Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

7.4/10 98 min Documentary

Overview

In the spring of 1984, a strange new comic book sat beside cash registers in select shops, too big to fit in the racks, and too weird to ignore. Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presented a completely original breed of super hero. It was too bizarre, too crazy. It broke all the rules and should never have worked. Until it sold out. Again and again and again. For 30 years. Now, peek under the shell and see how this so-called "happy accident" defied every naysayer to become one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world.

Cast

Peter Laird

Self

Kevin Eastman

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Steve Barron

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Judith Hoag

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Fred Wolf

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David Wise

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Michael Ian Black

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Robert Ben Garant

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Townsend Coleman

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James Avery

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Barry Gordon

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Rob Paulsen

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Cam Clarke

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Peter Renaday

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Pat Fraley

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Brian Henson

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