Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), directed by Steve Barron, brings Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael out of the comic panels and into live action — complete with suits and animatronics created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Blending martial-arts action, gritty NYC atmosphere, and goofy humor, the film became a major pop-culture touchstone of the early ’90s.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), directed by Steve Barron, brings Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael out of the comic panels and into live action — complete with suits and animatronics created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Blending martial-arts action, gritty NYC atmosphere, and goofy humor, the film became a major pop-culture touchstone of the early ’90s.
