Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

While many major studios turned down the film, New Line Cinema, at that time a small independent production company, acquired the rights halfway through production for the film that would break the record for the highest-grossing independent film of all time.

After training as ninjas under Master Splinter in the sewers of New York, four heroic, pizza-loving turtles–Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello– take on a dangerous gang to save the city.

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