History Trivia / TMNT

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''TMNT'' marked Mako's last film performance before his death in 2007. Greg Baldwin provided Splinter's remaining dialogue.

* DuelingDubs: In Latin America, the film was dubbed twice in Mexico. One was dubbed by Auditel for North America (excluding Mexico), and the other was dubbed by New Art Dub for the entirety of Latin America.

* DuelingDubs: In Latin America, there are two dubs made in Mexico. One was dubbed by Auditel for North America (excluding Mexico), and the other was dubbed by New Art Dub for the entirety of Latin America.

** As shown in this video, the movie was originally going to have just voice actors until executive meddling kicked in, resulting in some celebrity casting. The creators stepped in and got the turtles and most of the supporting characters to be played by voice actors.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qhMYDst0hxY

** The fight between Leo and Raph would've had them fight barehanded. The nearly completed scene can be viewed on the DVD.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, the voice of General Aguila in this movie, is [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the current voice of the Shredder]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kevin Munroe states that he would have liked to do a sequel, either featuring the Foot Clan (which, given Karai's ominous remark at the end of the film, [[spoiler: indicated that the Shredder might have come back]]), the Rat King, or the Triceratons.
** Had IMAGI never gone bankrupt, Hollywood may have seen an IMAGI-animated adaptation of ''Gatchaman'', and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI''!

** An abandoned sub-plot would be Casey working up the courage to propose to April, which he would've done at the film's end.
** The opening would've been narrated by Splinter, and the opening sequence thereafter would have introduced Raph as the Nightwatcher.
** In an earlier draft that found its' way into tie-in materials, Yaotyl and the Generals would've succeeded in destroying the ancient civilization we see them attacking in the prologue, but they would've been cursed with immortality and being turned to stone by a sorceress who was not present at the battle.
** The fight between Leo and Raph would've had them fight barehanded.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** [[Creator/ChrisEvans Casey]] is [[Film/FantasticFour2005 The Human Torch]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]].
** [[Creator/SarahMichelleGellar April]] is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] and [[Film/ScoobyDoo Daphne]].
** [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor Leonardo]] is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]], WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest, [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars and Plo Koon]].
** [[Creator/NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] and [[VideoGame/HaloWars Sgt. Forge]], and in another TMNT example, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]].
** [[Creator/PatrickStewart Max Winters]] is [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]].
** [[Creator/{{Mako}} Splinter]] is [[AvatarTheLastAirbender the first voice of Iroh]].
** [[KevinMichaelRichardson General Aguila]] is [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Gantu]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan L. Thompson Lincoln]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Bulkhead]], and ([[HilariousInHindsight amusingly]]) [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the current voice of the Shredder]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Mako reportedly did not complete all of his recording for Splinter before passing away; Greg Baldwin can be heard delivering some of Splinter's lines to sharp-eared listeners.

** [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor Leonardo]] is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]], WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest, [[StarWarsCloneWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars and Plo Koon]].

** [[Creator/ChrisEvans Casey]] is [[Film/FantasticFour The Human Torch]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]].

** [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor Leonardo]] is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]], JohnnyTest, [[StarWarsCloneWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars and Plo Koon]].
** [[NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] and [[VideoGame/HaloWars Sgt. Forge]], and in another TMNT example, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]].

** [[NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] and [[HaloWars Sgt. Forge]], and in another TMNT example, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]].

** Had IMAGI never gone bankrupt, Hollywood may have seen an IMAGI-animated adaptation of ''Gatchaman'', and ''TheLegendOfZelda''!

** Had IMAGI never gone bankrupt, Hollywood may have seen an IMAGI-animated adaptation of ''Gatchaman'', and ''TheLegendOfZelda''!

** April is an AdaptationalBadass here. Is it because she's voiced by [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers?]]

** [[ChrisEvans Casey]] is [[Film/FantasticFour The Human Torch]] and [[MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]].
** [[SarahMichelleGellar April]] is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] and [[Film/ScoobyDoo Daphne]].
*** The above examples is somewhat HilariousInHindsight, because both have worked/would later work on two [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer separate]] [[Film/TheAvengers projects]] by JossWhedon.

** [[KevinMichaelRichardson General Aguila]] is [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Gantu]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan L. Thompson Lincoln]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Bulkhead]], and [[HilariousInHindsight amusingly]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the current voice of the Shredder]].

** Splinter is a very lax, laid back master of the fighting arts, much like one of {{Mako}}'s [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender other main animation role]].

* ActorAllusion: Splinter is a very lax, laid back master of the fighting arts, much like one of {{Mako}}'s [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender other main animation role]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kevin Munroe states that he would have liked to do a sequel, either featuring the Foot Clan (which, given Karai's ominous remark at the end of the film, [[spoiler: indicated that the Shredder might have come back]]), the Rat King, or the Triceratons.

** [[SarahMichelleGellar April]] is [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] and [[Film/ScoobyDoo Daphne]].
*** The above examples is somewhat HilariousInHindsight, because both have worked/would later work on two [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer separate]] [[Film/TheAvengers projects]] by JossWhedon.

** [[NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Ethan Drake]] and [[HaloWars Sgt. Forge]], and in another TMNT example, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]].

** [[NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Ethan Drake]] and [[HaloWars Sgt. Forge]], and in another TMNT example, [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]].

** [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor Leonardo]] is [[FinalFantasyX Tidus]], JohnnyTest, [[StarWarsCloneWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars and Plo Koon]].

** [[PatrickStewart Max Winters]] is [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]].

** [[KevinMichaelRichardson General Aguila]] is [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Gantu]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan L. Thompson Lincoln]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Bulkhead]], and [[HilariousInHindsight amusingly]] [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the current voice of the Shredder]].

** [[NolanNorth Raphael]] is [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Ethan Drake]] and [[HaloWars Sgt. Forge]].

** [[JamesArnoldTaylor Leonardo]] is [[FinalFantasyX Tidus]], JohnnyTest, [[StarWarsCloneWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars and Plo Koon]].

** [[Creator/{{Mako}} Splinter]] is [[AvatarTheLastAirbender the first voice of Iroh]].

* DeletedScene: There was another ending made which featured Raphael giving Casey Jones his bike, as well as another scene featuring Michelangelo giving Splinter a piece of cake from a birthday party he was working at.