Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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{{Infobox film
| name = Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
| image = Turtle Power poster.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
| director = Randall Lobb
| producer = Randall Lobb
| writer = Randall Lobb
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| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{plainlist|
- FauxPop Media
- iProductions
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| distributor = Paramount Home Media Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2014|08|12}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 documentary about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise directed by Randall Lobb.
Cast
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- Peter Laird
- Kevin Eastman
- Mark Askwith
- Richard Rosenbaum
- Ryan Brown
- Michael Dooney
- Steve Lavigne
- Jim Lawson
- Mark Freedman{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1434172/|title = Mark Freedman| website=IMDb }}
- John Handy
- Karl Aaronian
- Fred Wolf
- David Wise
- Steve Varner
- Barry Gordon
- Cam Clarke
- Renae Jacobs
- Townsend Coleman
- James Avery
- Pat Fraley
- Peter Renaday
- Thomas K. Gray
- Bobby Herbeck
- Steve Barron
- Brian Henson
- Michelan Sisti
- Judith Hoag
- Rob Paulsen
- Michael Turney
- Kevin Clash
- Ernie Reyes Jr.
- Austin Gibson
- Charles Knauf
- Michele Ivey
- Stephen Reese
- Cindy Torres
- Michael Ian Black
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Development
The film was made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise. It began development in 2009, with production lasting for five years. Over one-hundred hours of interviews were examined by the filmmakers to determine whether they could be used.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/turtle-power-documentary-offers-look-at-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-history|title=Turtle Power documentary offers look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles history|work=HitFix|date=25 August 2023 }} The trailer was released on June 11, 2014.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qbymj_yAfo|title=Turtle Power - Official Trailer (HD)|date=11 June 2014|work=YouTube}}
Release
It was released on DVD in the United States on August 12, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KYQS6UG|title=Amazon.com: Turtle Power: Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Artist Not Provided: Movies & TV|work=amazon.com|date=12 August 2014}} It was released four days after the 2014 film in the franchise.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53333|title=EXCLUSIVE: "Turtle Power" Documentary Trailer, Box Art Revealed|work=Comic Book Resources|date=10 June 2014}}
Reception
Flickering Myth awarded the film a score of two out of five stars, saying "not a definitive look, it just about scrapes the surface and that's why it's hard to recommend. It's worth watching because what it does show is great, but it will just leave you wanting more and 99 minutes just isn't enough time to cover a thirty year history."{{cite web|url=http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2014/10/movie-review-turtle-power-definitive-history-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2014.html|title=Movie Review – Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)|author=Luke Owen|work=Flickering Myth|date=17 October 2014}} Panels and Pixels awarded it 3.5 out of 5, saying "It's an uneven package and certainly not definitive, but there's enough in there to make it worth watching."{{cite web|url=http://www.panelsandpixels.com/review-turtle-power-definitive-history-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/|title=Review: Turtle Power: Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|work=panelsandpixels.com}}
Sequel
Director Randall Lobb confirmed that a sequel is in development.{{Cite web|url=http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showpost.php?p=1564466&postcount=1|title = The Technodrome Forums - View Single Post - Turtle Power II: The Documentary}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3817848}}
{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}
Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Category:American documentary films
Category:2014 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about comics
Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films