Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Directed by	Steve Barron
Written by	Todd W. Langen Bobby Herbeck
Starring	Judith Hoag Elias Koteas
Produced by	Simon Fields Kim Dawson David Chan
Distributed by	New Line Home Entertainment
Release date	March 30, 1990
Runtime	87 min.
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the 1990 live action movie based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. It had two sequels, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time. Image File history File links Movie poster for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. ... Elias Koteas (born 11 March 1961 in Montréal, Canada) is an actor. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; (clockwise from left) Raphael, Leonardo, Michaelangelo and Donatello. ...

Plot

As the movie begins, April O'Neil, an investigative reporter at Channel 3's Eyewitness News, is researching a story on a recent crime wave in New York City. Unfortunately for her, the crime gang she is investigating is the Foot Clan, and when she gets too close, the Foot Ninjas attack her. Raphael steps in and saves her, and takes her back to the lair. April ONeil in the 1987 cartoon April ONeil is a fictional character in the Mirage Studios franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... The Foot Clan is a fictional Ninjutsu clan in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. ... Raphael (or Raph), a fictional character, is one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ...

Meanwhile, martial-artist Casey Jones, a friend of the Turtles, decides he's had enough, and that it's time to save New York from the criminals - even if he has to do it himself. Casey Jones as depicted on a 3 cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service. ...

As the Turtles escort April back to her apartment, the Foot find the lair and kidnap Splinter. They carry him back to their headquarters, where their master Shredder is forming an army of ninja-trained teenagers to build himself a crime-empire. One of those teenagers is related to April, and he tells Shredder where to find the Turtles. The Foot launch an all-out surprise attack on April's appartment. Caught off-guard and outnumbered, April, Casey and the Turtles are forced to escape to April's home in the country. Splinter (a. ... The Shredder is the main villain of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ...

After taking some time to get over their defeat, the Turtles refine their ninja skills in anticipation of their return. They then go back to New York and take on the Foot while Casey rescures Splinter. The Turtles take the battle to the sewers, the streets, and ultimately the rooftops for the final showdown between Splinter and Shredder. When The Shredder tries to spear him, Splinter uses Michaelangelo's nunchaku to grab the spear and flip Shredder to the side of the building. With the spear stuck in the nunchaku, the Shredder throws a knife at Splinter, but Splinter catches it. This causes Splinter to let go of the nunchaku and Shredder falls off the roof of the building and into a garbage truck.

The Rated "R" version

Steve Barron, the director of the film, wanted the film to closely follow the comic. So his intetion was to make the film dark and gritty. The film opens with April being raped (not just mugged) and being saved by the turtles. The turtles was to swear, drink beer, and be more rude that in the finished film. Not to mention more killing in the film. However, the producers thought that with the recent cartoon version of the film, they should make it more kid friendly. So much of the origional cut was droped and new shots were filmed to tone it down.

Cast and crew

Cast

• April O'Neil - Judith Hoag
• Casey Jones - Elias Koteas
• Michaelangelo - Michelan Sisti
• Donatello - Leif Tilden
• Raphael - Li Josh Pais
• Leonardo - David Forman
• Danny Pennington - Michael Turney
• Charles Pennington - Jay Patterson
• Chief Sterns - Raymond Serra
• The Shredder - James Saito
• Tatsu - Toshishiro Obata
• Head Thug - Sam Rockwell
• June - Kitty Fitzgibbon
• Cab Driver - Louis Cantarini
• Movie Hoodlum #1 - Joe D'Onofrio

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Voice cast

• Donatello - Corey Feldman
• Leonardo - Brian Tochi
• Michaelangelo - Robbie Rist
• Raphael - Li Josh Pais
• Splinter - Kevin Clash
• The Shredder - David McCharen
• Tatsu - Michael McConnohie

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Crew

• Director - Steve Barron
• Screenplay - Todd W. Langen, Bobby Herbeck
• Director of Photography - John Fenner
• Music Composer - John Du Prez
• Production Designer - Roy Forge Smith
• Executive Producer - Raymond Chow
• Producers - Kim Dawson, Simon Fields, David Chan
• Cinematographer - John Fenner
• Film Editors - William D. Gordean, Sally Menke, James R. Symons
• Casting - Lynn Kressel
• Art Direction - Gary Wissner
• Set Decoration - Barbara Kahn, Brendan Smith
• Costume Designer - John Hay
• Makeup - Jeff Goodwin, Dalaree Goodwin
• Hair Stylist - Michelle Johnson
• Production Supervisor - Doug Cole
• Production Manager - David Blake Hartley
• Executive in Charge of Production - Thomas K. Gray
• Special Effects - Ken Barley, Barry Fowler, Dave Kelly, Joe Digaetano, David Fletcher
• Visual Effects - Ray Scott
• Stunts - Reginalf Barnes Jr., Paul Bucossi, Thomas Dewier, Norman Douglass, Gene Harrison, Pat E. Johnsonr, Yuen Mo Chow, Ip Choi Nam, Shawn O'Neil, Ernie Reyes Jr, Michael Russo, Kenn Scott, Chi Wai Chiang, Deborah Watkins, Paul Beahm

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External links

• TMNT I on the Official Ninja Turtles website.
• TMNT I at the Internet Movie Database.
• TMNT I at Rotten Tomatoes.