Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Brian Tochi
- Leonardo
- (voice)
Corey Feldman
- Donatello
- (voice)
Robbie Rist
- Michaelangelo
- (voice)
Kevin Clash
- Splinter
- (voice)
David McCharen
- The Shredder
- (voice)
- …
Michael McConnohie
- Tatsu
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobin Williams, who was a big fan of the franchise, provided Judith Hoag with information regarding her character through his comic book collection; the two were co-starring in Cadillac Man (1990) when the Turtles film went into production.
- GoofsWhen Raph and Leo are arguing in April's apartment, there is a crew member with an orange baseball hat on trying to hide under the table.
- Quotes
Donatello: You're a claustrophobic.
Casey Jones: You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy before.
- Crazy creditsThe film title appears from behind the corner of the sewer, just before the Turtles come around it and are fully seen for the first time.
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical version was based on the cut British version. In addition it was heavily dimmed and cartoon-like sound effects were added to the fight scenes. This version was also used for TV airings and VHS home video releases. Only in 2010 the film was released uncut on DVD.
- ConnectionsEdited into To Tell the Truth: Yulia Sukhanova/Thomas DeMarco/Josh Price (1990)
Featured review
There's no CGI in this bodacious, brazen, balls-to-the-wall blast of pure butt-kicking, nineties-slang spewing and turtle-y awesome fun, just pure rubber, rubber, rubber and it is absolutely beautiful. If you don't have a smile on your face from beginning to end, I can't help you my friend, because there's almost nothing more entertaining than these four teenage turtles just doing their thing, even if it is a bit camp and strangely slow on occasion. Mikey loves being a turtle and it's easy to see why; this is simply some of the most fun I've had in a long time (also one of the best comedies I've watched in a while) and it reminds me just how bad the joyless remake really is. It finds a perfect balance between levity and seriousness, meaning that you're constantly smiling and everything just adds to the absolute joy of it all. It's also surprisingly action-packed and well-versed in that area, too. A blast from beginning to end. 7/10
- Pjtaylor-96-138044
- Feb 15, 2018
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- Also known as
- Las Tortugas Ninja
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $135,384,756
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,398,367
- Apr 1, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $202,084,756
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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