Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

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For other entries in the franchise, see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (disambiguation).
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Pressman
Written byTodd W. Langen
Based onCharacters created
by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Produced by
  • Thomas K. Gray
  • Kim Dawson
  • David Chan
Starring
CinematographyShelly Johnson
Edited by
Music byJohn Du Prez
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • March 22, 1991 (1991-03-22)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[3]
Box office$78.7 million[4]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is a 1991 American superhero film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Directed by Michael Pressman and written by Todd W. Langen, it is the sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and the second installment in the original Turtles film trilogy. It stars Paige Turco and David Warner, with the voices of Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Adam Carl, and Laurie Faso. Resuming from the events of the first film, the Shredder returns at command of the Foot Clan for revenge on the Turtles. When he learns the secret behind the Turtles' mutation, he becomes more dangerous than ever. The film reveals the origins of Splinter and the Turtles and introduces two new villains, Tokka and Rahzar. Unlike the first film, the Turtles mostly fight bare-fisted, to tone down the violence.

The film was released theatrically in the United States on March 22, 1991, by New Line Cinema. It received mixed reviews from critics, who said it departed from the much darker tone of the original 1990 film. However, it was financially successful, grossing $78.7 million against a budget of $25 million, becoming the thirteenth highest-grossing film domestically in the year of its release.[5] A sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, was released in 1993.

  1. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II the Secret of the Ooze (1991)". Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 September 2006.
  4. ^ "'Turtles' live again in CGI spinoff 'TMNT'". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 March 2007.
  5. ^ "1991 Domestic Grosses". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 19 September 2006.