Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

The turtles find themselves transported back in time to ancient Japan.

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Kevin Eastman (based on characters created by), Peter Laird (based on characters created by),

Stars:

Paige Turco, Stuart Wilson, Sab Shimono

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paige Turco	...	April O'Neil
Stuart Wilson	...	Walker
Sab Shimono	...	Lord Norinaga
Vivian Wu	...	Mitsu
Mark Caso	...	Leonardo
Corey Feldman	...	Donatello (voice)
Matt Hill	...	Raphael
Jim Raposa	...	Donatello
David Fraser	...	Michaelangelo
Elias Koteas	...	Casey Jones / Whit
James Murray	...	Splinter
Henry Hayashi	...	Kenshin
John Aylward	...	Niles
Mak Takano	...	Benkei - Honor Guard #1
Steve Akahoshi	...	Honor Guard #2 (as Steven Getson Akahoshi)

Storyline

The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.

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Plot Keywords:

japan | turtle | magic | sewer | battle | 

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Taglines:

The Most Exciting Adventure in 400 Years

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for swashbuckling violence and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official TMNT site

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Sacred Scroll of Death

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£523,324 (UK) (13 August 1993)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Clearwater Holdings

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point in the movie, one of the turtles refer to Walker (Stuart Wilson) as the "Zorro dude". Wilson later starred in The Mask of Zorro as Zorro's arch-nemesis, Don Rafael Montero.

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Goofs

When the turtles tell April they plan to rebuild the scepter, April has black trousers on but in every other scene her legs are bare.

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Quotes

Leonardo: Michaelangelo why are you wearing boxer shorts?
Michaelangelo: So that the guy who arrives in my place doesn't arrive bare butt naked.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Critic and Nerd: TMNT Making of Coming Out of Their Shells (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Conga"
Performed by Barrio Boyzz (as The Barrio Boyzz)
Written by Enrique Elías García (as Enrique Elias Garcia)
Published by Foreign Imported Productions and Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of SBK Records / EMI Records Group North America

User Reviews

The least enjoyable of the series

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

A magic sceptor transports an ancient warrior from 1603 Japan to present day New York.The heroic foursome in turn learn they must travel back to the warrior's timeframe to battle Lord Norinaga (Sho Shinoba) and his right-hand man Walker (Stuart Wilson) who are enslaving the people.

The only film in the series to be completely absent of Shredder,the desperation begins to seep through at a very early stage.An obviously different,helium voiced actor plays Splinter,whilst we see Raphael adopt a less aggressive nature as events in the film progress.For this,and a fairly engaging script,the film is not a total failure.However,the lack of an engaging story proves to be quite a hindrance.The Turtles were certainly massive in the late 80s and early 90s and in retrospect,you could say good on them for wrangling all they could out of feature film adaptations for the franchise.Lets just say,they were certainly wise to leave it at this.**