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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Directed by Steve Barron
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Overview
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
Rated PG | Length 93 minutes
Actors
Brian Tochi | Josh Pais | Corey Feldman | Robbie Rist | Judith Hoag | Elias Koteas | Kevin Clash | David McCharen | David Forman | Martin P. Robinson | David Greenaway | Leif Tilden | David Rudman | Ernie Reyes, Jr. | Reggie Barnes | Michelan Sisti | Mark Wilson | Rickey Boyd | Robert Tygner | James Saito | Toshishiro Obata | Michael McConnohie | Michael Turney | Jay Patterson | Raymond Serra | Sam Rockwell | Kenn Scott | Kevin Eastman | Skeet Ulrich | Scott Wolf
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30/2020 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| 06/08/2016 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Happy 30th Anniversary to this movie, released on this day 30 years ago! Was very happy that Netflix had it available since I don’t own this movie and the library is no longer an option.
So an odd little fact. I saw this movie in theater 30 years ago however it wasn’t on initial release but rather a second run theater in the summer (so maybe late May / early June). It was an old classic one screen cinema in downtown Corvallis, Oregon where I was spending the summer in 1990. I didn’t remember much about the movie but definitely remember the theater. I believe it was the Whiteside Theater.
Funny b/c when I last saw this a few years ago I attributed that viewing to the State Theater but I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the theater now that I’ve seen the Whiteside Theater marquee.
Anyways, this is fun movie albeit not a good movie. I think it’s another one that kids born in the 80s really adore (just like they adore The Goonies, which is not good). I’m not nostalgic for this despite having seen it in theater back then. I was a big fan of the comics but when the IP was sanitized for Saturday morning cartoons, which this movie is based on, is when I no longer cared. I still love the original TMNT. And I do like part of this movie (the “Leonardo watching over the recovering Raphael” makes me tear up). It’s just a little too family safe for me.
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