Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

"The Power Is Back!"

1997 1h 39m EN

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5.8

MID

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17%

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METACRITIC

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3.7

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 320🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes●35Metacritic★3.7IMDB · 10,290

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore from his volcanic imprisonment on the island of Muranthias, where only the kindly wizard Lerigot has the key to release him. The hope of victory lies in the Ranger's incredible new Turbo powers and powerful Turbo Zords.

“The Power Is Back!”

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Cast

Johnny Yong Bosch
Adam Park
Nakia Burrise
Tanya Sloan
Jason David Frank
Tommy Oliver
Catherine Sutherland
Kat Hillard
Blake Foster
Justin Stewart
Amy Jo Johnson
Kimberly Hart
Steve Cardenas
Rocky DeSantos
Austin St. John
Jason Lee Scott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shuki Levy
Writers: Shuki Levy, Shell Danielson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Japan

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MONEY

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Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Power Rangers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shuki Levy, shot by Ilan Rosenberg. 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 Shuki Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Johnny Yong Bosch and Nakia Burrise and Jason David Frank carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shuki Levy directs. Ilan Rosenberg behind the camera. Shuki Levy scores. Henry Richardson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Japan. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Japan.
4Part of the "Power Rangers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Shuki Levy, shot by Ilan Rosenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shuki Levy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Henry Richardson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Johnny Yong Bosch and Nakia Burrise and Jason David Frank carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Power Is Back!".
10IMDB entry: tt0120389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "california", "narration", "volcano", "child hero".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ilan Rosenberg
Original score: Shuki Levy
Editing: Henry Richardson
Production design: Yuda Ako
Costume design: Danielle Baker
Makeup / hair: Dee Mansano
Sound: Ron Salaises
Stunt coordinator: Miles Flewitt
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $9,615,840
Return: 96% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 17% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 35/100
IMDB rating: 3.7/10 · 10,290 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 nomination total

Part of

Power Rangers Collection

Power Rangers has been adapted into three theatrical motion pictures. The first two are distributed by 20th Century Fox, while the third film was released in 2017 by Lionsgate.