Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990

Directed by Steve Barron

  • Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy
  • 93 min
  • PG

Hey dude, this is NO cartoon.

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in Ninjutsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

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