Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

"Hey dude, this is NO cartoon."

1990 1h 33m EN

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6.7

SOLID

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46%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 2,044🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●51Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 111,830

Science FictionActionAdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in Ninjutsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

“Hey dude, this is NO cartoon.”

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Cast

Brian Tochi
Leonardo (voice)
Josh Pais
Raphael (voice) / Passenger In Cab
Corey Feldman
Donatello (voice)
Robbie Rist
Michelangelo (voice)
Judith Hoag
April O'Neil
Elias Koteas
Casey Jones
Kevin Clash
Splinter (voice)
David McCharen
The Shredder / Oroku Saki (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve Barron
Writers: Bobby Herbeck, Bobby Herbeck, Todd W. Langen
Languages: French, English
Countries: Hong Kong, United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $202M — a 15.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steve Barron, shot by John Fenner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Du Prez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sally Menke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steve Barron directs. John Fenner behind the camera. John Du Prez scores. Sally Menke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

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1Grossed $202M — a 15.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, United States of America.
5Part of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Steve Barron, shot by John Fenner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by John Du Prez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Sally Menke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Brian Tochi and Josh Pais and Corey Feldman carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Hey dude, this is NO cartoon.".
11IMDB entry: tt0100758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 18 themes, including "new york city", "martial arts", "skateboarding", "brother".
13Released under 13 different titles around the world.