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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ()

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Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
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April O'Neil
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Casey Jones
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Raphael (voice) / Passenger In Cab
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Leonardo / Gang Member
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Leonardo (voice)
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Donatello / Foot Messenger
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Donatello (voice)
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Michaelangelo / Pizza Man
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Michaelangelo (voice)
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Splinter (voice)
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The Shredder
David McCharen ...
The Shredder / Oroku Saki (voice)
Toshishiro Obata ...
Tatsu
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Tatsu (voice)
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Danny Pennington
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Charles Pennington
Raymond Serra ...
Chief Sterns
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Head Thug
Kitty Fitzgibbon ...
June
Louis Cantarini ...
Cab Driver
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Movie Hoodlum #1
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Movie Hoodlum #2 (as John D. Ward)
Ju Yu ...
Shinsho
Cassandra Ward-Freeman ...
Charles' Secretary
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Technician
John Rogers ...
New Recruit
Tae Pak ...
Talkative Foot #1
Kenn Scott ...
Talkative Foot #2 (as Kenn Troum)
Robert Haskell ...
Tall Teen
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Beaten Teen (as Joshua Bo Lozoff)
Winston Hemingway ...
Police Officer #1
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Police Officer #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Curtis Bush ...
Foot Soldier
Paul Beahm ...
Foot soldier (uncredited)
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Citizen (uncredited)
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Thug (uncredited)
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Subway Bystander (uncredited)
Robert J. Maxwell ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Michael G. Norris ...
Foot soldier (uncredited)
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Central Park Robbery Bystander (uncredited)
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Foot soldier (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
E. Thompson ...
Foot Soldier (uncredited)
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Thug (uncredited)
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Thug (uncredited)

Directed by

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Steve Barron

Written by

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Kevin Eastman ... (characters) and
Peter Laird ... (characters)
 
Bobby Herbeck ... (story)
 
Todd W. Langen ... (screenplay) and
Bobby Herbeck ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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David Chan ... producer
Raymond Chow ... executive producer
Graham Cottle ... co-producer
Kim Dawson ... producer
Simon Fields ... producer
Gary Propper ... in association with: A Limelight Production

Music by

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John Du Prez

Cinematography by

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John Fenner ... director of photography

Editing by

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William D. Gordean
Sally Menke
James R. Symons

Editorial Department

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Donah Bassett ... negative cutter
Marta Evry ... apprentice editor
Dennis McNeill ... color timer
Suzy Elmiger ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Ellen Elphand ... editorial apprentice (uncredited)
Gina Mittelman ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Janice Parker ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Lynn Kressel

Production Design by

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Roy Forge Smith

Art Direction by

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Gary Wissner

Set Decoration by

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Barbara Kahn
Brendan Smith

Costume Design by

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John Hay

Makeup Department

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Dalaree Goodwin ... additional makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin ... makeup artist
Michelle Johnson ... hair stylist
Beate Petruccelli ... special makeup effects artist (as Beate Eisele)

Production Management

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Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins ... production supervisor
Doug Cole ... production supervisor
Thomas K. Gray ... executive in charge of production
David Blake Hartley ... production manager
Lyda Blank ... production manager: New York (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Grossman ... first assistant director
Brian Henson ... second unit director
Pamela Kuri ... second assistant director
John Wildermuth ... second second assistant director (as John Wildermuth Jr.)

Art Department

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Matthew Clark "Ghost" ... scenic apprentice
Robert Beck ... property master
Michael T. Daigle ... lead scenic artist
Jerry Hall ... set designer
Jim Henson ... character design
Tom Jones Jr. ... construction coordinator
Brian Kontz ... plasterer
Carol Lavoie ... set designer
Joe Lemos ... set dresser
Brendan McCarthy ... storyboard artist
James F. Oñate ... scenic foreman
Gus Ramsden ... storyboard artist
Kip Bartlett ... set dresser (uncredited)
John Bromell ... set dresser (uncredited)
Hank P. Constantineau ... set sign painter (uncredited)
Jack Cornish ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Michael J. Hall ... lead carpenter (uncredited)
Todd Hatfield ... stand-by scenic artist (uncredited)
General Fermon Judd Jr. ... set dresser (uncredited)
Mike Keith ... painter (uncredited)
Joe Lemmon ... set dresser (uncredited)
Paul E. Martin ... set dresser (uncredited)
Jeffrey L. McKay ... carpenter (uncredited)
Stephen C. Peterman ... set dresser (uncredited)
Bill Piper ... plasterer (uncredited)
Chris L. Spellman ... set dresser (uncredited)
Barry Spencer ... carpenter (uncredited)
Karen Steward ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Brian Stultz ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Richard Waldrop ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Wallace W. Wright ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Bobbi Banks ... adr editor
Jim Bridges ... sound
Jeff Courtie ... foley mixer
Victor DiMattia ... looping
Thom 'Coach' Ehle ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Darrell Hall ... foley editor
Robert Heffernan ... adr supervisor
Michael Herbick ... re-recording mixer
Paul Heslin ... foley artist
Victor Iorillo ... sound editor
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
George Leong ... boom operator
Steve Maslow ... re-recording mixer
Kathy McCart ... sound recordist
Lee Orloff ... location sound mixer
John Post ... foley artist
Michael P. Redbourn ... supervising sound editor
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer
Gary Ritchie ... sound recordist
Catherine Shorr ... sound editor
Richard Shorr ... sound effects / supervising sound editor
Christopher T. Welch ... dialogue editor
Knox White ... cableman
Al Heath ... apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
John Kwiatkowski ... sound editor (uncredited)
Ken Troisi ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Bill Ward ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ken Barley ... mold maker
Chris Barton ... creature shop
Barry Fowler ... mold maker
Dave Kelly ... mold maker
Al Marangoni ... special effects technician
Alan Murphy ... fabricator
Joe Digaetano ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)
David Fletcher ... assistant special effects (uncredited)
John Stephenson ... creative supervisor (uncredited)
Bob Thorne ... animatronics technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Ray Scott ... visual supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Reginald Barnes Jr. ... skateboard stunt double: Donatello (as Reggie Barnes)
Paul Bucossi ... stunts
Thomas Dewier ... stunts
Norman Douglass ... stunts
Dale Frye ... stunts
Shannon Gordon ... stunts
Gene Harrison ... stunts
Pat E. Johnson ... stunt coordinator
Tak Wai 'Billy' Lui ... assistant martial arts consultant
William Morts ... utility stunts
Shawn O'Neil ... stunt double / stunts
Charles Page ... stunt performer
Ernie Reyes Jr. ... fight/stunt double: Donatello
Terry D. Rich ... stunts
Michael Russo ... stunts
Laurence James Sargent ... stunts
Kenn Scott ... turtles stunt double: Raphael (as Kenn Troum)
Jimmie Lee Sessoms ... stunts
Chi Wai Chiang ... turtles stunt double
Deborah Watkins ... stunts
Choi-Nam Yip ... turtles stunt double (as Choi Nam Ip)
Brandy Yuen ... martial arts consultant (as Chun Wai 'Brandy' Yuen)
Mo Yuen ... turtles stunt double (as Mo-Chow Yuen)
Paul Beahm ... stunts: Casey Jones (uncredited)
Kurt Bryant ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert M. Andres ... key grip: New York
Mike Brewster ... camera operator
Ted Churchill ... steadicam operator
Tony Cutrono ... director of photography: second unit
Scott R. Davis ... key grip
John Ferguson ... gaffer
Bill Finger ... second assistant camera
Chip Hackler ... second assistant camera: 2nd unit
Tommy Hinson ... rigging grip supervisor
Robert Hoelen ... best boy
Jeff 'Moose' Howery ... dolly grip
Jonathan Lumley ... gaffer
Alan Markfield ... still photographer
Cristiano Palermi ... lighting technician
David W. Strong ... rigging gaffer
Stephen Thompson ... best boy / generator operator
James Tomaro ... rigging gaffer
Jeffery J. Tufano ... first assistant camera
Bryan Ashford ... grip (uncredited)
Joe D'Alessandro ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Lynn Dodson ... gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Rusty Edmonson ... electrician (uncredited)
Russell Hardee ... rigging grip supervisor (uncredited)
Billy Hendricks ... electrician (uncredited)
Scott Hillman ... grip (uncredited)
Dan Karlok ... best boy (uncredited) / generator operator: New York (uncredited)
Terry D. Long ... electrician (uncredited)
Cristiano Palermi ... electrician (uncredited)
Alan Pickelsimer ... electrician (uncredited)
Roger Schweitzer ... video technician (uncredited)
Tommy Ray Sullivan ... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Troy N. Wade ... rigging grip (uncredited)
T.J. Williams ... steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Andrea Curtis ... casting
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
George Whitley ... extras casting assistant
Libby Featherston ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Laura Pare ... costumer
Sara Seidman Vance ... creature dresser (as Sara Seidman)
Alonzo Wilson ... costume supervisor
Hans Gilsdorf ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Gray Hunter ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Peter Jacovich ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Marian Keating ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Barbara Miller ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Michael Nations ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Laura Pare ... costume dresser (uncredited)
Patsy Rainey ... costume crafts (uncredited)
Anna M. Welcome ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jean Wesner ... costume dresser (uncredited)

Location Management

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Elizabeth Shea ... location assistant
Vick Griffin ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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John Andrucci ... music production/coordination
Stu Cantor ... music supervisor
Murray Deutch ... music supervisor
Bruce Dukov ... concertmaster
David Michael Frank ... Composer: Additional Music (as David Frank)
Pat Lucas ... music coordinator
Larry Mah ... score engineer / score mixer
Katherine Quittner ... music recording supervisor and music editor
John Richards ... orchestral recording (uncredited)
Shirley Walker ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sandra M. Haskell ... script supervisor
Thom Rainey ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Neil Hyman ... transportation coordinator
Robert Bozeman ... driver (uncredited)
Doug DuRose ... driver (uncredited)
Anthony Forester ... transportation captain (uncredited)
Bobby McMahon ... driver (uncredited)
David Outlaw ... driver (uncredited)
John Silvia ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Sheila Allen ... production accountant
Will Alovis ... production assistant
Rickey Boyd ... animatronic puppeteers: "Splinter"
Mary Bridges ... production coordinator
Mike Casey ... unit publicist
David Greenaway ... animatronic puppeteers: "Raphael"
Brian Henson ... chief puppeteer
Pat E. Johnson ... martial arts choreographer
Eric Klein ... Parking Coordinator
Amy Krell ... assistant to producers and director
David B. Leener ... locations
Solomon J. LeFlore ... Production financing
Ryan McWhorter ... loop group
Mike Repeta ... production assistant
Martin P. Robinson ... animatronic puppeteers: "Leonardo"
David Rudman ... animatronic puppeteers: "Leonardo"
Peter D. Steinbroner ... production associate
Robert Tygner ... animatronic puppeteers: "Splinter"
Anne Wilson ... assistant production accountant (as Anne Moosman)
Mak Wilson ... animatronic puppeteers: "Michaelangelo"
Adam Alphin ... office production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Arsenault ... video technician assistant (uncredited)
Xenia Beith ... suit designer (uncredited) / suit fabricator (uncredited) / suit maintainer (uncredited)
Linton Bocock ... foam lab technician (uncredited)
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory control manager (uncredited)
Scott Buckwald ... production assistant (uncredited)
C.F. Burton ... medic (uncredited)
Fiona Cazaly ... suit designer (uncredited) / suit fabricator (uncredited) / suit maintainer (uncredited)
Grady Cooper ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jamie Courtier ... mechanical supervisor (uncredited)
R. Andrew Doan ... stage set constructor (uncredited)
Eileen Eichenstein ... production office supervisor (uncredited)
Cathie Hegler Godwin ... production secretary (uncredited)
Robert G. Goodwin ... martial arts trainer: New York (uncredited)
Verner Gresty ... mechanical supervisor (uncredited)
Dave Housman ... computer and electronics supervisor (uncredited)
Jamie Jackson-Moore ... mechanical fabricator (uncredited)
Geraint Jones ... project coordinator (uncredited)
Alan Lasky ... video Assist: puppeteer (uncredited)
Lesja Liber ... suit designer (uncredited) / suit fabricator (uncredited) / suit maintainer (uncredited)
Geoff Paige ... mechanical supervisor (uncredited)
Olivia Patton ... production assistant (uncredited)
Randall Pickett ... craft service (uncredited)
Marlene Pivnick ... production executive (uncredited)
Quentin Plant ... computer and electronics fabricator (uncredited) / computer and electronics maintainer (uncredited)
William Plant ... project supervisor (uncredited)
Daniel Remer ... project coordinator (uncredited)
Jim Sandys ... mechanical fabricator (uncredited)
Neal Scanlan ... mechanical supervisor (uncredited)
Brad Stephens ... publicist (uncredited)
John W. Stuart ... production controller (uncredited)
Neal Thompson ... title designer (uncredited)
Kenny Wilson ... mold supervisor (uncredited)
Venus Wong ... production associate (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Through contact with a mysterious ooze, four turtles in the sewers of New York mutate into intelligent pizza-loving humanoids, and are mentored in the art of ninja combat by the wise rat Splinter. When the evil Shredder attempts to take over the world, the turtles set out to stop him. Written by Tom Zoerner

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Taglines Heroes in a half shell! See more »
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Also Known As
  • 忍者龜 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (United States)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Movie (United States)
  • Mutant Turtles (Japan, English title)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 93 min
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Box Office

Budget $13,500,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $201,965,915

Did You Know?

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Trivia Robin Williams, who was a big fan of the franchise, provided Judith Hoag with information regarding her character through his comic book collection; the two were co-starring in Cadillac Man (1990) when the Turtles film went into production. See more »
Goofs When Raph and Leo are arguing in April's apartment, there is a crew member with an orange baseball hat on trying to hide under the table. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Yulia Sukhanova/Thomas DeMarco/Josh Price (1990). See more »
Soundtracks Tequila See more »
Crazy Credits The film title appears from behind the corner of the sewer, just before the Turtles come around it and are fully seen for the first time. See more »
Quotes Donatello: You're a claustrophobic.
Casey Jones: You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy before.
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