History Film / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII

The film also stars Creator/EliasKoteas as Casey Jones, Creator/VivianWu as Mitsu and Creator/SabShimono as Lord Norinaga.

* AndStarring: [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 Once again]], Creator/CoreyFeldman is credited this way in the end credits.

* EquivalentExchange: The magic [[TimeTravel time traveling]] scepter supposedly requires an equal number of people, of roughly the same weight, to travel in each direction. In practice the muscle-bound, shell-heavy Turtles and the four lean Samurai are certainly not close in weight, and April can't possibly come close to Kenshin.

* TheBusCameBack: After being missing from the second movie, Casey returns after the turtles call him over for a visit. He is ready to "[[VigilanteMan knock some heads]]," until he is told they need him to watch over the people from ancient Japan they are going to be switching with.

''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' is the 1993 sequel to ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' and the third and last live-action ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie from the 90s. It is written and directed by Stuart Gillard. It was released on March 19th, 1993.

* InNameOnly: While not officially confirmed, [[http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2012/06/tmnt-vol-1-46.html a review at TMNT Entity]] suggests it's no coincidence that the movie has so many similarities to the "Masks" two-parter from Volume 1 of the Mirage comics.
-->"The time scepter is there! But no Renet because trying to explain her history might cost too much. Feudal Japan is there! But no giant lizard men because that sort of costume would be too expensive. There's an evil shogun! Except he's not a demonic creature because we gotta think about the bottom line, people."

* FullyClothedNudity: Prior to the Turtles' trip through time, Michelangelo puts on Hawaiian shorts, advising the others to do the same, so that their counterparts, in switching place with them, don't arrive "bare-butt naked" as he puts it. However, their is no time for the others to follow suit. Nevertheless, when Norinaga's guards switch places with the Turtles in the present day, save the one wearing Michelangelo's Hawaiian shorts, the others arrive wearing white leotards, with no bare butts being shown.
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When an [[TimeMachine antique scepter]] sends April O'Neil (Creator/PaigeTurco) to [[HollywoodMedievalJapan 1603 Japan]], it's up to Leonardo (Mark Caso and Jim Martin, with voice dubbing by Brian Tochi), Michelangelo (David Fraser and Gordon Robertson, with voice dubbing by Creator/RobbieRist), Donatello (Creator/MattHill and Rick Lyon, with voice dubbing by Creator/CoreyFeldman) and Raphael (Jim Raposa and Noel [=MacNeal=], with voice dubbing by Tim Kelleher) to retrieve her and travel back to present day New York before the scepter's powers are gone for good. As they search for the scepter in that time period, they have to contend with an evil British [[ArmsDealer weapons-trader]] named Walker (Creator/StuartWilson), because everybody knows all the best villains are British.

When an [[TimeMachine antique scepter]] sends April O'Neil (Creator/PaigeTurco) to [[HollywoodMedievalJapan 1603 Japan]], it's up to Leonardo (Mark Caso, with voice dubbing by Brian Tochi), Michelangelo (David Fraser, with voice dubbing by Creator/RobbieRist), Donatello (Matt Hill, with voice dubbing by Corey Feldman) and Raphael (Jim Raposa, with voice dubbing by Tim Kelleher) to retrieve her and travel back to present day New York before the scepter's powers are gone for good. As they search for the scepter in that time period, they have to contend with an evil British [[ArmsDealer weapons-trader]] named Walker (Creator/StuartWilson), because everybody knows all the best villains are British.

* EquivalentExchange: The magic [[TimeTravel time traveling]] scepter requirs an equal number of people (of roughly the same weight, which didn’t come up) to travel in each direction.
** And it's a good thing it didn't come up, because the muscle-bound, shell-heavy Turtles and the four lean Samurai must logically have at least 200lbs (probably more) of difference in weight, and April can't possibly come close to Kenshin.

The film also stars Creator/ElisaKoteas as Casey Jones, Creator/VivianWu as Mitsu and Creator/SabShimono as Lord Norinaga.

When an [[TimeMachine antique scepter]] sends April to [[HollywoodMedievalJapan 1603 Japan]], it's up to the turtles to retrieve her and travel back to present day New York before the scepter's powers are gone for good. As they search for the scepter in that time period, they have to contend with an evil British [[ArmsDealer weapons-trader]] named Walker, because everybody knows all the best villains are British.

* KillEmAll: Walker decides to kill the rebels since Norinaga is complaining about his dungeon being crowded. He even says this. Splinter even [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling senses]] it.

* InterspeciesRomance: Develops between Michelangelo and Mitsu.

* AmbiguousSituation: If Splinter has no bottom half, how does he poop?
%%* BigBadDuumvirate: Lord Norinaga and Captain Walker.

* SpecailEffectsEvolution: Inverted; following up on the already cartoonish redesigns for [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze the previous movie]], this one goes whole hog with how the turtles look like living cartoon characters. The inversed part is that this makes the effects themselves even faker and obvious that the Turtles are PeopleInRubberSuits with animatronic heads that move too robotically to be convincing.

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[[caption-width-right:250: ''Jungle life, I'm far away from nowhere, on my own like Tarzan boy...'']]

* BigBadDuumvirate: Lord Norinaga and Captain Walker.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Raph develops this to Yoshi.

''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' is the 1993 sequel to ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' and the third and last live-action ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie from the 90s. It is written and directed by Stuart Gillard.

The third and last live-action ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movie from the 90s.

The film was followed up by the [[WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}} 2007 movie]].

* WhatTheHellHero: The Turtles are angry at Mitsu for supposedly hiding the scepter, for without it they "have no choice but to stay and fight". Then her grandfather confesses he was the one who hid the scepter from them (he told Yoshi to hide it, but his grandson didn't want his new friends to die), because he fears Mitsu would be killed and pleads that they help her win the war. Mitsu was likely against her grandfather's decision, because if the Turtles and April stayed she might never see Kenshin again, and the daimyo will continue to wage war.

''[[[OhCrap Everyone is quiet.]] Norinaga was about to come down hard on him until Walker arrives.]''
* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: The sceptre doesn't let its users to carry their clothes through time, making them switch their outfits of with the users at the other end. Though, it's a little inconsistent, because April's Walkman and the Turtles, Kenshin and the Honor Guards' weapons were transported with them. Plus, one of the Honor Guards return to his time still wearing the shorts.

* CaptainErsatz: Lord ''Norinaga'' is depicted as a brutal warlord interested in the conquest of feudal Japan and is making a deal with a foreigner to supply his troops with guns. [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Can't imagine what sort of real-life person may have inspired such a character]]. (Though at least this one doesn't have [[DemonKingNobunaga demonic powers]])

* DressingAsTheEnemy: Done with a justification. The established rules of time-travel in the movie state that in order to go into the past, the turtles would have to swap places- and uniforms- with whoever is holding the scepter in feudal Japan. It just so happened that the ones in the past were the Daimyo's honor guard. Luckily, the ceremonial samurai masks allow the Turtles to disguise their faces as well. Originally they thought they were gonna be switched with four priests at the palace.

* EternalEnglish: Turtles find that ''everyone'' they talk to knows English, which had been introduced to Feudal Japan only a few years earlier. And not only that, but we're talking residents of a remote Japanese village. On the flip-side, those four Samurai transported to the future, don't know a word of English.
* FaintInShock: Kenshin faints when he meets splinter. A callback to Keno fainting in Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze. {{Lampshaded}}:

* FullyClothedNudity: Prior to the Turtles' trip through time, Michelangelo puts on a Hawaiian skirt, advising the others to do the same, so that their counterparts, in switching place with them, don't arrive "bare-butt naked" as he puts it. However, their is no time for the others to follow suit. Nevertheless, when Norinaga's guards switch places with the Turtles in the present day, save the one wearing Michelangelo's Hawaiian skirt, the others arrive wearing white leotards, with no bare butts being shown.

* IChooseToStay: Michelangelo and Raphael wanted to stay (the former's feelings for Mitsu, the latter feeling more appreciated and have no reason to hide). Leonardo was considering staying, until he realized they belong in their own time and that they'll meddle too much in the villagers' lives.

* IdenticalGrandson: Turtles meet an ancestor of Casey Jones (and played by the same actor), a British ne'er-do-well stuck in Ancient Japan.

-->"The time scepter is there! But no Renet because trying to explain her history might cost too much. Feudal Japan is there! But no giant lizard men because that sort of costume would be too expensive. There’s an evil shogun! Except he’s not a demonic creature because we gotta think about the bottom line, people."

* NotSoAboveItAll: Straight-laced Master Splinter, once again, shows that he's not above making the occasional joke like the turtles while [[LampshadeWearing wearing lampshade]].

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Mitsu was about to shoot an arrow at either Whit or April. Raph stops her, which surprised her since apparently Norinaga's Honor Guards would never bother to save or help anyone from their side. Also, he spoke English, which none of the Honor Guards can before.

* SequelGoesForeign: The film ups the ante by taking place in ancient Japan. Of course, Turtles are ninjas.

* WhatTheHellHero: The Turtles were angry at Mitsu for supposedly hiding the scepter, for without it they "have no choice but to stay and fight". Then her grandfather confessed he was the one who hid the scepter from them (he told Yoshi to hide it, but his grandson didn't want his new friends to die), because he fears Mitsu would be killed and pleads that they help her win the war. Mitsu was likely against her grandfather's decision, because if the Turtles and April stayed she might never see Kenshin again, and the daimyo will continue to wage war.