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* TroubledProduction: As detailed in numerous interviews, [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]], and on [[TroubledProduction/PowerRangers the dedicated subpage]], the film's production was chaotic.
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* TroubledProduction: As detailed in numerous interviews, a [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]], and on as well as [[TroubledProduction/PowerRangers the dedicated subpage]], page]], the film's production was chaotic.
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* TroubledProduction: As detailed in [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf a document]] by art department electrician Paul Matthews and on [[TroubledProduction/PowerRangers the dedicated subpage]], the film's production was quite chaotic.
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* TroubledProduction: As detailed in numerous interviews, [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf a document]] document by art department electrician Paul Matthews Matthews]], and on [[TroubledProduction/PowerRangers the dedicated subpage]], the film's production was quite chaotic.
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* TroubledProduction: It's a wonder the film came together at all, as it was shot at breakneck pace in Sydney, Australia, with a script that was [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants rewritten constantly on-set]], weeks worth of shooting eventually being scrapped, and production of the main TV series having to move ''itself'' to Australia just to give the filmmakers more time to complete principal photography. Interestingly, this had little to do with the FOX executives (noted FOX "troubleshooter" Jon Landau, then an up-and-coming executive, supported the filmmakers' plans to move filming to Sydney and try for a mix of CGI and live-action footage, far beyond what was normally seen at the time), and everything to do with the scattershot approach of the filmmakers and crew. [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf Some of these problems were detailed in a document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]]:
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production started without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no American or Canadian studio was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. Plus, the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). Landau broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also dealt with Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** During the Ranger suits' development, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It eventually became clear the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs and stunt actors portrayed the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Production delays forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to produce "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the scene where the Rangers are thanked at Darling Harbour turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to the harbor, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production started without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no American or Canadian studio was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. Plus, the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). Landau broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also dealt with Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** During the Ranger suits' development, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It eventually became clear the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs and stunt actors portrayed the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Production delays forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to produce "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the scene where the Rangers are thanked at Darling Harbour turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to the harbor, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
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* TroubledProduction: It's a wonder the film came together at all, as it was shot at breakneck pace As detailed in Sydney, Australia, with a script that was [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants rewritten constantly on-set]], weeks worth of shooting eventually being scrapped, and production of the main TV series having to move ''itself'' to Australia just to give the filmmakers more time to complete principal photography. Interestingly, this had little to do with the FOX executives (noted FOX "troubleshooter" Jon Landau, then an up-and-coming executive, supported the filmmakers' plans to move filming to Sydney and try for a mix of CGI and live-action footage, far beyond what was normally seen at the time), and everything to do with the scattershot approach of the filmmakers and crew. [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf Some of these problems were detailed in a document document]] by art department electrician Paul Matthews]]:
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production started without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no American or Canadian studio was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. Plus, the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). Landau broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also dealt with Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** During the Ranger suits' development, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It eventually became clear the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs and stunt actors portrayed the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature.Matthews was hired after and on [[TroubledProduction/PowerRangers the dedicated subpage]], the film's production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Production delays forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to produce "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the scene where the Rangers are thanked at Darling Harbour turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to the harbor, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).quite chaotic.
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production started without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no American or Canadian studio was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. Plus, the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). Landau broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also dealt with Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** During the Ranger suits' development, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It eventually became clear the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs and stunt actors portrayed the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature.
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Production delays forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to produce "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the scene where the Rangers are thanked at Darling Harbour turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to the harbor, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
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* HostilityOnTheSet: During the film's production, the crew had to deal with Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
* NetworkToTheRescue: Since no American or Canadian studio could produce or film ''MMPRTM'' at short notice, Fox's then-executive vice president of film production Jon Landau helped set up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney, Australia.
* NetworkToTheRescue: Since no American or Canadian studio could produce or film ''MMPRTM'' at short notice, Fox's then-executive vice president of film production Jon Landau helped set up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney, Australia.
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** Ooze was originally going to mutate a bunch of rats for the Rangers to fight. However, the rat costumes were too low budget, leading to the creation of the Ooze Men.
** Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, [[TheOtherMarty the original and final choice]] for Dulcea, was replaced partway through by Mariska Hargitay after she had to leave for emergency surgery. Hargitay filmed several weeks of scenes, but (depending on which source is believed) Hargitay left for a Christmas break to see her family and never returned (necessitating a quick recast) or the production felt that she wasn't the right fit for the role and replaced her. Regardless, several weeks of shooting with Hargitay were scrapped after Fitzpatrick recovered enough to take on the role again.
** Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, [[TheOtherMarty the original and final choice]] for Dulcea, was replaced partway through by Mariska Hargitay after she had to leave for emergency surgery. Hargitay filmed several weeks of scenes, but (depending on which source is believed) Hargitay left for a Christmas break to see her family and never returned (necessitating a quick recast) or the production felt that she wasn't the right fit for the role and replaced her. Regardless, several weeks of shooting with Hargitay were scrapped after Fitzpatrick recovered enough to take on the role again.
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** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production got underway without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by director Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no studio in either the U.S. or Canada was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. (That, and the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). It was Landau that broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also had to deal with negative publicity in the form of Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. In practice, however, it became clear that the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear that despite the cast's best efforts, the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs, leading to footage being thrown out, and stunt actors were hired to portray the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature of filming. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** Originally, Ivan Ooze was meant to mutate a bunch of rats for the Rangers to fight. However, the rat costumes proved to be too low budget even for the actual series, leading to the creation of the Ooze Men. The suits were fortunately spared and used in "The Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no studio in either the U.S. or Canada was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. (That, and the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). It was Landau that broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also had to deal with negative publicity in the form of Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. In practice, however, it became clear that the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear that despite the cast's best efforts, the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs, leading to footage being thrown out, and stunt actors were hired to portray the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature of filming. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** Originally, Ivan Ooze was meant to mutate a bunch of rats for the Rangers to fight. However, the rat costumes proved to be too low budget even for the actual series, leading to the creation of the Ooze Men. The suits were fortunately spared and used in "The Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter.
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** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production got underway started without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by director Bryan Spicer, who (not having seen the actual series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, cobbling a script together in the process.
** The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was picked after it became clear that no American or Canadian studioin either the U.S. or Canada was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. (That, and Plus, the main cast only had a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). It was Landau that broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also had to deal dealt with negative publicity in the form of Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
**When During the Ranger suits were developed, suits' development, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. In practice, however, it It eventually became clear that the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear that despite the cast's best efforts, the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to the "classic" designs, leading to footage being thrown out, designs and stunt actors were hired to portray portrayed the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushednature of filming.nature. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
**Originally, Ivan Ooze was meant originally going to mutate a bunch of rats for the Rangers to fight. However, the rat costumes proved to be were too low budget even for the actual series, budget, leading to the creation of the Ooze Men. The suits were fortunately spared and used in "The Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter.Men.
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** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Delays in production forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to make the aforementioned "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the final scene at Darling Harbour (where the team is thanked) turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party (either some of the producers or an enterprising businessman) invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to Darling Harbour, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
** The filming for the final scene at Darling Harbour (where the team is thanked) turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party (either some of the producers or an enterprising businessman) invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to Darling Harbour, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
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** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that reshoots were inevitable, as a large chunk of footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Delays in production Production delays forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to make the aforementioned produce "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for thefinal scene where the Rangers are thanked at Darling Harbour (where the team is thanked) turned into a disaster zone, allegedly after an unidentified party (either some of the producers or an enterprising businessman) invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to Darling Harbour, the harbor, turning filming into a zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
** The filming for the
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* TroubledProduction: It's a wonder the film came together at all, as it was shot at breakneck pace in Sydney, Australia, with a script that [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants rewritten constantly on-set]], weeks worth of shooting eventually being scrapped, and production of the main TV series having to move ''itself'' to Australia just to give the filmmakers more time to complete principal photography. Interestingly, this had little to do with the FOX executives (noted FOX "troubleshooter" Jon Landau, then an up-and-coming executive, supported the filmmakers' plans to move filming to Sydney and try for a mix of CGI and live-action footage, far beyond what was normally seen at the time), and everything to do with the scattershot approach of the filmmakers and crew. [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf Some of these problems were detailed in a document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]]:
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* TroubledProduction: It's a wonder the film came together at all, as it was shot at breakneck pace in Sydney, Australia, with a script that was [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants rewritten constantly on-set]], weeks worth of shooting eventually being scrapped, and production of the main TV series having to move ''itself'' to Australia just to give the filmmakers more time to complete principal photography. Interestingly, this had little to do with the FOX executives (noted FOX "troubleshooter" Jon Landau, then an up-and-coming executive, supported the filmmakers' plans to move filming to Sydney and try for a mix of CGI and live-action footage, far beyond what was normally seen at the time), and everything to do with the scattershot approach of the filmmakers and crew. [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf Some of these problems were detailed in a document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]]:
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* TroubledProduction: The film had a bunch of behind the scenes troubles. Paul Matthews, an art department electrician, [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf would later go on to document some of these problems shortly after the film's production]]:
** Director Bryan Spicer, not having seen the actual series, pretty much did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, ensuring things would go wrong.
** When Spicer was hired, there wasn't any script, so he had Arne Olsen write it.
** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It wasn't until a little while later that Spicer and his crew realized that they were meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with and they remolded the helmets to include those missing pieces.
** Director Bryan Spicer, not having seen the actual series, pretty much did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, ensuring things would go wrong.
** When Spicer was hired, there wasn't any script, so he had Arne Olsen write it.
** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry. It wasn't until a little while later that Spicer and his crew realized that they were meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with and they remolded the helmets to include those missing pieces.
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* TroubledProduction: The It's a wonder the film came together at all, as it was shot at breakneck pace in Sydney, Australia, with a script that [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants rewritten constantly on-set]], weeks worth of shooting eventually being scrapped, and production of the main TV series having to move ''itself'' to Australia just to give the filmmakers more time to complete principal photography. Interestingly, this had a bunch of behind little to do with the scenes troubles. Paul Matthews, FOX executives (noted FOX "troubleshooter" Jon Landau, then an art department electrician, up-and-coming executive, supported the filmmakers' plans to move filming to Sydney and try for a mix of CGI and live-action footage, far beyond what was normally seen at the time), and everything to do with the scattershot approach of the filmmakers and crew. [[http://schoolpa.com.au/~paul/Zordmaker/zordreal2015.pdf would later go on to document some Some of these problems shortly after were detailed in a document by art department electrician Paul Matthews]]:
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- thefilm's production]]:
**film was fast-tracked due to the massive popularity of the series at the time, but production got underway without a director or much thought put into the plot. (A "special shoot" trailer was created that showed nothing but images of the Rangers standing in formation, and promising the film would come out the following summer). Director Steve Wong (''Film/GuyverDarkHero'') was initially hired and planned to shoot the film in Canada, but he was replaced soon after by director Bryan Spicer, not who (not having seen the actual series, pretty much series) essentially did a quick "fast-forwarding" run of the series, ensuring things would go wrong.
cobbling a script together in the process.
**When Spicer The rise of Sydney's film and television industry can be traced to the fact that the location was hired, there wasn't any script, so he picked after it became clear that no studio in either the U.S. or Canada was willing (or even capable) of producing and filming the project at such short notice. (That, and the main cast only had Arne Olsen write it.
a three-month window to shoot between seasons, i.e. October - December 1994). It was Landau that broke the stalemate, setting up the necessary clearances to get filming locations set up in Sydney and hire a crew of more than 80 staffers within ''four weeks''. The production also had to deal with negative publicity in the form of Australian ministers squabbling over the use of a potential filming location.
** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry.It wasn't until a little while later In practice, however, it became clear that Spicer and his crew realized the lack of visors looked ridiculous (it clashed with the idea that they were the team was meant to be a fearless force to be reckoned with and they remolded with), but the footage that was coming in from early dailies made it clear that despite the cast's best efforts, the fight scenes didn't look nearly convincing enough. The helmets were changed to include those missing pieces.the "classic" designs, leading to footage being thrown out, and stunt actors were hired to portray the helmeted rangers.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature of filming. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
** Pre-production took place at a breakneck pace -- the
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** When the Ranger suits were developed, the helmets were designed without visors or mouth pieces, intending on the heroes showing fear or worry.
** Production was fraught with numerous technical problems, befitting the rushed nature of filming. Matthews was hired after production was stuck with consoles in the Command Center that had to be completely rewired.
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** Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, [[TheOtherMarty the original and final choice]] for Dulcea, was replaced partway by Mariska Hargitay. However, after filming her scenes, which included a training sequence, Spicer and his team felt she wasn't the right one for the job and they rehired Fitzpatrick, dumping all of those scenes.
*** During an appearance on ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', Hargitay claimed that the reason for her firing was because she went back to the States to spend Christmas with family instead of remaining on-call in Australia during filming. A mistake she says that she made as a result of being young and naive.
** Delays in the series forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to make the aforementioned "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned.
** The filming for the final scene at Darling Harbour where the team is thanked turned into a disaster area when local radio shows caught wind of it and tried to turn it into a "Meet the Power Rangers" contest.
*** During an appearance on ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', Hargitay claimed that the reason for her firing was because she went back to the States to spend Christmas with family instead of remaining on-call in Australia during filming. A mistake she says that she made as a result of being young and naive.
** Delays in the series forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to make the aforementioned "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned.
** The filming for the final scene at Darling Harbour where the team is thanked turned into a disaster area when local radio shows caught wind of it and tried to turn it into a "Meet the Power Rangers" contest.
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** Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, [[TheOtherMarty the original and final choice]] for Dulcea, was replaced partway through by Mariska Hargitay. However, Hargitay after filming her she had to leave for emergency surgery. Hargitay filmed several weeks of scenes, but (depending on which included source is believed) Hargitay left for a training sequence, Spicer Christmas break to see her family and his team never returned (necessitating a quick recast) or the production felt that she wasn't the right one fit for the job role and they rehired Fitzpatrick, dumping all replaced her. Regardless, several weeks of those scenes.
*** During an appearance on ''Late Nightshooting with Seth Meyers'', Hargitay claimed were scrapped after Fitzpatrick recovered enough to take on the role again.
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear thatthe reason for her firing was because she went back to the States to spend Christmas with family instead of remaining on-call in Australia during filming. A mistake she says that she made reshoots were inevitable, as a result large chunk of being young and naive.
**footage (more than 70%, by Matthews' estimates) were thrown out. Delays in the series production forced the cast to remain in Australia for filming, forcing Saban to make the aforementioned "The Return of the Green Ranger" episode. This meant that six planned episodes, one of which would've feature the return of Scorpina, had to be jettisoned.
jettisoned. On the film side, a planned "Phaedos Jungle" set was scrapped entirely, the script was partially rewritten and a much more manageable shooting schedule was developed.
** The filming for the final scene at Darling Harbourwhere (where the team is thanked thanked) turned into a disaster area when zone, allegedly after an unidentified party (either some of the producers or an enterprising businessman) invited members of the public to attend the final night of shooting, not helped by local radio shows caught wind of it and tried stations signal-boosting the invitation. More than ''8,000'' attendees turned up to turn it Darling Harbour, turning filming into a "Meet zoo and leading to production difficulties (the planned fireworks sign thanking the Power Rangers" contest.Rangers didn't properly show up on the camera, leading to it being fixed by CGI after the fact, while the crew that did show up had to deal with a sea of people trying to meet the actors).
*** During an appearance on ''Late Night
** By mid-November 1994, it became clear that
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* DuelingDubs: Brazil had two, one for TV and the other for everywhere else, starting with the VHS. The first was the most consistent with the show... except for Rita, Zordon and Alpha (though the latter two had their voices from ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''). The second had a consistence that was mostly with the show's first season, bringing back [[TheOriginalDarrin the original voices for]] Tommy and Bulk, the right Rita and Zordon... and the weirdness that by bringing back the original five Rangers when three of them were not the same characters, Rocky, Aisha and Adam had the voices of Jason, Trini and Zack!
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* DuelingDubs: Brazil had two, three, one for TV and TV, the other for everywhere else, starting with the VHS.VHS, and a third for [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star+]]. The first was the most consistent with the show... except for Rita, Zordon and Alpha (though the latter two had their voices from ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''). The second had a consistence that was mostly with the show's first season, bringing back [[TheOriginalDarrin the original voices for]] Tommy and Bulk, the right Rita and Zordon... and the weirdness that by bringing back the original five Rangers when three of them were not the same characters, Rocky, Aisha and Adam had the voices of Jason, Trini and Zack!Zack! The third had most of the second dub's cast, ultimately making Billy, Kimberly, and Dulcea being the only ones to never change voices in any version.
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* FakeAmerican: Australians Jamie Croft (Fred) and Peter Mochrie (Fred's father) play Americans.
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* FakeAmerican: Australians Jamie Croft (Fred) and Peter Mochrie (Fred's father) play Americans. British Paul Freeman also plays Ivan Ooze with an American accent.
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* TheOtherMarty: Gabrielle Fitzpatrick was the original choice for Dulcea, but had to back out to remove a cyst. Creator/MariskaHargitay ([[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit yes, that one]]) was brought in as her replacement. Filming ran longer than expected, along with some reported dissatisfaction with Hargitay in the role (ranging from her performance to how well she wore the costume) and Fitzpatrick returned. This actually resulted in discarding an extended sequence where Dulcea trains the Rangers in their proto-ninjetti powers (which are [[ChekhovsSkill later seen in their fights]]), and they didn't have the time or budget to refilm with Fitzpatrick.
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* TheOtherMarty: Gabrielle Fitzpatrick was the original choice for Dulcea, but had to back out to remove a cyst. Creator/MariskaHargitay ([[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit yes, that one]]) was brought in as her replacement. Filming ran longer than expected, expected along with some reported dissatisfaction with Hargitay in the role (ranging role, this ranges from her performance to how well she wore the costume) costume. Hargitay herself said she was fired because she went to visit family back in the states during a perceived lull in filming, which she blames herself for being young and stupid. So Fitzpatrick returned. This returned and this actually resulted in discarding an extended sequence where Dulcea trains the Rangers in their proto-ninjetti powers (which are [[ChekhovsSkill later seen in their fights]]), and they didn't have the time or budget to refilm with Fitzpatrick.her.
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** The first sequence inside the Command Center included exposition about the "Order of Meldedon" that originally imprisoned Ivan Ooze, and had Zordon giving the Rangers new "Opt-Scan" devices for their helmets, one of which Rocky later uses in the construction site.
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** The first sequence inside the Command Center included exposition about the "Order of Meldedon" Meledon" that originally imprisoned Ivan Ooze, and had Zordon giving the Rangers new "Opt-Scan" devices for their helmets, one of which Rocky later uses in the construction site.
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** The first sequence inside the Command Center included exposition about the "Order of Medelan" that originally imprisoned Ivan Ooze, and had Zordon giving the Rangers new "Opt-Scan" devices for their helmets, one of which Rocky later uses in the construction site.
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** The first sequence inside the Command Center included exposition about the "Order of Medelan" Meldedon" that originally imprisoned Ivan Ooze, and had Zordon giving the Rangers new "Opt-Scan" devices for their helmets, one of which Rocky later uses in the construction site.
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* RoleReprise: Actors returning from the TV series include Jason David Frank as Tommy, Steve Cardenas as Rocky, Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly, Creator/DavidYost as Billy, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Adam, Karen Ashley as Aisha, Paul Schrier as Bulk, Jason Narvy as Skull, Creator/BarbaraGoodson as the voice of Rita, Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar, Robert Axelrod as the voice of Zedd, and Robert Manahan as the voice of Zordon.
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* UncreditedRole: Though credited for his directorial work, Bryan Spicer worked as an uncredited script doctor.
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* RoleReprise: Actors returning from the TV series include Jason David Frank as Tommy, Steve Cardenas as Rocky, Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly, David Yost as Billy, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Adam, Karen Ashley as Aisha, Paul Schrier as Bulk, Jason Narvy as Skull, Creator/BarbaraGoodson as the voice of Rita, Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar, Robert Axelrod as the voice of Zedd, and Robert Manahan as the voice of Zordon.
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* RoleReprise: Actors returning from the TV series include Jason David Frank as Tommy, Steve Cardenas as Rocky, Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly, David Yost Creator/DavidYost as Billy, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Adam, Karen Ashley as Aisha, Paul Schrier as Bulk, Jason Narvy as Skull, Creator/BarbaraGoodson as the voice of Rita, Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar, Robert Axelrod as the voice of Zedd, and Robert Manahan as the voice of Zordon.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch did all his own ninja suit stunts because his stunt actor had broken his leg during training. Creator/JasonDavidFrank also did many of his own stunts.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch did all his own ninja suit stunts because his stunt actor Danny Stallcup had broken his leg during training. Creator/JasonDavidFrank also did many of his own stunts.
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* ActingForTwo: Besides being the Rangers' stunt doubles, Hien Nguyen, Sophia Crawford, David Wald, Bridget Riley, Danny Stallcup and Stuart Quan played the Oozemen and Tengu Warriors.
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* DuelingDubs: Brazil had two, one for TV and the other for everywhere else, starting with the VHS. The first was the most consistent with the show... except for Rita. The second had the same Rita and a consistence that was mostly with the show's first season, bringing back [[TheOriginalDarrin the original voices for]] Tommy and Bulk... and the weirdness that by bringing back the original five Rangers when three of them were not the same characters, Rocky, Aisha and Adam had the voices of Jason, Trini and Zack!
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* DuelingDubs: Brazil had two, one for TV and the other for everywhere else, starting with the VHS. The first was the most consistent with the show... except for Rita. Rita, Zordon and Alpha (though the latter two had their voices from ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''). The second had the same Rita and a consistence that was mostly with the show's first season, bringing back [[TheOriginalDarrin the original voices for]] Tommy and Bulk... Bulk, the right Rita and Zordon... and the weirdness that by bringing back the original five Rangers when three of them were not the same characters, Rocky, Aisha and Adam had the voices of Jason, Trini and Zack! Zack!
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* DuelingDubs: Brazil had two, one for TV and the other for everywhere else, starting with the VHS. The first was the most consistent with the show... except for Rita. The second had the same Rita and a consistence that was mostly with the show's first season, bringing back [[TheOriginalDarrin the original voices for]] Tommy and Bulk... and the weirdness that by bringing back the original five Rangers when three of them were not the same characters, Rocky, Aisha and Adam had the voices of Jason, Trini and Zack!
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** Director Bryan Spicer, not having seen the actual series, pretty much did a quick "fast-fowarding" run of the series, ensuing things would go wrong.
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** Director Bryan Spicer, not having seen the actual series, pretty much did a quick "fast-fowarding" "fast-forwarding" run of the series, ensuing ensuring things would go wrong.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The film was originally planned to be shot at Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios at the Gold Coast in Queensland, but it was booked for ''Film/StreetFighter''. However, with the help of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox executive vice president Jon Landau, the crew used the Sydney Showgrounds, which would later become Fox Studios Australia three years after this film was made. Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios would eventually become the location where the jungle scenes were filmed towards the end of its production.
** The producers originally intended for the Rangers' masks to not have their visors and mouth pieces, feeling that it removed any sense of personality. They realized that their changes were counter-intuitive to the point of wearing a helmet because they were supposed to be an elite, faceless fighting force. They went overbudget and over schedule to refilm the necessary scenes. This actually resulted in the second season of the show overlapping with the film production (they were supposed to finish filming it when they returned home to America), the last few episodes were filmed in Australia.
** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
** Austin St. John (Jason), Walter Jones (Zack), and Thuy Trang (Trini) were originally slated to appear in the film, but due to their contract dispute halfway through Season 2, they were dropped.
** After Ivan [[YouHaveFailedMe blew up his Tengu Warriors for failing]], he originally created a colorful-feathered "Queen Tengu" out of their feathers.
** Catherine Sutherland (Katherine Hillard, the second Pink Ranger) auditioned to play Dulcea. Evidently they liked her enough to bring her to America for a role. Sutherland has lived in America since.
** Creator/MariskaHargitay was cast to play Dulcea after the original actress, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, had to back out due to a scheduled surgery. However, Fox and Saban didn't feel that Hargitay was working out and was replaced with Fitzpatrick after she recovered. Due to budget issues, she wasn't able to refilm an extended sequence where Dulcea trained the Rangers in their ninja outfits at her home. As such in the movie the Rangers seem to just sit and stare at the monument for a time before deciding to go.
** Dulcea's backstory was in the script, but cut from the film. It's explained that she is the sole survivor of an alien race from "another time, another dimension" who created the power in the Ninjetti Temple. She and Zordon were also members of the same order that imprisoned Ivan Ooze in the first place.
** Ooze originally created a team of rat-men to battle the Rangers at the construction yard. Spicer and the producers felt they looked horrible and very low-budget (their goal was to create a high-budget looking movie) and such convinced 20th Century Fox to replace them with the more creepy looking Ooze-men. The rat-men costumes were later used in the "Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter on the TV series.
** Instead of the gargoyles guarding the temple, the Rangers would have fought another set of Tengu warriors - and their queen. The battle was supposed to happen on a long rope bridge on the way to the monolith. The set was built and put in front of a greenscreen but never used.
** Dulcea would have had an annoying alien sidekick who picked on Kimberly. Around the time Fitzpatrick returned to play Dulcea, they decided to drop it.
** The final Megazord battle was planned to be achieved via suits and miniatures, similar to the TV show. The special effects team convinced the production to use CGI instead. The idea would be used for the ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' movie.
** Creator/RowanAtkinson, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/ChristopherLloyd and even singer/songwriter Music/PhilCollins were considered for the role of Ivan Ooze.
** The film was originally planned to be shot at Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios at the Gold Coast in Queensland, but it was booked for ''Film/StreetFighter''. However, with the help of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox executive vice president Jon Landau, the crew used the Sydney Showgrounds, which would later become Fox Studios Australia three years after this film was made. Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios would eventually become the location where the jungle scenes were filmed towards the end of its production.
** The producers originally intended for the Rangers' masks to not have their visors and mouth pieces, feeling that it removed any sense of personality. They realized that their changes were counter-intuitive to the point of wearing a helmet because they were supposed to be an elite, faceless fighting force. They went overbudget and over schedule to refilm the necessary scenes. This actually resulted in the second season of the show overlapping with the film production (they were supposed to finish filming it when they returned home to America), the last few episodes were filmed in Australia.
** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
** Austin St. John (Jason), Walter Jones (Zack), and Thuy Trang (Trini) were originally slated to appear in the film, but due to their contract dispute halfway through Season 2, they were dropped.
** After Ivan [[YouHaveFailedMe blew up his Tengu Warriors for failing]], he originally created a colorful-feathered "Queen Tengu" out of their feathers.
** Catherine Sutherland (Katherine Hillard, the second Pink Ranger) auditioned to play Dulcea. Evidently they liked her enough to bring her to America for a role. Sutherland has lived in America since.
** Creator/MariskaHargitay was cast to play Dulcea after the original actress, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, had to back out due to a scheduled surgery. However, Fox and Saban didn't feel that Hargitay was working out and was replaced with Fitzpatrick after she recovered. Due to budget issues, she wasn't able to refilm an extended sequence where Dulcea trained the Rangers in their ninja outfits at her home. As such in the movie the Rangers seem to just sit and stare at the monument for a time before deciding to go.
** Dulcea's backstory was in the script, but cut from the film. It's explained that she is the sole survivor of an alien race from "another time, another dimension" who created the power in the Ninjetti Temple. She and Zordon were also members of the same order that imprisoned Ivan Ooze in the first place.
** Ooze originally created a team of rat-men to battle the Rangers at the construction yard. Spicer and the producers felt they looked horrible and very low-budget (their goal was to create a high-budget looking movie) and such convinced 20th Century Fox to replace them with the more creepy looking Ooze-men. The rat-men costumes were later used in the "Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter on the TV series.
** Instead of the gargoyles guarding the temple, the Rangers would have fought another set of Tengu warriors - and their queen. The battle was supposed to happen on a long rope bridge on the way to the monolith. The set was built and put in front of a greenscreen but never used.
** Dulcea would have had an annoying alien sidekick who picked on Kimberly. Around the time Fitzpatrick returned to play Dulcea, they decided to drop it.
** The final Megazord battle was planned to be achieved via suits and miniatures, similar to the TV show. The special effects team convinced the production to use CGI instead. The idea would be used for the ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' movie.
** Creator/RowanAtkinson, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/ChristopherLloyd and even singer/songwriter Music/PhilCollins were considered for the role of Ivan Ooze.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The film was originally planned to be shot at Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios at the Gold Coast in Queensland, but it was bookedWhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/PowerRangers Enough for ''Film/StreetFighter''. However, with the help of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox executive vice president Jon Landau, the crew used the Sydney Showgrounds, which would later become Fox Studios Australia three years after this film was made. Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios would eventually become the location where the jungle scenes were filmed towards the end of its production.
** The producers originally intended for the Rangers' masks to not have their visors and mouth pieces, feeling that it removed any sense of personality. They realized that their changes were counter-intuitive to the point of wearing a helmet because they were supposed to be an elite, faceless fighting force. They went overbudget and over schedule to refilm the necessary scenes. This actually resulted in the second season of the show overlapping with the film production (they were supposed to finish filming it when they returned home to America), the last few episodes were filmed in Australia.
** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
** Austin St. John (Jason), Walter Jones (Zack), and Thuy Trang (Trini) were originally slated to appear in the film, but due to their contract dispute halfway through Season 2, they were dropped.
** After Ivan [[YouHaveFailedMe blew up his Tengu Warriors for failing]], he originally created a colorful-feathered "Queen Tengu" out of their feathers.
** Catherine Sutherland (Katherine Hillard, the second Pink Ranger) auditioned to play Dulcea. Evidently they liked her enough to bring her to America for a role. Sutherland has lived in America since.
** Creator/MariskaHargitay was cast to play Dulcea after the original actress, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, had to back out due to a scheduled surgery. However, Fox and Saban didn't feel that Hargitay was working out and was replaced with Fitzpatrick after she recovered. Due to budget issues, she wasn't able to refilm an extended sequence where Dulcea trained the Rangers in their ninja outfits at her home. As such in the movie the Rangers seem to just sit and stare at the monument for a time before deciding to go.
** Dulcea's backstory was in the script, but cut from the film. It's explained that she is the sole survivor of an alien race from "another time, another dimension" who created the power in the Ninjetti Temple. She and Zordon were also members of the same order that imprisoned Ivan Ooze in the first place.
** Ooze originally created a team of rat-men to battle the Rangers at the construction yard. Spicer and the producers felt they looked horrible and very low-budget (their goal was to create a high-budget looking movie) and such convinced 20th Century Fox to replace them with the more creepy looking Ooze-men. The rat-men costumes were later used in the "Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter on the TV series.
** Instead of the gargoyles guarding the temple, the Rangers would have fought another set of Tengu warriors - and their queen. The battle was supposed to happen on a long rope bridge on the way to the monolith. The set was built and put in front of a greenscreen but never used.
** Dulcea would have had an annoying alien sidekick who picked on Kimberly. Around the time Fitzpatrick returned to play Dulcea, they decided to drop it.
** The final Megazord battle was planned to be achieved via suits and miniatures, similar to the TV show. The special effects team convinced the production to use CGI instead. The idea would be used for the ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' movie.
** Creator/RowanAtkinson, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/ChristopherLloyd and even singer/songwriter Music/PhilCollins were considered for the role of Ivan Ooze.own page]]
** The film was originally planned to be shot at Warner Movie World/Village Roadshow Studios at the Gold Coast in Queensland, but it was booked
** The producers originally intended for the Rangers' masks to not have their visors and mouth pieces, feeling that it removed any sense of personality. They realized that their changes were counter-intuitive to the point of wearing a helmet because they were supposed to be an elite, faceless fighting force. They went overbudget and over schedule to refilm the necessary scenes. This actually resulted in the second season of the show overlapping with the film production (they were supposed to finish filming it when they returned home to America), the last few episodes were filmed in Australia.
** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
** Austin St. John (Jason), Walter Jones (Zack), and Thuy Trang (Trini) were originally slated to appear in the film, but due to their contract dispute halfway through Season 2, they were dropped.
** After Ivan [[YouHaveFailedMe blew up his Tengu Warriors for failing]], he originally created a colorful-feathered "Queen Tengu" out of their feathers.
** Catherine Sutherland (Katherine Hillard, the second Pink Ranger) auditioned to play Dulcea. Evidently they liked her enough to bring her to America for a role. Sutherland has lived in America since.
** Creator/MariskaHargitay was cast to play Dulcea after the original actress, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, had to back out due to a scheduled surgery. However, Fox and Saban didn't feel that Hargitay was working out and was replaced with Fitzpatrick after she recovered. Due to budget issues, she wasn't able to refilm an extended sequence where Dulcea trained the Rangers in their ninja outfits at her home. As such in the movie the Rangers seem to just sit and stare at the monument for a time before deciding to go.
** Dulcea's backstory was in the script, but cut from the film. It's explained that she is the sole survivor of an alien race from "another time, another dimension" who created the power in the Ninjetti Temple. She and Zordon were also members of the same order that imprisoned Ivan Ooze in the first place.
** Ooze originally created a team of rat-men to battle the Rangers at the construction yard. Spicer and the producers felt they looked horrible and very low-budget (their goal was to create a high-budget looking movie) and such convinced 20th Century Fox to replace them with the more creepy looking Ooze-men. The rat-men costumes were later used in the "Return of the Green Ranger" three-parter on the TV series.
** Instead of the gargoyles guarding the temple, the Rangers would have fought another set of Tengu warriors - and their queen. The battle was supposed to happen on a long rope bridge on the way to the monolith. The set was built and put in front of a greenscreen but never used.
** Dulcea would have had an annoying alien sidekick who picked on Kimberly. Around the time Fitzpatrick returned to play Dulcea, they decided to drop it.
** The final Megazord battle was planned to be achieved via suits and miniatures, similar to the TV show. The special effects team convinced the production to use CGI instead. The idea would be used for the ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' movie.
** Creator/RowanAtkinson, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/ChristopherLloyd and even singer/songwriter Music/PhilCollins were considered for the role of Ivan Ooze.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' being owned by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Fox]] at the time, Ivan Ooze never made a return appearance, nor was ever even mentioned on the show. "Ninja Quest" essentially retold the events of ''MMPRTM'' and Ivan's role was split up between Rito (new villain who allies with Rita and Zedd and destroys the Rangers' original dinosaur powers) and Master Vile (dangerous new BigBad more powerful than Rita and Zedd combined).
** Similarly, Dulcea's role as a mentor to the Rangers and provider of their new ninja powers was given to Ninjor.
** Similarly, Dulcea's role as a mentor to the Rangers and provider of their new ninja powers was given to Ninjor.
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** The Tengus were used in the third season as the ''Tengas''.
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** The Tengus were used in the third season as the ''Tengas''.Teng''a''s.
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** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''[[{{Film/Nosferatu}} Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
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** Ivan Ooze was originally conceived as an animalistic and grotesque but charismatic creature [[ShoutOut inspired by]] Creator/KlausKinski's performance and character in ''[[{{Film/Nosferatu}} Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'', ''Film/NosferatuTheVampyre'', down to using an army of plague-ridden, mutated rat-men to brainwash Angel Grove's adult population into servitude; a {{Knight Of Cerebus}} to exemplify the raised stakes the Rangers faced. This angle was dropped in pre-production due to fears of frightening the intended target audience, and the rat-men were later dropped and replaced with the Tengu warriors.
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* RoleReprise: Actors returning from the TV series include Jason David Frank as Tommy, Steve Cardenas as Rocky, David Yost as Billy, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Adam, Karen Ashley as Aisha, Paul Schrier as Bulk, Jason Narvy as Skull, Creator/BarbaraGoodson as the voice of Rita, Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar, Robert Axelrod as the voice of Zedd, and Robert Manahan as the voice of Zordon.
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* RoleReprise: Actors returning from the TV series include Jason David Frank as Tommy, Steve Cardenas as Rocky, Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly, David Yost as Billy, Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as Adam, Karen Ashley as Aisha, Paul Schrier as Bulk, Jason Narvy as Skull, Creator/BarbaraGoodson as the voice of Rita, Kerrigan Mahan as the voice of Goldar, Robert Axelrod as the voice of Zedd, and Robert Manahan as the voice of Zordon.
