Whether it’s large Marge in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure or the Ark being opened in Raiders of the Lost Ark, horror can spring up in all sorts of genres. Those moments excite you and work as an entry point into the true world of horror. Today, we’re looking at a film that checks all the boxes. We’re revisiting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and why it’s the perfect entry into the world of horror.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was directed by Steve Barron and written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Bobby Herbeck. Here’s the synopsis: Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
Tyler Nichols wrote, narrated, and edited the...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was directed by Steve Barron and written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Bobby Herbeck. Here’s the synopsis: Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.
Tyler Nichols wrote, narrated, and edited the...
- 5/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
It’s often claimed that good things come in threes, but try telling that to anyone who sat through the Big Momma’s House trilogy. Film sequels, in essence, are nothing new in Hollywood—the very first sequel came back in 1916 with the silent film The Fall of a Nation, Thomas Dixon Jr.‘s follow-up to D. W. Griffith’s jaw-droppingly racist epic, Birth of a Nation.
However, the concept only became commonplace in the 1970s when a string of follow-ups to successful dramas made waves at the box office. The Godfather, Part II, Rocky II, and The French Connection II were among the first movies that helped usher in this new era of filmmaking. Today though, moviedom has expanded beyond even the sequel and into new territory where the word “franchise” is king. Buoyed in recent times by the dominance of comic book movies and an increasing appetite for nostalgia,...
However, the concept only became commonplace in the 1970s when a string of follow-ups to successful dramas made waves at the box office. The Godfather, Part II, Rocky II, and The French Connection II were among the first movies that helped usher in this new era of filmmaking. Today though, moviedom has expanded beyond even the sequel and into new territory where the word “franchise” is king. Buoyed in recent times by the dominance of comic book movies and an increasing appetite for nostalgia,...
- 7/8/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The story of how Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles went from underground comic book to the highest grossing independent film of all time is the stuff of Hollywood legend. But ask producer Tom Gray about the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and you are likely to hear an altogether different tale. One of a frantically rushed production, censorship backlash and a change of director and direction. Actors were replaced, there were clashes with the comic book creators and a series of strange and unusual characters were added to the mix – including Vanilla Ice.
Gray was head of production at Golden Harvest, the Hong Kong studio behind martial arts classics like Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, when comedian-turned screenwriter Bobby Herbeck first approached him about a live-action film adaptation of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s cult comics.
It’s fair to say he took some convincing.
Gray was head of production at Golden Harvest, the Hong Kong studio behind martial arts classics like Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, when comedian-turned screenwriter Bobby Herbeck first approached him about a live-action film adaptation of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s cult comics.
It’s fair to say he took some convincing.
- 3/22/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Will audiences ever see a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel set in the same continuity as the original live-action trilogy? Bobby Herbeck, one of the screenwriters of the 1990 film, is trying to make that happen. In a new interview, Herbeck reveals that he’s had conversations about a potential continuation with director Steve Barron and […]
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- 11/3/2020
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Over the last 30 years, there’s been five live-action and one animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, and for a lot of people, the high point is still the very first installment. Steve Barron’s 1990 cult favorite capitalized on the heroes in a half shell being at the height of their popularity and made over $200 million at the box office on a budget of just $13.5 million.
It might not have received widespread critical acclaim, but a Rotten Tomatoes score of 40% is still more than good enough to make it the highest-rated Turtles pic ever, as well as the most profitable. To celebrate the 30th anniversary, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is heading back into select theaters this weekend, and the team behind the project have been offering up some new details on their experience.
A lot of fans felt that Michael Bay’s rebooted series forgot everything that made the franchise...
It might not have received widespread critical acclaim, but a Rotten Tomatoes score of 40% is still more than good enough to make it the highest-rated Turtles pic ever, as well as the most profitable. To celebrate the 30th anniversary, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is heading back into select theaters this weekend, and the team behind the project have been offering up some new details on their experience.
A lot of fans felt that Michael Bay’s rebooted series forgot everything that made the franchise...
- 11/3/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
The struggling, pandemic-era state of the theater industry is about to be boosted by a bit of Turtle Power (as Partners in Kryme’s end-credits soundtrack song famously declared), with the big screen return of the celebrated 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Fathom Events’ latest big screen retro release will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Renaissance reptiles’ iconic live-action feature, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set for a limited return run at select theaters on Thursday, November 5 and Saturday, November 7. Granted, said celebration will be a belated one, seeing as the film debuted on March 30, 1990, but it will nevertheless serve as a wantonly retro moment for a certain generation that can recall the original film’s release as a seminal moment in childhood and for pop culture in general.
“We are excited to celebrate 30 years of a film that brings families together in a fun, entertaining and hilarious way,...
Fathom Events’ latest big screen retro release will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Renaissance reptiles’ iconic live-action feature, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set for a limited return run at select theaters on Thursday, November 5 and Saturday, November 7. Granted, said celebration will be a belated one, seeing as the film debuted on March 30, 1990, but it will nevertheless serve as a wantonly retro moment for a certain generation that can recall the original film’s release as a seminal moment in childhood and for pop culture in general.
“We are excited to celebrate 30 years of a film that brings families together in a fun, entertaining and hilarious way,...
- 11/2/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” films are cult classics from the ’90s, but the producers, writers and a director behind the “heroes in a half shell” movies are now demanding payment from Warner Bros. Producers Kim Dawson and Gary Propper, director Steve Barron, writers Bobby Herbeck and Todd Langen and an heir to producer Graham Cottle filed a lawsuit Thursday in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the distributor of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990), “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991) and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993). The filing states that the six plaintiffs were “entitled to...
- 10/23/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
It’s been a quarter-century since the first of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy hit theaters, but the folks behind the films still are seeking money from them. Producers Kim Dawson and Gary Propper, director Steve Barron, writers Bobby Herbeck and Todd Langen and an heir to producer Graham Cottle won a $400,000-plus judgment against rights holder Fortune Star this week, but they haven’t seen any of that loot yet. So now the six are going after Warner Bros, which…...
- 10/23/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: Turtles move slow but steady and that's the nature of a multi-million dollar breach of contract lawsuit filed today by producers Kim Dawson, Gary Propper and the heir to Graham Cottle, director Steve Barron, and writers Bobby Herbeck and Todd Langen. More than 22-years after the last of the first three features of the adventures of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted, the half dozen plaintiffs are going after rights holder Fortune Star Media Ltd for over…...
- 7/16/2015
- Deadline
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Written by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck
Directed by Steven Barron
U.S.A., 1990
When Channel 3 news reporter April O’Neil (Judith Hoag) is accosted one night during the walk to her car by a group of thugs, four strange saviors submerged in shadow come to her rescue with the speed and stealth of ninjas. Both foes and friends represent forces the city of Manhattan will reckon with in incredible ways. On the side of crime and greed is the mysterious Foot Clan, a clandestine syndicate originating from Japan believed to be long forgotten. Led by the imposing Shredder (James Saito) and trained as ninjas, the Foot uses their talent for crime’s sake, in addition to recruiting the city’s delinquent youth as the next generation of troops. On the side of virtue and righteousness are…mutated teenage turtles who dwell in the sewers,...
Written by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck
Directed by Steven Barron
U.S.A., 1990
When Channel 3 news reporter April O’Neil (Judith Hoag) is accosted one night during the walk to her car by a group of thugs, four strange saviors submerged in shadow come to her rescue with the speed and stealth of ninjas. Both foes and friends represent forces the city of Manhattan will reckon with in incredible ways. On the side of crime and greed is the mysterious Foot Clan, a clandestine syndicate originating from Japan believed to be long forgotten. Led by the imposing Shredder (James Saito) and trained as ninjas, the Foot uses their talent for crime’s sake, in addition to recruiting the city’s delinquent youth as the next generation of troops. On the side of virtue and righteousness are…mutated teenage turtles who dwell in the sewers,...
- 8/30/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
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