What is teenage mutant ninja turtles 1990?

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie that was released in 1990 was the first live-action film adaptation of the popular comic book and animated TV series. Directed by Steve Barron, the film follows the story of four anthropomorphic turtles who are trained in ninjutsu by their rat sensei, Splinter, and fight crime in New York City.

The movie featured a mix of practical effects, puppetry, and martial arts choreography to bring the turtles to life on screen. The four turtles - Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael - were portrayed by actors in full-body turtle suits, with their facial expressions animated by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a commercial success, grossing over $200 million worldwide and becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 1990 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics but gained a cult following among fans of the comic books and TV series.

The success of the 1990 movie spawned two sequels, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), as well as a CGI-animated reboot in 2007 and a live-action reboot series in 2014.