Plot
Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast... See full summary »
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.5/10 (1,339 voted)
Critic's Score: 40/100
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner
Storyline
Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil and her cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.
Cast: Megan Fox -
April O'Neil
Will Arnett -
Vernon Fenwick
William Fichtner -
Eric Sacks
Alan Ritchson -
Raphael
Noel Fisher -
Michelangelo
Pete Ploszek -
Leonardo
Johnny Knoxville -
Leonardo
(voice)
Jeremy Howard -
Donatello
Danny Woodburn -
Splinter
Tony Shalhoub -
Splinter
(voice)
Tohoru Masamune -
Shredder
Whoopi Goldberg -
Bernadette Thompson
Minae Noji -
Karai
Abby Elliott -
Taylor
Madison Mason -
Councilman
Taglines:
The leader. The brains. The attitude. And Mikey.
Trivia:
Producer Michael Bay stated that the Turtles in this film would be presented as having an extraterrestrial origin. This statement caused a great furor and was met with harsh criticism from much of the fanbase. However, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" co-creator Kevin Eastman has expressed their support in the alien concept, saying he believes the concept to be "awesome!" and pointed out that the ooze that created the Turtles was in fact an alien substance. See 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.
Release Year: 1990
Rating: 6.4/10 (34,449 voted)
Director:
Steve Barron
Stars: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais
Storyline Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shredder, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him.
Writers: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
Cast: Josh Pais
-
Raphael
/
Man In Cab
(voice)
Michelan Sisti
-
Michaelangelo
/
Pizza Man
Leif Tilden
-
Donatello
/
Foot Messenger
David Forman
-
Leonardo
/
Gang Leader
Robbie Rist
-
Michaelangelo
(voice)
Corey Feldman
-
Donatello
(voice)
Brian Tochi
-
Leonardo
(voice)
Judith Hoag
-
April O'Neil
Elias Koteas
-
Casey Jones
Michael Turney
-
Danny Pennington
Kevin Clash
-
Splinter
(voice)
James Saito
-
The Shredder
/
Oroko Saki
Toshirô Obata
-
Tatsu
(as Toshishiro Obata)
David McCharen
-
The Shredder
/
Oroko Saki
(voice)
Michael McConnohie
-
Tatsu
(voice)
Taglines:
Lean, green and on the screen everywhere.
Filming Locations: Castle Hayne, North Carolina, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $13,500,000
(estimated)
Gross: $135,270,000
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
In the Foot Warehouse, the boxes in the foreground near the skate half-pipe read Mirage, which was one the comic book company that originally published Eastman and Laird's Ninja Turtles comic.
Goofs:
Continuity:
While fleeing the Foot Clan in the junk shop, the same brief scene of Donatello turning and punching out one of the Foot is used twice.
Quotes: Casey Jones:
[sighs after knocking out two Foot Soldiers in rapid succession]
It's a talent.
User Review
A cult classic.
Rating: 10/10
Whether film buffs would ever admit it or not, the original Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is a classic film, arguably way before its
time. Although for the die-hard fans of the comic book this movie did
lack the apparent actual violence it did instead have great dramatic
scenes blended in with witty comedic lines.
With a dark tone and gritty cinematography filmed with fantastic sets
and locations around New York this 90s movie is far from something to
be pigeonholed 'just for kids' or a 'family movie'.
The aforementioned 'surfer dialogue' criticised in other reviews can be
put down to personal taste, as the majority of fans do find this lingo
both entertaining and quote-worthy. Who could forget Splinter
exclaiming "I... have always liked... COWABUNGA!!" Casey Jones is one
of the greatest characters in film for a long time and the performances
given throughout, even though can be labelled slightly b-grade, are
lovable all the same from Chief Sterns to Charles and Master Tatsu. The
angst of Raphael to the cheekiness of Michelangelo there is nothing not
to like about the characters in this movie.
The musical score is great and ranges from intense to comical - very
fitting for a movie that is exactly that in its mood, without becoming
corny unlike its follow-up films. MC Hammer creates the best songs of
his career. Shameless fun.
All of the scenes are special in different ways to different fans of
this cult classic; from Casey Jones vs Raphael in the park to the
Antique Store battle.
Extremely under-rated. One of the best comic-book adaptations ever made
and one of the defining films in a LOT of people's childhoods. A
fantastic film for anyone with direction and storyline that remains
highly enjoyable through the test of time.
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