Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Release date: 1990-03-30
Country: USA|Hong Kong
Language: English|French
Director: Steve Barron
Production Co: 888 Productions, Golden Harvest Company, Limelight Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Rating: 6.8/10
Length: 1h 33min

Storyline

Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shredder, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him.

Plot Keywords

golf club, hockey mask, attack, loyalty, meditation, police chief, wisecrack humor, electronic music score, garbage truck, dual role, apartment, secret identity, secret, skateboarding, stealing, subway station, advice, antique, anger, answering machine

Short Review

So should you take your kid to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I'm not recommending that you do - this movie will not enrich your child's worldview.