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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
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PG,1hr 33min
Released:
March 30, 1990
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New Line Cinema
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 ... Full Synopsis
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This live-action film version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is more like the satiric black-and-white comic book by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird from the early '80s than the wildly popular syndicated cartoon show, which broadened the humor from the original's dark tone. However, the bleak pseudo-noir production design and turtle body suits didn't keep away the audience; it became a box-office hit ... Full Review
Featured Cast
April O'Neil
Casey Jones
Chief Stearns
Raphael, Passenger in Cab
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