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2[[caption-width-right:341: ''"[[Music/VanHalen ...cause that's what Dreams are made of.]]"'']]
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4->''"It's Morphin' Time!"''
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6TheMovie adaptation of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', released between the show's second and third seasons and given a {{big budget|BeefUp}} treatment. It doesn't fit into the {{continuity}} of [[NonSerialMovie the series]]; the events of the film are replaced in the third season. The Rangers, villains, and Command Center are all radically different, accounting for where the movie's budget went to. In particular, the Rangers have a PoweredArmor appearance and there are more elaborate sets, action sequences and creature designs, with mid-90's quality CG used for the Zord battle sequence.
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8The plot: Rita and Zedd release another SealedEvilInACan, a shape-shifting glob known as Ivan Ooze, with the hope he will become a new minion. Unfortunately, he proves that there is a very good reason he was sealed away. He easily infiltrates the Rangers' Command Center and destroys their powers, [[MentorOccupationalHazard leaving Zordon on the brink of death]]. He then [[EvilIsNotAToy traps Zedd and Rita in a tiny snow globe]] and sets out to rebuild monstrous creatures that he began years ago. The Rangers depart for the planet Phaedos to find "The Great Power" to re-energize themselves and return to stop Ooze.
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10It is the first and only ''Power Rangers'' film not to have any scenes filmed in the United States.
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12See also: ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'', an in-continuity movie released two years later that sets up the premise of ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', and see ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' for the ContinuityReboot.
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15!!This film provides examples of:
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17* ActionGirl: Dulcea, the tall, fit master warrior of Phaedos who defeated a flock of mooks and pinned Tommy with her staff effortlessly. Aisha and Kimberly also count in theory if the movie didn’t have them clutching the DistressBall.
18* ActorAllusion: In ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Paul Freeman's character, Rene Belloq, ended up getting destroyed by--and his remains sucked into--[[ArtifactOfDoom The Ark of The Covenant]]. In this movie, his first scene has him ''emerging'' from an ArtifactOfDoom.
19* AdaptationalDumbass: Goldar is much less intelligent and more goofy in this film when compared to his show counterpart.
20* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Aisha and Rocky have {{Infinite Flashlight}}s and StatOVision respectively. They have no such abilities in the show.
21* AdaptationNameChange: Tommy's [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull morpher call]] is changed from "Tigerzord" to "White Tiger", as the Tigerzord does not appear in the movie.
22* AllThereInTheScript:
23** The "group of young warriors" who trapped Ivan Ooze were part of an organization called "The Order of Meledon." Zordon and Dulcea themselves were members.
24** The planet Phaedos is located in the Hyperion Constellation.
25** After the Order's enemies were defeated, Zordon continued to fight evil elsewhere.
26** Dulcea is the last living member of an alien race, whose ancestors came to Phaedos from "another time, another dimension." They were the ones who brought the "Great Power" to the Monolith.
27* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Ivan destroys the Command Center.
28* AndStarring: The ending cast roll ends with "And Paul Freeman as Ivan Ooze".
29* AlternateContinuity: To the series where the Ninja Powers and Zords were obtained by alternative means.
30* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: While destroying the Command Center, Ivan Ooze mentions several horrific things he missed out on while he was imprisoned: "The Black Plague! The Spanish Inquisition! ''Series/TheBradyBunch Reunion!''" That last one was a ThrowItIn by Paul Freeman, who was loved by everyone working on the project.[[invoked]]
31* ArtEvolution: The overall look of the movie is done in a cinematic style with sharper lighting and shadows, which provides a contrast with the flatter look of the tv show. And that's not getting into the redesign of the Ranger costumes, the command center, the more complex animatronics for characters like Goldar and the use of CGI for the zords (Super Sentai would start experimenting with CGI zords years later).
32* TheArtifact: Much like the series, the suits remain the same even after switching to a completely different set of powers. Although at least in the movie, the chest pieces displaying their animal switch from dinosaurs/mythological creatures to the ninja animals.
33* AtrociousArthropods: Ivan Ooze commands two [[MechanicalInsects arthropod-themed]] robots, which he uses to attack the city. One is based on a hornet and the other is based on a scorpion.
34* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Zordon is revived after the climatic battle.]]
35* BewitchedAmphibians: Referenced when Adam finds being "the frog" underwhelming, and Dulcea says that frogs turn into princes when kissed.
36* BigGood: Almost nowhere else in the franchise has Zordon been as revered as the epitome of all that is good. Ooze visibly rages after hearing his name and Dulcea only helps the Rangers when she learns that Zordon is in trouble. The only season that came as close was ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''.
37* BigRedButton: The Ninja Megazord has one that Aisha needs to break a glass panel to use. [[spoiler:It's a GroinAttack button.]]
38* BlobMonster: Ooze and his servants are made of purple slime.
39* BluntYes: The reaction Fred gets when trying to alert his peers to disaster:
40-->'''Fred:''' You all think this is one big party, don't you?\
41'''Other Kids:''' Yeah!
42* BodyBridge: Ivan Ooze's Hornitron destroys a section of the Angel Grove monorail. Moments later, the teens of Angel Grove take a train to reach their parents, when they spot the fallen tracks. However, the White Ranger pilots the Falconzord towards the monorail and lands on that exact spot, acting as a makeshift bridge for the train to safely cross.
43* BondOneLiner: Several by the Rangers as they defeat mooks.
44-->'''Billy:''' You ooze, you lose!\
45'''Aisha:''' Kiss and make up!\
46'''Kimberly:''' Have a nice trip... See you next fall.\
47'''Billy:''' Talk about a splitting headache!\
48'''Kimberly:''' Let's rock his world.\
49'''Tommy:''' Eight ball, corner pocket!
50* {{Bowdlerize}}: In certain television broadcasts, such as those which aired on Creator/{{Jetix}}, the shot of the Ninja Falcon Megazord kneeing Mecha-Ooze in the crotch is cut.
51* BroadStrokes:
52** This trope is pretty explicitly used, with so dramatic a departure in visual style from the series it's almost like seeing a completely different product altogether. However, the core actors are the same, and the Ranger costumes and most of the non-human characters are instantly identifiable (although Zedd and Rita have a brand new minion named Mordant). It can be assumed that the general story of the series effectively forms the backstory to this film.
53** The opening text scroll mentions that Zordon recruited ''six'' teens, which would imply that unlike the show Tommy was always part of the team. Though to be fair, this might have been done for simplicity's sake.
54* BroughtDownToNormal: The Rangers lose their powers when Ivan attacks the Command Center and leaves Zordon near death, and a significant portion of the plot involves them finding a way to get them back so they can stop him.
55* BusFullOfInnocents: Tommy saves a monorail full of children about to speed off a broken track destroyed by Ivan Ooze's OneWingedAngel form.
56* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Like the original show, each Ranger calls out their respective Zord name to morph. A notable change is Tommy's morpher call being "White Tiger" in this movie instead of "Tigerzord" like in the show.
57* CallBack: To the first episode, "Day of the Dumpster", when Kimberly finally boards her new Zord.
58-->'''Kimberly:''' [[MundaneUtility Nice stereo!]]
59* CanonDiscontinuity: Though the BroadStrokes of the film's overarching story ([[spoiler:New villain arrives, destroy Ranger powers, Rangers go on quest and gain new ninja-themed powers]]) provided the basis for Season 3's post-premiere multi-parter "Ninja Quest," it's otherwise non-canon with the series post-Season 2.
60* CanonForeigner:
61** Mordant. According to an early draft, he is Goldar's second cousin, three times removed on his mother's side, visiting for the summer, but this was written out for the final draft.
62** Fred Kelman, who was plainly added for {{Kid Appeal|Character}}. He was treated as someone who had always been part of the cast. He's really no different than any other Kid of the Week from the TV show, who the Rangers always treated like their best friend ever.
63** Ivan Ooze and Dulcea weren't in the show, but at least had explanations for why they were making their first (and only) appearances here.
64* CanonImmigrant:
65** This movie marked the first mention of Zordon being from the planet Eltar, which was later stated in the TV series. The director states this bit of information was always in the TV series bible. The movie just happened to be the first time it was ever stated on-screen.
66** In an odd case, the Metallic Armor used in the show's third season was loosely based on the movie's merchandise, which gave all the Ranger figures a chrome-like shiny coating instead of more accurate armored suits.
67* CardCarryingVillain:
68** The way Ivan introduces himself to the Rangers says it all:
69--->'''Ivan Ooze:''' I am the galactically feared, globally reviled, universally despised... They call me Ivan Ooze.
70** Lord Zedd introduces himself as "sworn enemy of all that is good and decent."
71* ChainmailBikini: Dulcea has an "amazon-barbarian" look going for her with her revealing gear. It is obviously done as {{Fanservice}} for many, even the kids who were preteens at the time.
72* CharacterisationClickMoment: For many, Adam's "I'm a frog" bit is when his character clicked. At this point in the series, he didn't have much in the way of character beyond shy nice guy.
73* ChekhovsGun: It's briefly mentioned in the beginning that a comet is passing by Earth soon. This proves to be important.
74* ChildHater: Well, Ivan hates ''everyone'', he just hates teenagers a little more, seeing as they locked him up in the first place.
75* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: A new, powerful villain appears and completely humiliates the old boss? Goldar and Mordant never liked the old bosses anyway.
76-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' Now you have a choice. You either serve me, or you can join ''these'' insufferable dinkle-dorks!\
77''[he shows them Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd trapped inside a snow globe]''\
78'''Lord Zedd:''' ''[in a high pitched voice]'' Goldar, get us out of here!\
79'''Rita Repulsa:''' ''[in an equally high pitched voice]'' Don't listen to that purple booger!\
80'''Lord Zedd:''' Don't you dare betray me!\
81'''Goldar:''' Uh, we never liked those dinkle-dorks in the first place.\
82'''Mordant:''' Yeah, you said it. They stink.
83* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Finster, Squatt, Baboo, and the Putties are neither seen nor mentioned in this film.
84* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[spoiler:Used by the Power Rangers at the end of the movie to repair their decimated Command Center and restore Zordon to full health.]]
85-->'''Tommy:''' For those who possess the Great Power, all things are possible.
86* CompositeCharacter: Mordant basically serves Squatt and Baboo's function from the show. He's even fat like Squatt and has a monocle like Baboo.
87* CombatPragmatist: The Ninja [=MegaFalconzord=] makes full use of dirty tactics, such as the GroinAttack below.
88* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler:Outmatched by Ooze's OneWingedAngel form, the Rangers lure him into the path of an incoming comet, letting it kill him. Getting him in the path is easy, getting out of his grip is the hard part.]]
89* ContinuityNod: Alpha mentions that nobody can get into the Command Center without a Power Coin, a plot point first mentioned in the "Green With Evil" five-parter. Ivan Ooze, of course, disagrees. [[note]]In keeping with the different continuity in the show no one gets in ''undetected'' without a Power Coin. In the movie no one gets in without a Power Coin, period. Except Ivan Ooze. He didn't need to worry about that, and just slid through cracks in the door.[[/note]]
90-->'''Alpha:''' Well... ''almost'' nobody!
91* DamselInDistress: Kimberly gets into more trouble than usual:
92** While fighting the Tengu Warriors on the planet Phaedos, one of the crow-like creatures grabs Kimberly by the shoulders and flies off with her. Unable to escape from its grasp, Kimberly shouts for her teammates to aid her.
93** When a dinosaur skeleton (resembling a styracosaurus but with big, sharp teeth) cornered her and Tommy needed to distract the creature for her to escape. This one is justified due to being BroughtDownToNormal (Kim is a natural gymnast, not a martial artist) and even Tommy had trouble with the skeleton.
94** During the battle with the stone Gatekeepers at the base of the Monolith, Kimberly is on the defensive for almost the entire battle. One of the creatures pursues her up a shallow incline and a rock pile, during which she trips and stumbles several times and narrowly escapes being struck down. She hides behind a rock and it's only with Tommy's help that she's able to defeat the warrior
95** Again when her new Zord was trapped in Ooze's "electromagnetic deadlock" but [[DamselOutOfDistress she used her thrusters to get out of that one]].
96* DarkerAndEdgier: This movie is significantly more serious than its parent series. They mention several times the possibility that people could die, including Zordon and the group of brainwashed parents. Kids are also seen at a rave of some sort (including Bulk and Skull), smearing themselves with Ivan's Ooze and implying it to be some sort of delinquent party. There is even a news broadcast reporting on the destruction being caused by Ooze's monsters.
97-->'''Reporter:''' The mayor has declared a state of emergency!
98* TheDayTheMusicLied: As the team morphs for the first time in the film, we are treated to a pumped-up version of the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp theme song]] and obligatory [[AssKickingPose posing]], after which it is revealed that the bad guys have ''fled the scene'' during all the build up. Even the post-reveal ''guitar riff'' sounds disappointed.
99* DespairEventHorizon: Zordon crosses it, after Ivan Ooze destroys the Command Center. He flat out tells the Rangers Ivan Ooze is victorious and there's nothing they can do; it's ''Alpha'' that sets them out on their quest to find a new source of power.
100* DidntThinkThisThrough: Zedd’s entire plan to release Ivan from the Hyerplock Chamber. He's so focused on sicking Ivan on Zordon that he doesn't stop to consider what a deposed despot like Ivan is gonna do ''after'' defeating his old enemy (or that a foe who could easily defeat Zordon could ''also'' logically and easily defeat Zedd himself).
101* DisasterDemocracy: Ooze invokes this, naming himself TheLeader of the bad guys.
102-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' Your feebleness is staggering. You obviously need a vacation. I think circumstances force us to choose a new leader. And I pick... me!
103* DisneyDeath:
104** [[spoiler:Zordon is temporarily dead here. Near the end of the film, while Ivan Ooze causes damage on the Earth and the Power Rangers are returning with their newfound powers, Zordon tells Alpha "Keep trying..." before breathing his last on the news anchorwoman's words, "Where are the Power Rangers?" When they return to the ruined Command Center after destroying Ooze, they hear from Alpha that they are too late, and they see Zordon's pale body lying on the broken pillar. Fortunately, the Rangers still possess the Great Power and the Command Center is restored by their WorldHealingWave, and he is brought BackFromTheDead, restored as an entity once more.]]
105** Averted humorously with Zedd and Rita. When Ivan takes over Zedd and Rita's palace, Zedd tries to use his magic to disintegrate him, but it only tickles Ivan. Ivan then says, "My turn," and just as you expect them to be destroyed... They're instead hit by Ivan's shrink ray, reduced to the size of figurines in a snow globe that sticks around for the majority of the film. [[spoiler:When Ivan dies, their size is restored.]]
106* DragonAscendant: Played with. In the mid-credits scene, we find Goldar sitting in Zedd's throne, declaring himself "King Goldar, the ruler of the universe!" It doesn't last long though, as an angry Zedd and Rita enter the room immediately after, much to Goldar and Mordant's horror.
107* TheDreaded: Ivan's introduction includes "globally feared" and he refers to himself as "the boogeyman." Dulcea also reacts with horror when she learns from the Rangers that Ivan is free.
108* DugTooDeep: Ooze's egg prison is unearthed by a construction crew, although it takes Lord Zedd to actually open it - the first guy to touch it gets electrocuted.
109* EliteMook:
110** Ivan Ooze's Ooze Men are powerful and difficult enough to really hurt that the Power Rangers have to morph to beat them, while in the shows most mooks can be defeated without morphing.
111** The Tengu Warriors are even tougher than the Ooze Men, and completely overpower the powerless Rangers. If Dulcea hadn't intervened, they would've killed the Rangers then and there.
112* EvilLaugh: Ivan Ooze performs one after declaring "WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE!"
113* EvilIsNotAToy: A complex example. Ooze is genuinely grateful for being freed and asks Zedd "How can I ever repay you?" Zedd tells him to destroy Zordon, which he does. However, this was a one-time favor, and when Zedd continues to treat Ooze as a minion, it doesn't go so well.
114-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' ''The Boogeyman is taking over.''
115* EvilPlan: Zedd plans to use Ooze to end his war with Zordon. Ooze hijacks that plan into his own for conquest.
116* {{Expy}}: Paul Freeman basically does his best [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] impression for Ivan Ooze.
117* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The opening skydive was a charity for a local observatory and it's mentioned that Orion's Comet will pass by in two days. [[ChekhovsGun It is utilized by the Rangers in the climax]].
118* FakeShemp: Jason David Frank maintains that he can't roller blade, so in the scene of the Rangers doing so, it's a stunt double (and that's why Tommy is at the back for most of these shots). According to Karan Ashley, he also had cuts on his face from a stunt gone wrong with Johnny Yong Bosch.
119* AFatherToHisMen: The Rangers convey this to the dying Zordon.
120-->'''Kimberly:''' Ever since you came into our lives, you've been like a father to us all.
121* FireworksOfVictory: After defeating Ivan Ooze and restoring Zordon to life, the Rangers are rewarded with a fireworks display dedicated to their heroism.
122* GaspOfLife: Zordon gasps when [[spoiler: he is revived at the end of the movie.]]
123* GroinAttack:
124** The [[CombatPragmatist Megazord does it]] to Ivan Ooze. It even has a button [[Funny/MightyMorphinPowerRangers designed for the sole purpose of activating this maneuver]], covered by "For Emergency Use Only" glass.
125** Ninjetti Rocky has to think fast and jump up before he gets gored between the legs by one of the Gatekeepers' spears.
126* HeyYouHaymaker: Averted. Fred found his dad at the construction site and tries to get his attention, when Goldar shouts "Hey you!" Fred thinks he's been spotted, until Goldar adds "Get back to work!" to another hypnotized parent.
127* HiddenInPlainSight: Possible example. It’s not explicitly stated, but given Zedd’s been searching for Ivan’s prison for 2,000 years, a possible interpretation is that Zordon buried the Hyperlock Chamber on Earth -- the site of Ivan's defeat -- as deliberate misdirection.
128* HighClassGlass: For some reason, Mordant wears a monocle. [[InvertedTrope He's dimwitted, belches, and makes lame jokes.]]
129* HollywoodSkydiving: The film opens with a skydiving scene that lasts for several minutes. Kimberly [[ActionGirl backflips out of the plane]], Tommy [[RuleOfCool skysurfs]] all the way down, and the whole thing is set to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Higher]] [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers Ground]]. It's totally awesome, cause TheNineties.
130* HumongousMecha: The Rangers' Ninja Zords and Ivan's Ecto-Morphicon Titans - Scorpitron and Hornitor - are all robots the size of tall buildings. They fight.
131* ICouldaBeenAContender: Invoked by Ivan when he storms the Command Center. He was the ruler of the most foul empire in the universe and naturally feels Zordon robbed him of his prime.
132* IdiotBall: Bulk and Skull during the skydiving scene. Kimberly has to remind them that it's a good idea to skydive with parachutes.
133-->'''Kimberly:''' You might want to slip those on... ''[points to the parachutes]''\
134'''Bulk and Skull:''' ''[in unison]'' Good idea.
135* ILoveTheSmellOfXInTheMorning: Ooze gives one of these.
136-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' I love the smell of destruction in the evening.
137* IncomingHam: Ooze is clearly having fun the whole time he is on screen.
138-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' Ladies and gentlemen! The ''Ooze'' is BACK!
139* InconsistentDub: The mech known here as the "Ninja Falcon Megazord" became the "Ninja [=MegaFalconzord=]" in the series.
140* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Rtia and Zedd getting shrunk down by Ivan and imprisoned in the snowglobe.
141* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Kimberly is stuck wearing a midriff baring skater's outfit when Zordon calls for them and she doesn't get a chance to change out of it. [[{{Fanservice}} Makes you wonder why...]]
142* InstrumentOfMurder: More like "[[{{Pun}} Instrument of Destruction]]": When Ivan Ooze says to Zordon, "It's time... [[{{Pun}} to pay]] Literature/{{the pi|edPiperOfHamelin}}per," Ooze takes out his piping flute and plays a bit like a [[StealthPun literal piper]] before using the flute's electric powers to damage the entire Command Center and weaken Zordon to a withering mortal.
143* IWantMyMommy: Skull screams this when he and Bulk skydive out of a plane in the beginning of the movie.
144* KidAppealCharacter: Fred is a preteen with his own sub-plot that runs parallel to the Rangers' plot.
145* KillEnemiesToOpen: The Rangers encounter a large stone door that blocks them from reaching the "great power" stashed in the monolith on the planet Phaedon. On the door are four life-sized carvings of warriors that [[RockMonster come to life]] to fight the rangers. It's only after the stone warriors have been dissolved, disintegrated, or crushed in combat that the door finally opens.
146* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Lord Zedd of all people turns out to be a villainous example. He’s familiar with Ivan’s place in galactic history. So Zedd openly, even reverently, acknowledges it’s a supreme honor to finally meet the living (evil) legend.
147* LargeHam: Paul Freeman portrays Ivan Ooze with a loud and passionate presence. Expect him to steal every scene he's in.
148* LaughablyEvil: Ivan Ooze is one of the most entertaining Power Rangers villains; he is clearly evil but just enjoys himself so much. He even has some of the most memorable lines of the entire franchise.
149-->'''Tommy:''' We're the Power Rangers!\
150'''Ooze:''' ''[[SarcasmMode Whooo!]]'' [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller Where's my autograph book]]?
151* {{Leitmotif}}:
152** The Tengu Warriors have a theme when Ivan Ooze summons them.
153** When the Rangers finally obtain the "Great Power," a majestic orchestral theme composed by Graeme Revell is heard.
154* LightningLash:
155** Adam's [[AmphibianAtLarge frog zord]] has an OverlyLongTongue that can channel electric currents.
156** Averted with Kimberly's "Pteradactlyl Thunder Whip". Despite what it's name implies, it doesn't channel electricity at all.
157* LoopholeAbuse: No one can enter the Command Center without a Power Coin, huh? Ivan just slips through the cracks of the main doors in his ooze form.
158* MayContainEvil: Ivan markets his own slime as a new fad, then uses it to brainwash his customers' parents.
159* MechanicalInsects: Ivan Ooze's Ecto-Morphicon Titans, Hornitor and Scorpitron are robotic bugs. As their names imply, they are based on a hornet and scorpion, respectively.
160* MiniDressOfPower: Averted in the case of the redesigned Pink Ranger.
161* MonsterClown: Ivan Ooze, when giving his slime to kids, looks like he belongs in a carnival.
162* {{Mooks}}: The Ooze Men and the Tengu Warriors, both created by Ivan, as well as the Gatekeepers guarding the Great Power, are this movie's beat-up enemies. Zedd and Rita's Putties are nowhere to be seen.
163* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Averted, but the costumes are more armored than the spandex outfits from the TV show, and have a darker color hue.
164* MrFanservice: All the male Rangers in their civilian clothes wear outfits with [[SleevesAreForWimps no sleeves]], allowing their biceps to be on display.
165* MsFanservice:
166** Dulcea, obviously, with her ChainmailBikini look.
167** Inverted with Aisha, who was wearing a sweatshirt. Poor Karan Ashley mentioned in an interview that she came very close to developing heatstroke more than once in the Australian summer heat.
168** Kimberly's outfit includes shorts that show off her legs and a midriff-revealing shirt.
169* MythologyGag:
170** Rocky's street clothes in this movie are a modern version of his Red Ranger Sentai counterpart [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Geki]]'s outfit.
171** "Higher Ground", the song that plays during the opening scene near the beginning of the movie, is the same song heard playing in the bowling alley at the start of the original "Day of the Dumpster" pilot.
172** Rita getting and shrunk and imprisoned (along with Zedd) in the snowglobe. This is not [[Recap/MightyMorphinPowerRangersS2EP1TheMutinyPart1 the first time]] she's suffered this fate at the hands of an incoming new, more powerful BigBad.
173* NailsOnABlackboard: The Tengus describe the sound of Dulcea's sticks as being like this. Ooze asks if it was a "whistling sound" so it's likely a specific BrownNote for them.
174* NearMissGroinAttack: One of the gatekeepers throws its spear at Rocky, who leaps up to avoid it, doing the splits. The spear lands just below, with Rocky noting that it was "too close for comfort".
175* NeverSayDie:
176** In the trailer, Billy says that Zordon is "aging at an accelerated rate." [[NeverTrustATrailer In the movie itself]], however, he explicitly says that Zordon is dying.
177** Dulcea would "age as rapidly as Zordon" if she were to ever leave her plateau.
178** Fred tells the other kids their parents will die if they don't help save them.
179* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands:
180** Parodied and averted, as Ivan's shapeshifting abilities were shown second only to his "teenager smelling" power. He might have assumed his reputation spread across the universe.
181--->'''Ivan Ooze:''' You forget: I'm a master of disguise.\
182'''Mordant:''' [[LampshadeHanging How could I forget? I never knew.]]
183** The Ranger morphed forms have wildly different weapons and modes they can switch into, the Red Ranger's scanning visor, the Yellow Ranger's headlights, Pink Ranger's Thunderwhip and the Blue Ranger's Stega Stinger zip line. White Ranger retains Saba and poor Adam's audio enhancers got cut from the film.
184* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: One of the Tengu (namely the one reporting about knocking the Rangers into off a mountain and into a river) sounds like Creator/JohnWayne.
185* NoImmortalInertia: Zordon is aging rapidly to his death when Ivan breaks open the time warp capsule due to the Command Center's destruction. Later on, Dulcea tells the Rangers that she too will age rapidly if she leaves her domain on the planet Phaedos.
186* NoNameGiven: Zordon says "the Zords" are gone, but doesn't specifically mention the Thunder Zords, the White Tigerzord, or Tor.
187* NoOntologicalInertia: One straight example and one aversion: [[spoiler:Ooze's death reverses the shrinking enchantment he cast on Zedd and Rita, but the Rangers must heal the dying Zordon and repair the trashed Command Center themselves.]]
188* NonSerialMovie: Despite being based off the popular ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise, and sharing the same cast, the movie isn't part of the show's continuity. Season 3 started off with a similar story arc to the plot of the movie, basically just replacing Ivan Ooze with Rito Revolto, Dulcea with Ninjor, and the Ecto-Morphicons with Vampirus.
189* TheNoseKnows: Ivan realizes the Rangers are coming because he can smell them, and it's clear he doesn't like teenager smell.
190* NubileSavage: There was a little bit of outrage over Dulcea's outfit, while it shows a lot of skin it wasn't too provocative (a skirt made of wide strips of fabric and a top that didn't show much cleavage), but a publicity photo showing her pinning Tommy to the ground had a MaleGaze-ish angle and made it look worse than it was.
191* OhCrap:
192** Alpha 5 when he karate chops Ooze and realizes it has no effect on him.
193** Zordon when Ooze destroys the Command Center.
194** One of the Oozeman when Adam and Rocky kick him in the head.
195** The remaining Oozemen when Tommy uses Saba to crush them.
196** The Rangers when they lose their powers because of Ooze destroying the Command Center.
197** The Rangers again when the Tengu Warriors attack them in Phaedos.
198** The Tengus when Dulcea wards them off and later when Ooze disintegrates them into feathers.
199** Fred when he discovers that not only Ooze is recreating the Ecto-Morphicons to attack Angel Grove, but he's also going to send the parents, including Fred's father, to their deaths in the construction site.
200** Mordant when the Ecto-Morphicons are activated.
201** Goldar when Ooze uses the tower to fight the Rangers after the latter turns into his OneWingedAngel form.
202** Fred and the children when they realize that the monorail track's broken.
203** Ooze calmly says "Oh, no" [[spoiler:when he's about to be hit by Orion's Comet]].
204** Goldar and Mordant in the mid-credits stinger, when Rita and Zedd return, and he's just declared himself "King Goldar."
205* OneWingedAngel: At the end of the film, Ooze merges with Hornitor and mutates it into a giant robotic version of himself. This sets up the climatic battle.
206* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Peter Mochrie slips into his Australian accent a few times as Mr Kelman, as do a few of the other Australian cast members playing bit characters. Surprisingly averted with Fred's actor, Jamie Croft, who was also Australian and kept a convincing accent.
207* OpeningMonologue: Overlaps with OpeningScroll because Dulcea reads the text aloud.
208* OpeningScroll: The film opens with a ''Franchise/StarWars'' style block of scrolling text explaining Zordon and Alpha's backstory, as well as how the Rangers came to be. Overlaps with OpeningMonologue as it's read aloud by Dulcea.
209* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Upon arriving on Phaedos, the teens quickly discover the remains of an alien which failed to retrieve the Great Power. Although mostly humanoid, it had a very draconic skull, and its headset communicator was still intact even though the rest of the body was a skeleton.
210* ParentsInDistress: The subplot involving Fred, Bulk, and Skull has a large number of mind controlled parents commanded to "leap to your doom."
211* PowerUpLetdown: Adam is disappointed by his Ninjetti Spirit Animal.
212-->'''Dulcea:''' Adam? Adam, what's wrong?\
213'''Adam:''' ...I'm a frog.\
214'''Dulcea:''' Yes, the one who will become a handsome prince with a kiss.
215* PreMortemOneLiner:
216** Ivan says "How about taking another quack at it?" before he disintegrates the Tengu Warriors for failing to kill the Rangers.
217** While fighting against the Ecto-Morphicons, Tommy says "All right, big guy, it's lights out for you. Rockets away!" before he kills [[spoiler:Scorpitron]].
218* ProgressivelyPrettier: It was around this time that Billy stopped wearing [[TheGlassesGottaGo his glasses]] and [[ClarkKentOutfit baggy clothes]], and the movie doesn't pretend David Yost isn't as good looking as the others.
219* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Ivan Ooze takes control of the minds of Angel Grove's adults, who are then commanded to "leap to their doom" into a massive pit at the construction site after finishing rebuilding his giant mechanical monsters. Fred rallies the kids to save the adults as the Rangers battle the Ecto-Morphicons. Fred later uses a high pressure water cannon to force the parents back, but it's not until Ooze's demise that his spell is broken and the adults are returned to normal.
220* {{Pun}}: Pay the piper who is playing a piper flute.
221* PunctuatedPounding: When Kimberly is fighting one of Ivan's henchman.
222-->'''Kimberly:''' You boys make me [[PunctuatedForEmphasis sick! SICK!]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SICK!]]''
223* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Billy stops wearing glasses because they had began to irritate David Yost's eyes too much. He would later stop wearing glasses on the show too.
224* RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude: When Ivan first meets the Rangers, he remarks that Zordon is "still using a bunch of kids to do his dirty work"; apparently, Zordon has been recruiting teenagers to his cause for the past 6,000 years.
225* RememberTheNewGuy:
226** Mordant is a new minion that no one remarks on. The Manual has more information.
227** The kid Fred and his fireman dad appear to have known the Rangers (without knowing they're the Rangers) a while.
228* ResizedVocals: After getting shrunk and imprisoned in the snowglobe, Rita and Zeed's voices are reduced to high-pitched squeaks. If anything, it makes Rtia even ''more'' shrill (and hearing Zedd's badass baritone now [[RuleOfFunny sounding like one of the Chipmunks is hilarious.]]
229* RingsOfActivation: When the Rangers use their new powers to revive Zordon, the reactivation of the force field that houses his giant head form is accompanied by three rings that coalesce into a solid beam structure.
230* RockMonster: The stone warriors that emerge from the door at the base of the monolith, courtesy of the mid-90's CGI.
231* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Mordant is terrified of the Ecto-Morphicons once they're activated and doesn't join Ivan and Goldar in watching them attack the city. Once Ivan combines with Hornitor and starts ripping a tower out of the ground that Goldar was standing on, the latter utters "Oh, no! I'm outta here!" and flies back to the moon. Neither of them are seen again until the post-credits sequence.
232* SecondaryAdaptation: [[Franchise/SuperSentai Orignal Japanese Show]] -> [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers American Show]] -> [[Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie This film]] -> Video games on the SNES and Sega Genesis.
233* SealedEvilInACan: The shapeshifting Ivan Ooze had been trapped underground for 6,000 years until his containment chamber was accidentally unearthed by a construction crew and later opened by Lord Zedd.
234* SelfServingMemory: In recounting what happened, one of the Tengu says they knocked one of the Rangers off a mountain and another into a river. Neither actually happened.
235* ShoutOut:
236** Kimberly is attacked by one of the Tengu Warriors and lifted into the air.
237--->'''Kimberly:''' ''[as she fights to break free]'' Let me go, [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]]!
238** While Fred is spying at the construction site, Mordant can be heard yelling [[Theatre/ShowBoat "Tote that barge, lift that bale!"]] in the background.
239** When the Rangers encounter the skeletons of dinosaur-like creatures in the jungle surrounding the monolith, Adam says "[[Film/JurassicPark Welcome to Jurassic Park]]."
240** When the Power Rangers return to Angel Grove as Ivan begins his destruction, he sniffs them out and says [[Film/ThePrincessBride "Inconceivable."]]
241** While grappling with the Megazord, Ivan Ooze taunts the Power Rangers by saying "Have you hugged your Zords today? [[EvilLaugh HA HA HA HA]]!"
242** Ivan Ooze was originally intended to be one to the titular character in the 1979 film ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', a gross and plague-carrying but charismatic creature with an army of rats at his command who would overwhelm and brainwash the populace of a city to his will. Over time however, he drifted further and further from his inspiration, until he became the character we eventually got.
243** Steve Cardenas revealed that the scene where Rocky does the splits was an {{homage}} to Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, whose kids were big fans of the show.
244** Ivan Ooze is a Wizard. You might say he is the "Wizard of Ooze".
245** More than one reviewer pointed out that Paul Freeman took some of his mannerisms from Creator/WCFields. This is especially noticeable in his introduction to the Rangers.
246* SlimeSnailsAndMutantTails: Ivan Ooze has some of this appeal, and his plan to sell kids tubs of purple gunk doesn't make any sense unless you remember the decade's love for this sort of thing (Remember, Nickelodeon in the 90's based their whole business around slime).
247* SnakeOilSalesman: Ivan may be distributing his ooze for free, but does so in something that looks strait out of the typical MedicineShow.
248* SpandexLatexOrLeather: The movie suits are latex and look much more armored than the show's spandex.
249* TheStarscream: Played for laughs near the end of the film: with Ooze gone, Goldar thinks it's time to take over as the BigBad, but that's just when Rita and Zedd come back...
250* TheStinger: In the mid credits, Goldar and Mordant are seen in the Moon Palace with Goldar sitting in Zedd's chair [[DragonAscendant proclaiming himself the Ruler of the Universe]]. Zedd and Rita, reverted back to normal size after Ooze's defeat, step back in, obviously unhappy with their betrayal. Goldar and Mordant's joint "[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Uh oh...]]" leads off to the scrolling credits with the song "Trouble" by the band Shampoo, where the lyrics include "Uh oh, we're in trouble."
251* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mordant, taking the place of Squatt and Baboo, is a minor villain here for comedy.
252* TakeOverTheWorld: Deconstructed by Ivan at the Oooze Factory with Goldar and Mordant, wherein he points out the logistical challenges of such an endeavour.
253-->'''Ivan:''' Taking over the world is one thing. Finding good help to run it for you, ''that's'' the killer.
254* TakeThat: A trope rarely used in ''Power Rangers'' is seen here. When Ivan Ooze laments the terrible things he missed while he was blowing up the command center and Zordon with it, the three things he mentions are the Black Plague, the Spanish Inquisition, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking The]] ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch Brady Bunch]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Reunion]]''.
255* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Parodied - Billy gets attacked by a Tengu Warrior while delivering a bit of witty commentary.
256-->'''Billy:''' You know the funny thing about morphin'?\
257'''Rocky:''' What's that?\
258'''Billy:''' You don't appreciate it till you can't do it anymo--! ''[a Tengu Warrior tackles Billy, cutting him off]''
259* {{Tengu}}: Ooze's footsoldiers, who favour the "anthropomorphic bird" version of the myth. For copyright loophole reasons, they're renamed Teng'''a''' Warriors in the series.
260* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Once the Rangers finally obtain the "Great Power", its associated motif is played.
261* TitleTheAdaptation: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie."
262* TrackTrouble: Tommy uses the Falconzord to fill in a destroyed section of the track so that Fred and kids can reach the construction site.
263* TrainStopping: Or rather Train Saving, given Tommy uses the Falconzord to fill in for the [[TrackTrouble destroyed track]] for the monorail.
264* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Subverted twice. The first time the Rangers morph, they get to do the whole routine because the Oozemen take the opportunity to run away. When they suit up as Ninjetti, one of the rock-monsters hurls a spear at Aisha right at the end of the role call. "The Bear - WHOA!"
265* TriumphantReprise: At the end of the film, an orchestral reprise of Graeme Revell's "Great Power" motif plays twice: [[spoiler:first when Ivan Ooze is destroyed by Orion's Comet and later when the Rangers use the Great Power to revive Zordon and rebuild the Command Center]].
266* UniversalDriversLicense: Kids driving a monorail and a fire engine. The use of the latter might be justified, at least as far as Fred using the hose. Fred's dad is indicated to be a fireman a couple of points in the movie, and it isn't inconceivable that he's let Fred handle a few items of firefighting equipment on a practice course.
267* UnPerson: Ooze declares that Zordon will become this.
268-->'''Ivan Ooze:''' ''I will not only destroy him, I will obliterate his entire legacy! It will be as if Zordon of Eltar NEVER EXISTED!''
269* VillainDecay: While his badass factor had faded significantly by the second season of the series, Goldar was still a fierce warrior who engaged the Rangers in battle whenever he got the chance. Here, he doesn't even ''attempt'' to fight the Rangers at any point.
270* VillainousBreakdown: After Tommy kills [[spoiler:Scorpitron]], Ivan loses his FauxAffablyEvil demeanor he'd shown for most of the film and decides to battle the Rangers personally.
271* VillainOverride: When his Ecto-Morphicons fail, Ivan takes control of Hornitor (by filling it up with... himself) and battles the Rangers personally.
272* TheVoiceless: When Tommy summons Saba to deal with the Ooze Men, the [[TalkingWeapon magic saber's]] English accent goes completely unused.
273* WatchingTroyBurn: The destruction of the Command Center. Zordon can only watch and the Rangers are horrified when they discover the scene.
274* WaxingLyrical: As Ivan leaves the rangers to his henchmen, he quotes Music/AliceCooper:
275-->WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE!
276** During the fight, Tommy grabs a stick and adopts the quote as a PreAssKickingOneLiner.
277-->Welcome to ''my'' nightmare.
278* WeaponizedLandmark: The tower Ooze uses as a staff for the Megazord battle.
279* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Compared to bears and falcons, a frog is lame indeed. Dulcea convinces Adam that HeartIsAnAwesomePower because frogs turn into handsome princes when kissed.[[note]]Of course, when it came to being ninja accuracy, of the six, the frog is actually THE most accurate to ninja symbolism, thanks to Japanese classic literature forever linking ninjas and frogs and toads. It helps that in real life, frogs are the stealthiest of the six animals, thus Adam's motif has a case of HeartIsAnAwesomePower.[[/note]]
280* WildTeenParty: The children of Angel Grove celebrate life without their parents. Fred has to break it up in order to coordinate a rescue.
281* WitchWithACapitalB: Ivan Ooze's insult of Dulcea: "That miserable, manipulating, loathsome she-devil of a witch!"
282* TheWorfEffect: Quite a few of the show's characters are effortlessly defeated by Ivan Ooze to show just how powerful he is. Rita and Zedd are put in a snow globe with a wave of his hand and the Power Rangers have to morph just to defeat his ''mooks''. While they're busy doing that, he invades and destroys their base, cutting off the source of their powers and leaving Zordon on the brink of death.
283* YouHaveFailedMe: Ooze blasts the Tengu Warriors apart into feathers after they fail to stop the Rangers from heading for the Great Power and report back to him.
284* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After brain-controlling all of the children's parents in the city finish building his [[spoiler:weapons of mass destruction]] Ivan then orders the parents to return to the construction site to leap off a cliff to their deaths.
285-->'''Parents:''' ''[in unison]'' Leap to our doom...
286** Also why he stuffs Rita and Zedd into the snow globe. He was grateful to them for releasing him, but once they started bossing him around like one of their minions, they had to go.
287* YourSizeMayVary: Interestingly, the Zords in the movie are scaled down considerably from the series. Whereas in the show the monsters and Megazords are taller than most of the buildings, the Ninja Megazord here couldn't be more than about 10-12 stories tall (individual Zords were only about three stories tall). This is due to the fact that much of the filming for the CGI was in real locations and not just a model set on a sound stage, the Falconzord especially wouldn't be able to fly between the buildings if it was any bigger. Though the tower Ooze uses as a weapon would have to shrink considerably for it to work the way it does.

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