Wow I can't believe we never started this topic! Though I know a lot of people don't really respect or care of this movie it deserves a topic too! It is part of TMNT History and I'm sure people have fun stories to tell as well in this area. Please if you don't like this movie do be respectful with no bashing of it.
March 19th, 1993 TMNT 3 came to theaters. This movie being different from the last two, as we had a new company making the costumes so the characters had new looks which many were not too thrilled with. The story line was new, it did not have the Foot involved at all, and they even left New York. So they were testing new grounds with the Turtles, bringing them to the past.
I remember when I first learned that TMNT 3 was finally being made was at Turtle Con, August 23rd, 1992 where they had a stunt Michaelangelo costume on display for people to get their pictures with. I was so excited. I tried asking questions about it at the big panel with Eastman and Laird and the full Mirage crew.
Me: "Are the Actors who played the Turtles returning?" - Them: don't know think Leonardo is... know April is.
Someone else in the crowd: "Is the Shredder going to be in the Movie?" - Peter Laird: No! *crowd laughs at how fast he answered*
I made friends with a lady at the convention who was an extra in the movie so she gave me some information about scenes she got to witness being filmed. And I learned of them going to Japan, I learned that day about the pizza Mike tried to make in the past, and about the village burning down. I was so excited.
Here is a picture from this event:
March was getting closer and the novel came out so I read the novel. Than magazines started to be released... all of which I was collecting as they came out.
On March 19th, I woke up with a goal in mind. Get sent home from school so I could go see the Turtle Movie with the first showing. Though I had to take a Math test that morning. So I went in playing sick, but I played sick a little to well the teachers sent me home less than 10 minutes after I got to the school. Though really I was doing well, that had to be my finest acting moment. I'll never forget it.
I saw the movie and at first I was disappointed... the turtles looked like frogs and Splinter looked like a dog. Though the more I saw the movie in the theaters the more I grew to love it as well. That weekend I worked three different theaters as a Turtle. The owners of the chain saw me at one of their theaters and followed me to another, they set it up so all of their theaters would hire us to work. Man I loved being a Turtle!
I bought the movie the day it came out on VHS and now own it on laser disk and DVD. I do have my problems still with the third movie like the costumes and all the extra lines that Corey threw in there for Donatello. Though at the same time I have wonderful memories of the movie and favorite scenes and love the fact that Mike has a real story line in it, not just the comic relief.
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