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* EnforcedMethodActing: Raphael's desperate clawing at the trash can Casey knocks him into was because the head of the suit crushed on impact and broke stuntman Kenn Troum's nose, causing him to start choking on his own blood.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Raphael's desperate clawing at the trash can Casey knocks him into was because the head of the suit crushed on impact and broke stuntman [[Creator/KennScott Kenn Troum's Troum]]'s nose, causing him to start choking on his own blood.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The film is titled ''Mutant Turtles'' in Japan.
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* DuelingDubs: There were four Latin American Spanish dubs made for this film. The first one was made by Audiomaster 3000 for its VHS release, with the second by Producciones Salgado for its TV release, the third by Videorecord for its Argentinian release, and the fourth for its Colombian release in the 2000s.
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** The film was dubbed twice into Japanese. In addition to its VHS release, there was another one made for its 1993 broadcast on Fuji TV.
** There were four Latin American Spanish dubs made for this film. The first one was made by Audiomaster 3000 for its VHS release, with the second by Producciones Salgado for its TV release, the third by Videorecord for its Argentinian release, and the fourth for its Colombian release in the 2000s.
** The film was dubbed twice into Japanese. In addition to its VHS release, there was another one made for its 1993 broadcast on Fuji TV.
** There were four Latin American Spanish dubs made for this film. The first one was made by Audiomaster 3000 for its VHS release, with the second by Producciones Salgado for its TV release, the third by Videorecord for its Argentinian release, and the fourth for its Colombian release in the 2000s.
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** The movie's stickerbook features scenes that were cut: Raphael's fight with Casey leading into an alley and April leaving the burning apartment followed by Leonardo carrying Raphael.
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* NoStuntDouble: Josh Pais who played Raphael in the suit and also did the voice in the first movie did most of his own stunts, save for the backflips and skateboarding.
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* NoStuntDouble: Josh Pais who played Raphael in the suit and also did the voice in the first movie (Raphael) did most of his own stunts, save for the backflips and skateboarding.skateboarding which were done by Kenn Troum.
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* ProductionPosse: Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Fenner previously worked together with Creator/JimHenson on ''Series/TheStoryteller''.
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** Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Fenner previously worked together with Creator/JimHenson on''Series/TheStoryteller''.''Series/TheStoryteller''.
** Splinter's puppeteer Kevin Clash and Leonardo's facial puppeteer Martin P. Robinson worked on ''Series/SesameStreet''.
** Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Fenner previously worked together with Creator/JimHenson on
** Splinter's puppeteer Kevin Clash and Leonardo's facial puppeteer Martin P. Robinson worked on ''Series/SesameStreet''.
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** Creator/JudithHoag wasn't a fan of how the movie came out. She has said that she enjoyed making the film, but there was a "mystical through-line" with the turtles that was cut, and she wasn't happy about it.
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
** This was the primary reason that Hoag did not reprise her role in the sequels. Well, that and money. "I wanted the ‘fluff' back in the script and I wanted conditions on the set to improve. I also wanted a raise."
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
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** Creator/JudithHoag wasn't a fan of how the movie came out. She has said that she (April) enjoyed making the film, but there was a disappointed about the "mystical through-line" with the turtles that was being cut, as well as the on-set conditions and she wasn't happy about it.
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
** This was the primary reason that Hoag did notmoney problems. She consequently didn't reprise her role in for the sequels. Well, that and money. "I wanted the ‘fluff' back in the script and I wanted conditions on the set to improve. I also wanted a raise."sequels.
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
** This was the primary reason that Hoag did not
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* DuelingDubs: There were four Latin American Spanish dubs made for this film. The first one was made by Audiomaster 3000 for its VHS release, with the second by Producciones Salgado for its TV release, the third by Videorecord for its Argentinian release, and the fourth for its Colombian release in the 200s.
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* DuelingDubs: There were four Latin American Spanish dubs made for this film. The first one was made by Audiomaster 3000 for its VHS release, with the second by Producciones Salgado for its TV release, the third by Videorecord for its Argentinian release, and the fourth for its Colombian release in the 200s.2000s.
* DVDCommentary: Director Steve Barron recorded an audio commentary for the 2010 DVD release in Germany.
* DVDCommentary: Director Steve Barron recorded an audio commentary for the 2010 DVD release in Germany.
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** The stickerbook for the movie features scenes that were cut - Raphael's fight with Casey leading into an alley and April leaving the burning apartment followed by Leonardo carrying Raphael.
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* ProductionPosse: Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Ferrer previously worked on the ''Series/TheStoryteller'', which also involved Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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* ProductionPosse: Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Ferrer Fenner previously worked together with Creator/JimHenson on the ''Series/TheStoryteller'', which also involved Jim Henson's Creature Shop.''Series/TheStoryteller''.
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* ProductionPosse: Director Steve Barron and cinematographer John Ferrer previously worked on the ''Series/TheStoryteller'', which also involved Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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** In the Latin American Spanish TV dub, the late Creator/CesarArias reprised his role as Donatello from the 1987 series.
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** In the Latin American Spanish TV dub, the late Creator/CesarArias reprised his role as Donatello Donatello, also from the 1987 series.
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** Josh Pais plays Raphael as well as the taxi cab passenger whom the former encounters on the streets.
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** Josh Pais Creator/JoshPais plays Raphael as well as the taxi cab passenger whom the former encounters on the streets.
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** Michelan Sisti plays Michelangelo and the Domino's Pizza delivery boy.
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** Michelan Sisti plays Michelangelo and Tony, the Domino's Pizza delivery boy.
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** Leif Tilden plays Donatello and the Foot messenger whom April encounters in the subway.
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** In the Latin American Spanish TV dub, the late César Árias reprised his role as Donatello from the 1987 series.
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** In the Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the 1987 series]].
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** In the Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 series]].
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** In the Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
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** In the Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the 1987 series.series]].
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* RoleReprise: In the first film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
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* RoleReprise: RoleReprise:
** In thefirst film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
** In the Latin American Spanish TV dub, the late César Árias reprised his role as Donatello from the 1987 series.
** In the
** In the Latin American Spanish TV dub, the late César Árias reprised his role as Donatello from the 1987 series.
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* SameLanguageDub: The only puppeteer to actually voice his character is Josh Pais as Raphael.
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* DirectedByCastMember: In the Italian dub, Rossella Izzo is April's voice actress as well as the ADR director.
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** The Latin American Spanish TV dub was directed by Creator/MarioCastaneda, who also voiced Casey Jones.
** In the Italian dub, Rossella Izzo is April's voice actress as well as the ADR director.
** The Latin American Spanish TV dub was directed by Creator/MarioCastaneda, who also voiced Casey Jones.
** In the Italian dub, Rossella Izzo is April's voice actress as well as the ADR director.
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* RoleReprise: In the first film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
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* RoleReprise: In the first film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, the late Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), the late Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
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* RealLifeRelative: In the first film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, Creator/JorgeRoig voices Michelangelo, his wife Creator/RocioGarcel voices June and their son Creator/JorgeRoigJr voices Danny Masterson.
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* DirectedByCastMember: In the Italian dub, Rossella Izzo is April's voice actress as well as the ADR director.
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* ActingForTwo:
** Josh Pais plays Raphael as well as the taxi cab passenger whom the former encounters.
** Michelin Sisti plays Michelangelo and the Domino's Pizza delivery boy.
** Leif Tilden plays Donatello and the Foot messenger whom April encounters in the subway.
** David Forman plays Leonardo as well as the Foot gang member who appears during Casey and Tatsu's fight.
** Josh Pais plays Raphael as well as the taxi cab passenger whom the former encounters.
** Michelin Sisti plays Michelangelo and the Domino's Pizza delivery boy.
** Leif Tilden plays Donatello and the Foot messenger whom April encounters in the subway.
** David Forman plays Leonardo as well as the Foot gang member who appears during Casey and Tatsu's fight.
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* RoleReprise: In the first film's Latin American Spanish VHS dub, Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza (Leonardo), Creator/JorgeSantos (Raphael), Creator/JorgeRoig (Michelangelo), Creator/HermanLopez (Shredder) and Creator/MonicaManjarrez (April) reprise their roles from the 1987 series.
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* ChildrenVoicingChildren: Creator/CoreyFeldman was in his late teens and he voiced the teenaged Donatello. Creator/ErnieReyesJr, who was his stunt double, was also a teenager (he is only a year younger than Feldman).
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* DawsonCasting: Creator/CoreyFeldman was the only teenager to actually voice one of the titular teenage mutant ninja turtles. Creator/JoshPais, Creator/BrianTochi and Creator/RobbieRist were all adults playing teenagers.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Raphael's desperate clawing at the trash can Casey knocks him into was because the head of the suit crushed on impact and broke the stuntman's nose, causing him to start choking on his own blood.
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Entry doesn't necessarily connect to a passion for the specific film. If anything, the money funded for this was perhaps the most financially friendly way to create the technology.
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* DoingItForTheArt: While marketing did hype up his involvement. This was why Creator/JimHenson agreed to help on an independent film about some cartoon based on a comic book (remember, this was before big-budget adaptations of such things were common). He knew full well that to do it right he would basically have to invent new animatronic technology, and he did it so well that it became the basis of what the industry standards for animatronics are today. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, he came to regret his involvement when he saw just how violent the final product was.
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* The trilogy was a US-Hong Kong coproduction between Creator/NewLineCinema (US) and Creator/GoldenHarvest (Hong Kong).
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* ActorInspiredElement: It was Josh Pais' idea to give Raphael a Brooklyn accent.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Back in the previous two movies before the third one, many scenes were shot in both New York ''and'' North Carolina, though both films take place in much of New York, anyway.
* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Creator/RogerEbert was evidently not aware of the comic book beginnings of the characters, as [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990 his review]] claims that they originated in the NES game.
* CreatorBacklash:
** Although he was proud to have helped advance the art of animatronics, Creator/JimHenson was less than pleased with the actual content of the movie. He viewed the violence as "excessive, pointless, and not his style." As such, Henson's children tried to have a dedication to his memory removed from ''Secret of the Ooze'' (which, ironically, went out of it's way to tone down a lot of the violence ''because'' of Henson's complaints).
** Creator/JudithHoag wasn't a fan of how the movie came out. She has said that she enjoyed making the film, but there was a "mystical through-line" with the turtles that was cut, and she wasn't happy about it.
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
** This was the primary reason that Hoag did not reprise her role in the sequels. Well, that and money. "I wanted the ‘fluff' back in the script and I wanted conditions on the set to improve. I also wanted a raise."
* TheDanza: Borderline example, Michelan Sisti wore the Michelangelo costume.
* DeletedScene: Several. There are numerous scenes on the farm that give the four turtles much more CharacterDevelopment, expanding on April and Casey's romance, and would put later scenes into a different context:
** Casey would have been introduced much earlier, watching the news report of the crimewave before getting his hockey mask.
** April and Casey's reaction to Mikey's "turtle wax" joke was originally one of ''relief'' after he goes through a severe HeroicBSOD where he destroys a punching bag and part of the barn's wall. (April was originally going to draw a sketch of him and narrate that he was the one she was the most concerned about - it sticks out in the film, as she comments on Leo and Don, but not Mikey).
** An extended training sequence where Leo proves a point by turning his mask around and fighting blind followed by the other Turtles taking turns doing the same. The scene rather famously has Donatello sporting a straw hat.
** Various scenes of the Turtles training on their own or in pairs trying to master the technique Leo shows them earlier.
** Some of the April and Casey scenes involve him trying to help her with a stuck truck door while she declines and exits on the driver's side. Another leads into the scene of the two of them talking on the porch swing where the night before she shows him her drawings the Turtles but tries to hide the one she did of him in a beanie, they both share a laugh over it.
** A game of "ninja hot potato" where the Turtles toss around an apple and the holder has to defend against the other three while taking a bite out of it. It makes the later scene where Raph finishes off an apple after defeating a squad of Foot ninjas a CallBack.
** Shredder sparring with the Foot Clan and mopping the floor with them without even standing up. This is especially notable as this is an actual ninja tactic called fudoza, or immovable seat, and he used actual ninja techniques for the scene.
** Had director Steve Barron and editor Sally Menke had their way, the film would've adapted the original comics' origin story that featured Oroku Nagi verbatim. This plot line found its way into the novelization and [[RecursiveAdaptation comic adaptation]] of the film, giving them [[TruerToTheText the distinction of being the only TMNT adaptations that adapt the original origin story word-for-word]].
** The stickerbook for the movie features scenes that were cut - Raphael's fight with Casey leading into an alley and April leaving the burning apartment followed by Leonardo carrying Raphael.
* DoingItForTheArt: While marketing did hype up his involvement. This was why Creator/JimHenson agreed to help on an independent film about some cartoon based on a comic book (remember, this was before big-budget adaptations of such things were common). He knew full well that to do it right he would basically have to invent new animatronic technology, and he did it so well that it became the basis of what the industry standards for animatronics are today. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, he came to regret his involvement when he saw just how violent the final product was.
* ExecutiveVeto: Danny's Music/SidVicious t-shirt was added at the advisory of director Steve Barron who wanted the film to have a punk rock soundtrack. The producers wanted something a bit more commercially friendly, which is why we got a soundtrack that included Music/MCHammer and songs like "Turtle Power". The original choice for composer was Malcolm [=McLaren=].
* FakeAmerican: The Canadian Creator/EliasKoteas played New York's Casey Jones.
* FakeNationality: Baltimore native Kevin Clash plays Splinter with a Japanese accent.
* FollowTheLeader: The film came out in the wake of ''Film/Batman1989'''s success. It even has the film's dark and murky tone, in line with the original comics.
* HeAlsoDid: Before this film, director Steve Barron was an acclaimed music video director, having done the videos for [[Music/MichaelJackson "Billie Jean"]], [[Music/AHa "Take on Me," "The Sun Always Shines on TV,"]], [[Music/{{Toto}} "Africa" and "Roseanna"]], as well as the music video-esque CultClassic ''Film/ElectricDreams''. He was also a Creature Shop veteran, which is how he got the company to provide the Turtles' puppets. He'd later go on to direct a different cult film, ''Film/{{Coneheads}}''.
* The trilogy was a US-Hong Kong coproduction between Creator/NewLineCinema (US) and Creator/GoldenHarvest (Hong Kong).
* LoopingLines: Shredder in the films is performed by James Saito in the first film and François Chau in ''Secret of the Ooze'', but is dubbed over by David [=McCharen=] in both. Tatsu meanwhile, is performed by Toshishiro Obata and dubbed by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie in both.
* MissingTrailerScene: In the original trailer, there is a shot of the turtles rising up from what looks like a swamp. The shot was cut from the final release but is part of a longer scene that was later used near the end of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze''.
* NoStuntDouble: Josh Pais who played Raphael in the suit and also did the voice in the first movie did most of his own stunts, save for the backflips and skateboarding.
* OrphanedReference: Raphael is eating an apple after the turtles defeat the Foot's first wave during the sewer fight. This was meant to be a CallBack to the deleted "ninja hot potato" scene mentioned above. Fortunately, it still works as a joke about Raph finding the Foot so unchallenging that he feels at ease enough to have a snack during the fight.
* RefittedForSequel: Donatello's "eclectic" joke that appeared in the opening fight of ''Secret of the Ooze'' was supposed to have been originally utilized during the extended farm training sequence -- which got cut from the final product.
* SameLanguageDub: The only puppeteer to actually voice his character is Josh Pais as Raphael.
* SparedByTheCut: The scene where Tatsu beats a Foot ninja named Shinsho to death was deemed too dark and one line and heavy breathing were added to the final cut to imply that he survived.
* ThrowItIn: The reason why Raph has a Brooklyn accent in so many other adaptations is because Josh Pais (his actor in the first film) had a thick accent himself and the filmmakers decided it was [[BrooklynRage just too perfect]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Originally, Steve Barron wished to replicate April O'Neil's jumpsuit look from the early Mirage comics and the cartoon. The look was going to closer resemble the cartoon with a yellow colored jumpsuit and a big head of red hair (as opposed to a green jumpsuit and brown hair). However, Judith Hoag found the jumpsuit "horrifying" and the idea was nixed. The yellow raincoat April wears in the beginning of the movie is a homage to the yellow jumpsuit she wears in the 1987 cartoon.
** Creator/JenniferBeals, Creator/LorraineBracco, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/MelanieGriffith, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/WinonaRyder, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/MarisaTomei and Creator/SeanYoung were all considered for April O'Neil.
** The scene where Raphael exits the movie theater was originally going to be different. There would have been no poster for ''Film/{{Critters}}'' showing, and Raphael would have commented, "Cool car. Stupid costume." This would have been a reference to ''Film/Batman1989'', which was in theaters during the filming of this movie.
** Tatsu brutally beats a young Foot ninja named Shinsho due to the Foot Clan's failure. Originally, Shinsho was intended to die, but that scene was cut since it was considered too violent for some. The dialogue was replaced with the kid comforting him saying "you'll be alright," to show Tatsu only injured him.
*** In the junior novelization that was done of the movie, Shinsho ''does'' die. Novelizations of movies are typically based on the screenplay, so the change must have happened solely in the editing room.
*** In the French version of the movie, Shinsho does die.
** In the 1980s, the first pitch Eastman and Laird got for a film treatment was from schlockmeister Creator/RogerCorman's New World Pictures. The idea was to have the Turtles played by four comedians who were popular at the time - Creator/{{Gallagher}}, Creator/SamKinison, Creator/BobcatGoldthwait and Creator/BillyCrystal. The actors would be dressed in turtle shells and have their arms and legs painted green. Another treatment received at the time took the Turtles into R-rated territory and included a scene with partially nude nuns on roller skates fighting the heroes. It was turned down, but Peter Laird has admitted to wondering how different things would be if he had accepted at the time.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Back in the previous two movies before the third one, many scenes were shot in both New York ''and'' North Carolina, though both films take place in much of New York, anyway.
* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Creator/RogerEbert was evidently not aware of the comic book beginnings of the characters, as [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990 his review]] claims that they originated in the NES game.
* CreatorBacklash:
** Although he was proud to have helped advance the art of animatronics, Creator/JimHenson was less than pleased with the actual content of the movie. He viewed the violence as "excessive, pointless, and not his style." As such, Henson's children tried to have a dedication to his memory removed from ''Secret of the Ooze'' (which, ironically, went out of it's way to tone down a lot of the violence ''because'' of Henson's complaints).
** Creator/JudithHoag wasn't a fan of how the movie came out. She has said that she enjoyed making the film, but there was a "mystical through-line" with the turtles that was cut, and she wasn't happy about it.
-->But one of the producers called those parts ‘fluff' and said that ‘all the kids wanted to see was the fighting.' I disagreed with him then and I disagree with him now.
** This was the primary reason that Hoag did not reprise her role in the sequels. Well, that and money. "I wanted the ‘fluff' back in the script and I wanted conditions on the set to improve. I also wanted a raise."
* TheDanza: Borderline example, Michelan Sisti wore the Michelangelo costume.
* DeletedScene: Several. There are numerous scenes on the farm that give the four turtles much more CharacterDevelopment, expanding on April and Casey's romance, and would put later scenes into a different context:
** Casey would have been introduced much earlier, watching the news report of the crimewave before getting his hockey mask.
** April and Casey's reaction to Mikey's "turtle wax" joke was originally one of ''relief'' after he goes through a severe HeroicBSOD where he destroys a punching bag and part of the barn's wall. (April was originally going to draw a sketch of him and narrate that he was the one she was the most concerned about - it sticks out in the film, as she comments on Leo and Don, but not Mikey).
** An extended training sequence where Leo proves a point by turning his mask around and fighting blind followed by the other Turtles taking turns doing the same. The scene rather famously has Donatello sporting a straw hat.
** Various scenes of the Turtles training on their own or in pairs trying to master the technique Leo shows them earlier.
** Some of the April and Casey scenes involve him trying to help her with a stuck truck door while she declines and exits on the driver's side. Another leads into the scene of the two of them talking on the porch swing where the night before she shows him her drawings the Turtles but tries to hide the one she did of him in a beanie, they both share a laugh over it.
** A game of "ninja hot potato" where the Turtles toss around an apple and the holder has to defend against the other three while taking a bite out of it. It makes the later scene where Raph finishes off an apple after defeating a squad of Foot ninjas a CallBack.
** Shredder sparring with the Foot Clan and mopping the floor with them without even standing up. This is especially notable as this is an actual ninja tactic called fudoza, or immovable seat, and he used actual ninja techniques for the scene.
** Had director Steve Barron and editor Sally Menke had their way, the film would've adapted the original comics' origin story that featured Oroku Nagi verbatim. This plot line found its way into the novelization and [[RecursiveAdaptation comic adaptation]] of the film, giving them [[TruerToTheText the distinction of being the only TMNT adaptations that adapt the original origin story word-for-word]].
** The stickerbook for the movie features scenes that were cut - Raphael's fight with Casey leading into an alley and April leaving the burning apartment followed by Leonardo carrying Raphael.
* DoingItForTheArt: While marketing did hype up his involvement. This was why Creator/JimHenson agreed to help on an independent film about some cartoon based on a comic book (remember, this was before big-budget adaptations of such things were common). He knew full well that to do it right he would basically have to invent new animatronic technology, and he did it so well that it became the basis of what the industry standards for animatronics are today. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, he came to regret his involvement when he saw just how violent the final product was.
* ExecutiveVeto: Danny's Music/SidVicious t-shirt was added at the advisory of director Steve Barron who wanted the film to have a punk rock soundtrack. The producers wanted something a bit more commercially friendly, which is why we got a soundtrack that included Music/MCHammer and songs like "Turtle Power". The original choice for composer was Malcolm [=McLaren=].
* FakeAmerican: The Canadian Creator/EliasKoteas played New York's Casey Jones.
* FakeNationality: Baltimore native Kevin Clash plays Splinter with a Japanese accent.
* FollowTheLeader: The film came out in the wake of ''Film/Batman1989'''s success. It even has the film's dark and murky tone, in line with the original comics.
* HeAlsoDid: Before this film, director Steve Barron was an acclaimed music video director, having done the videos for [[Music/MichaelJackson "Billie Jean"]], [[Music/AHa "Take on Me," "The Sun Always Shines on TV,"]], [[Music/{{Toto}} "Africa" and "Roseanna"]], as well as the music video-esque CultClassic ''Film/ElectricDreams''. He was also a Creature Shop veteran, which is how he got the company to provide the Turtles' puppets. He'd later go on to direct a different cult film, ''Film/{{Coneheads}}''.
* The trilogy was a US-Hong Kong coproduction between Creator/NewLineCinema (US) and Creator/GoldenHarvest (Hong Kong).
* LoopingLines: Shredder in the films is performed by James Saito in the first film and François Chau in ''Secret of the Ooze'', but is dubbed over by David [=McCharen=] in both. Tatsu meanwhile, is performed by Toshishiro Obata and dubbed by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie in both.
* MissingTrailerScene: In the original trailer, there is a shot of the turtles rising up from what looks like a swamp. The shot was cut from the final release but is part of a longer scene that was later used near the end of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze''.
* NoStuntDouble: Josh Pais who played Raphael in the suit and also did the voice in the first movie did most of his own stunts, save for the backflips and skateboarding.
* OrphanedReference: Raphael is eating an apple after the turtles defeat the Foot's first wave during the sewer fight. This was meant to be a CallBack to the deleted "ninja hot potato" scene mentioned above. Fortunately, it still works as a joke about Raph finding the Foot so unchallenging that he feels at ease enough to have a snack during the fight.
* RefittedForSequel: Donatello's "eclectic" joke that appeared in the opening fight of ''Secret of the Ooze'' was supposed to have been originally utilized during the extended farm training sequence -- which got cut from the final product.
* SameLanguageDub: The only puppeteer to actually voice his character is Josh Pais as Raphael.
* SparedByTheCut: The scene where Tatsu beats a Foot ninja named Shinsho to death was deemed too dark and one line and heavy breathing were added to the final cut to imply that he survived.
* ThrowItIn: The reason why Raph has a Brooklyn accent in so many other adaptations is because Josh Pais (his actor in the first film) had a thick accent himself and the filmmakers decided it was [[BrooklynRage just too perfect]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Originally, Steve Barron wished to replicate April O'Neil's jumpsuit look from the early Mirage comics and the cartoon. The look was going to closer resemble the cartoon with a yellow colored jumpsuit and a big head of red hair (as opposed to a green jumpsuit and brown hair). However, Judith Hoag found the jumpsuit "horrifying" and the idea was nixed. The yellow raincoat April wears in the beginning of the movie is a homage to the yellow jumpsuit she wears in the 1987 cartoon.
** Creator/JenniferBeals, Creator/LorraineBracco, Creator/SandraBullock, Creator/MelanieGriffith, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/WinonaRyder, Creator/BrookeShields, Creator/MarisaTomei and Creator/SeanYoung were all considered for April O'Neil.
** The scene where Raphael exits the movie theater was originally going to be different. There would have been no poster for ''Film/{{Critters}}'' showing, and Raphael would have commented, "Cool car. Stupid costume." This would have been a reference to ''Film/Batman1989'', which was in theaters during the filming of this movie.
** Tatsu brutally beats a young Foot ninja named Shinsho due to the Foot Clan's failure. Originally, Shinsho was intended to die, but that scene was cut since it was considered too violent for some. The dialogue was replaced with the kid comforting him saying "you'll be alright," to show Tatsu only injured him.
*** In the junior novelization that was done of the movie, Shinsho ''does'' die. Novelizations of movies are typically based on the screenplay, so the change must have happened solely in the editing room.
*** In the French version of the movie, Shinsho does die.
** In the 1980s, the first pitch Eastman and Laird got for a film treatment was from schlockmeister Creator/RogerCorman's New World Pictures. The idea was to have the Turtles played by four comedians who were popular at the time - Creator/{{Gallagher}}, Creator/SamKinison, Creator/BobcatGoldthwait and Creator/BillyCrystal. The actors would be dressed in turtle shells and have their arms and legs painted green. Another treatment received at the time took the Turtles into R-rated territory and included a scene with partially nude nuns on roller skates fighting the heroes. It was turned down, but Peter Laird has admitted to wondering how different things would be if he had accepted at the time.
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