Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American
live-action,
independent film, directed by
Steve Barron, based on the comic book characters
of the same name. It was released on March 30, 1990. This film presents the origin story of
Splinter and the Turtles, the initial meeting between them,
April O'Neil and
Casey Jones, and their first confrontation with
The Shredder and his
Foot Clan. The film stars
Judith Hoag,
Elias Koteas, and the voices of
Brian Tochi,
Robbie Rist,
Josh Pais and
Corey Feldman as the four titular characters.