Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Overview

Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay present this reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise with Wrath of the Titans' helmer Jonathan Liebesman directing. The sinister Shredder has seized control of New York City's police and politicians, leaving his ruthless Foot Clan to spread chaos in the streets. With no prospects for salvation in sight, mutant crime-fighters Raphael, Leonardo , Donatello, and Michaelangelo leap into action. They put up a fierce fight, too, though in order to truly defeat Shredder, the heroes in a half shell will need the help of courageous reporter April O'Neil (Megan Fox) and her quick witted cameraman Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) as well. With their help, Shredder's plan will quickly unravel, and this once-great city will rise again.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/16/2014
UPC:	0032429204912
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	26,559

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alan Ritchson	Raphael
Johnny Knoxville	Leonardo (voice)
Jeremy Howard	Donatello,Voices
Tony Shalhoub	Splinter (voice)
Mikal A. Vega	Sacks Bodyguard,Sacks Bodyguard,Voices
Rick Chambers	News Anchor,Voices
Karen Morris	Actor
Tobin Mitnick	Actor
Raquel Merediz	Actor
Leyna Nguyen	Voices
Derek Mears	Voices
Brandon Alexander	Voices,Hostage
Matthew Andrews	Voices,Yoga Guy
Megan Fox	Voices
Will Arnett	Voices
William Fichtner	Voices
Noel Fisher	Voices,Actor
Pete Ploszek	Voices
Danny Woodburn	Voices
Tohoru Masamune	Voices
Whoopi Goldberg	Voices
Minae Noji	Voices
Abby Elliott	Voices
Madison Mason	Voices
Taran Killam	Voices
K. Todd Freeman	Voices
Paul Fitzgerald	Voices
Malina Weissman	Voices
Venida Evans	Voices
Harley Pasternak	Voices
Braeson Herold	Voices
Chris Wylde	Voices
Chance Kelly	Voices
Brian Matthews	Actor
Mike Malvagno	Actor
Staci Lawrence	Actor
Sean Astin	Actor
Jason Biggs	Actor
Greg Cipes	Actor
Rob Paulsen	Actor
Mae Whitman	Actor
Hoon Lee	Actor
Kevin Michael Richardson	Actor
Roseanne Barr	Actor
Kelly Hu	Actor
Nolan North	Actor
Clancy Brown	Actor
Brandon Keener	Newscaster
Ami Sheth	Female Newscaster
Michelle Guo	Mr. Chang Translator
JoAnna Pallante	Reporter at City Hall
Chris Brewster	Foot Soldier
Alison Fernandez	Rosa Mendez
Jon Komp Shin	FDNY EMT/Paramedic
Brandon McClary	Actor
Doris McCarthy	Actor
Tony Repinski	¿o¿nierz piechoty
Canden Jackson	dziewczyna bior¿ca udzia¿ w zawodach w jedzeniu
Jonathan Liebesman	Actor
Michael Bay	Actor
Eric J. Crown	Actor
Andrew Form	Actor
Bradley Fuller	Actor
Scott Mednick	Actor
Galen Walker	Actor
Josh Appelbaum	Actor
Evan Daugherty	Actor
Peter Laird	Actor
André Nemec	Actor
Kevin Eastman	Actor
Brian Tyler	Actor,Composer
Lula Carvalho	Actor
Chuck Duke	Actor
Justin Hammond	Actor
Brian N. Bentley	Actor
Kayla Franklin	Actor
Howard R. Campbell	Actor
Akemi Abe	Actor
Erik Baker	Actor
Mike Dharney	Actor
Kyle Dunlevy	Actor
Cameron Folds	Actor
Oz Gani	Actor
Paul Hopkins	Actor
Kevin Labanowich	Actor
Peer Lemmers	Actor
Christian Liliedahl	Actor
Dave Logan	Actor
Jonathan MacIntosh	Actor
Dave Mah	Actor
Andrew Malesky	Actor
Chris McGaw	Actor
Lee McNair	Actor
Adrian Millington	Actor
Jee Young Park	Actor
Pete Peggy	Actor
Terence P. Reilly	Actor
Adam Schnitzer	Actor
Ryan Sluman	Actor
Anand Somasundaran	Actor
Danny Southard	Actor
Rini Sugianto	Actor
Luis Carlos Uribe	Actor
Christopher Walsh	Actor
Phan Wiantrakoon	Actor
Bob Wilson	Actor
Kirsten Yamaguchi	Actor
Shaun Lowry	Actor
Frank Alfano	Actor
Jeremy Stewart	Actor
Erica Jean Yeager	Actor
Jimmy Almeida	Actor
John Carey	Actor
David Leitch	Actor

Technical Credits

Josh Appelbaum

André Nemec

Evan Daugherty

Peter Laird

Kevin Eastman

Jonathan Liebesman	Director
Josh Appelbaum	Screenwriter
André Nemec	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Denis L. Stewart	Producer,Executive Producer
Michael Bay	Producer
Jason W. Jennings	Sound/Sound Designer
Duane Manwiller	Camera Operator
Coy Aune	Camera Operator
Rori Bergman	Casting
Tannis Vallely	Casting
Gufran Khan	Production Manager
Cassius Vaz	Production Manager
William Sarokin	Sound Mixer
Walter Anderson	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Mathew Price	Sound Mixer
Dan Bradley	Second Unit Director
Scott Rogers	Stunts
David Leitch	Stunts
Garrett Warren	Stunts
Hank Amos	Stunts
J.D. Schwalm	Special Effects Supervisor
Burt Dalton	Special Effects Supervisor
Lee Gilmore	Sound Effects
Robert Kellough	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Phil Barrie	Sound Effects
Evan Daugherty	Screenwriter
Ian Bryce	Producer
Andrew Form	Producer
Bradley Fuller	Producer
Scott Mednick	Producer
Galen Walker	Producer
Junior Cyrus Baron	Sound Effects
Anna Behlmer	Sound Effects
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	Director
Peter Laird	Screenwriter
Kevin Eastman	Screenwriter
Judah Getz	Sound Effects
Jason Reed	Producer
Napoleon Smith III	Producer
Jill Ambrosino	Special Effects
Dan Guachione	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

If movie studios were monsters, Platinum Dunes would be Dracula. Founded by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form back in 2001, the studio seemed to exist solely to suck the life out of beloved horror properties such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. But you can only plunder one genre for so long before the fans start to take notice, and with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bay and company shift their focus to comic books in an apparent bid to cash in on the Comic-Con crowd's increasing domination of mainstream cinema. And though the lack of inspiration is still plain to see, the most surprising aspect of the studio's latest exercise in the derivative is that it may well be their best film to date. Opening with a striking animated sequence detailing how the villainous Shredder and his dreaded Foot Clan slowly gained a stronghold in New York City, the movie then introduces us to ambitious news reporter April O'Neil (Megan Fox) as she chases an important lead down by the docks. When that story falls through, she phones in a fluff piece on fitness with the help of her smitten cameraman Vern (Will Arnett). That night, April returns to the docks for another interview, and watches in amazement as a shadowy vigilante thwarts a Foot Clan heist. Later, after April covers a speech by local scientist and philanthropist Eric Sachs (William Fichtner), who worked with her late father before he was killed in a tragic lab accident, she witnesses the Foot Clan taking hostages in the subway. In a flash, the thugs are neutralized by four masked figures who beat a hasty retreat up to the rooftops. Following them, April discovers that the shadowy heroes are in fact Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, four six-foot-tall turtles who mastered the art of Ninjutsu under their rodent mentor Splinter. Those fighting skills come in handy when April and her new friends stumble upon a sinister plot to unleash a lethal chemical over the city in a diabolical bid to win a lucrative government contract. Given that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have gone through several incarnations since their comic-book conception, it was inevitable that screenwriters Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, and Evan Daugherty would have taken some liberties with the established lore. Yet unlike previous Platinum Dunes atrocities, the screenwriting team here manage to keep the spirit of the characters intact, even if the details seem slightly off. In addition to giving each of the turtles distinctive personalities, Appelbaum, Nemec, and Daugherty have fashioned a script that moves along at a satisfying pace. Sure, there's the occasional lapse in logic, but those are the moments when it pays to remember that you're watching a movie about giant crime-fighting, pizza-munching turtles with juvenile personalities. Meanwhile, Jonathan Liebesman's efficient direction perfectly complements the nimble script -- thanks in no small part to editors Joel Negron and Glen Scantlebury, who keep the action moving at an exciting clip (especially in a showstopping chase scene set atop a snowy mountain ridge and the dizzying climactic fight). It certainly isn't high art, but like the "froth" atop Vern's savory cup of coffee, it's an airy confection that gives the familiar just enough sweetness to go down smoothly.