Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Directed by Steve Barron / Jonathan Liebesman
Genres - Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's/Family, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Adventure Comedy, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi Adventure, Superhero Show [TV] |
Release Date - Mar 20, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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 Shredder. The Turtles have been designed by Jim Henson Productions and effortlessly fit into the live-action surroundings.
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good-vs-evil, Ninja, mutant, reporter, Superhero, toxic-waste, comic-book, martial-arts, master [expert], radioactivity, rat [animal], turtle, warlord