not that this movie could get much better). The sequels (TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze and TMNT 3) aren't really that great. TMNT 2 lacks the gritty edge that makes this movie good (having Vanilla Ice on the soundtrack doesn't help much either) and TMNT 3 is obviously aimed directly for the little ones. This is the great little movie. COWABUNGA!!!

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