Director's Cut of TMNT (1990)?

[Kendamu]

http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2008/08/take-on-me.html

Take a look at what's going down over at The 5th Turtle! Apparently, the director of the first TMNT movie is interested in doing a director's cut with special features and using lost footage that he has personal copies of for the DVD!

Of course, this isn't set-in-stone just yet. Somehow, this feels kind of like a "test the waters" sort of deal. So, if you're interested in seeing this, you should definitely head over there and voice your opinion on a Special Edition of the first TMNT movie. Mayhaps a large enough response will get word to WB about getting this out on the shelves for us!

[VaughnMichael]

YES YES YES YES! THIS IS LONG OVER DUE, like many of my library books..:fshifty:

[Kendamu]

Agreed! Spread the word! Comment on T5T, post in forums, blog it, and all kinds of other stuff. Advertise the need for this out the shell!

[Archon_Turtle]

YES YES YES YES! THIS IS LONG OVER DUE, like many of my library books..:fshifty:

You've never been to a library :-P

Seriously though, this is a really exciting proposition.

[Buffy]

This is awesome news :D !!

[VaughnMichael]

You've never been to a library :-P

Seriously though, this is a really exciting proposition.
I go every week! I just happen to rent DVD's of shows from other countries.:lol:

[CudleyCowlick]

DO IT DO IT DO IT... YOU KNOW YOU WANNA DO IT!!!:lol::lol::D:lol::lol::D:D

[Drtooth]

Hey... they missed the boat the first time by not releasing it to hype up the TMNT film, I really hope this time we see something. Please Warners... you owe this to us. Director's cut special editions of movies that deserve it Not Big Mama's House 4 or something to promote a terrible sequal to a movie that shouldn't have been made in the first place.

DIRECTORS CUT TMNT 1 IN 2009!!!!

[Jester]

Yeah! They watched my Youtube video....wait no they didn't....my bad.

[Kendamu]

Yeah! They watched my Youtube video....wait no they didn't....my bad.
URL please?

[Jester]

URL please?
It's in responce to a video made by fellow 'Dromer, raphroehler2004:
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[thebrownranger]

YES!!!! YES!!!! It's been time!

[turkishproverb]

Yes. Its about time. Love it. And the suction cup alternate ending is probably the one they're talking about.

[sdp]

Tons of people my age really enjoy the live action movies, its not just a fandom thing. I was indeed surprised that the movies were not released last year with the movie..


Besides doesn't the first movie have a glitch? There is one part in the movie where it seems like it stopped, at first I thought it was the dvd but I exchanged it and it had the same problem so it appears to be a problem in the disc. Would like to see special editions of the other two as well.

[The Green Ranger]

I was waiting to see if they'd release special editions around the time the newer movie was coming out, but they never did. We need SE of the whole trilogy, but this is a great first step!

[Buslady]

I want i want i want i want i want i want i want i want i want i want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leonardo87]

Dude! this is the happiest news I have ever heard! :D

[TristanHuwJones]

The first live action movie still stands as one of my favourite movies ever, and easily one of the best comic book movies of all time. I think with the 25th Anniversary happening next year, WB would be stupid to ignore something like this! This HAS to happen! It'd be really cool to see some extras talking about the comic books as well as the films. Kind of a comparative retrospective, with interviews with everyone over at Mirage! That would be cool!

[Darth Shredder]

The first live action movie still stands as one of my favourite movies ever, and easily one of the best comic book movies of all time. I think with the 25th Anniversary happening next year, WB would be stupid to ignore something like this! This HAS to happen! It'd be really cool to see some extras talking about the comic books as well as the films. Kind of a comparative retrospective, with interviews with everyone over at Mirage! That would be cool!

Yeah, this is an opportunity that need not be passed up. Too bad that the ball was dropped on the Star Wars 30th Anniversary. It was so underwhelming. We might have this TMNT Special Edition (and I hope LOADS of features) to make up for that.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

I don't see it happening...25th anniversary or not, I'm 100% certain this'll never happen cause the higher ups at that studio just...don't...care.

If I sound negative, I'm sorry...you can just call me the name that rhymes with lasso. But I've been wanting this for so long, and burned too many times, that I'm pretty much set in it never coming to be.

I know this is about 'first steps' and what have ya...but again I've just been burned too many times and now I'm completely cynical on this whole subject. If I gotta be, so be it.

And online petitions never work, blogging never works...nothing of that kind has ever worked. The studio probably doesn't even remember the first film, and for it being a $135 million blockbuster (in 1990 dollars at that) it would be a shoo-in in sales. Lion's Gate did a 2 disc for Monster Squad (a flick that wasn't even a hit back in the day, but it's still a good flick) and did that one justice, yet the studios can't think through their pea-brains that a movie that was A). A blockbuster success and the most successful independent film at the tiem and B.) A cultural film (aka the general audience still remembers it) would make the moo-lah for them on DVD.

[Roseangelo]

I'll be posting more info on my blog over the coming weeks and months, but for starters you can read this (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/its-time-for-tmnt-1-special-edition.html).

I've also started a MySpace account (http://www.myspace.com/tmnt_dvd) that I'll be cross-posting to over time.

I agree that this is a long shot, but I think now's the time to get loud and vocal about it if we ever want a chance of this happening. It can't happen with just the group of us here; it has to go more mainstream. So put the word out as much as you can, especially to any non-TMNT forums where there might be crossover interest.

[Archon_Turtle]

http://www.theturtlevan.com will also be doing what it can :-)

[Kendamu]

Raphroehler2003, just remember to not buy a copy when it finally comes out. I don't wanna have someonthing rip you off your homework of planet Wbatcouldabeen prematurely.

[twopinacoladas]

Like I posted on Murphs blog, when me and my friends were at Walmart last night there were a tone of copies of the first 3 turtle movies. They are still selling them and still making money off those movies. Why not make a special edition they could discontinue the other ones and or more people who have the original may buy them. I know I would buy them no question, Im sure others who dont have the origingal or only have the VHS tapes would probably pick up the special edition over the old dvd. Plus they could charge more and hence make more money then they do for the standard dvds.

[Tinuvielsdreams]

Damn I am late to the celebration! I am incredibly happy to hear this of course! Good news first thing in the morning. I was just checking out your myspace Rose :D and the other blogs. Its great everyone!

[Spitfire]

Just because one studio won't release it doesn't mean another won't. I see this working solely because the push to re-release everything Bluray is happening. Now is the time if there ever was one.

[Drtooth]

Just because one studio won't release it doesn't mean another won't. I see this working solely because the push to re-release everything Bluray is happening. Now is the time if there ever was one.


I'm really hoping that they release it on Blu, just so they can make a special edition regular DVD. I mean, if the director has a collection of stuff behind the scenes, and bloopers, and stuff like that, it's possible.

Even Beetlejuice (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-20th-Anniversary/9743) is getting a special edition, with bonus cartoon episodes.

[Buslady]

I don't know much about blue-ray, someone educate me. Can they format old movies to it? I thought newer movies shot with digital or a really high resolution film could be Bluray?

[Spitfire]

Well your right newer movies are in some cases shot with higher resolution but most are still shot the old fashion way and transfered to a computer to be edited.

HD is a process of uping the quality on a movie. It's not as hard to do as one would imagine. Remember back when Lucas remastered Star Wars? He up'd the quality on it by a lot and that was before HD was even thought of. That's what they did to movies when they were put onto DVD I believe. How they do HD I'm not completely sure but it's an up convert process. It has something to do with turning the movie into a digital format and using a converter or compressor to up the quality.

Speaking of Bluray players still play DVDs so rebuying your collection wouldn't really be needed. Also if this turtles movie does come out it'll be in upconvert format for the DVD so you can play it on an HDTV in HD still. It won't technically be as good looking but in all honesty I've seen both and I hardly see the littlest difference. But I don't have a huge HDTV mines a 32 inch.

[Kendamu]

There is now a MySpace page and a Facebook group containing a lot of the latest info on the matter:

http://www.myspace.com/tmnt_dvd

http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit.php?gid=21999876663

Take a look, join/friend, and get in on the action!

EDIT: Whoops! Looks like Rose beat me to it with the MySpace link!

[Extreme_Enigma]

Now THIS is what we need. Please make the Special Edition Director's Cut DVD.
It's perfect for the 25th anniversary. I'm crossing all my fingers.

[Lil G]

what's a directors cut? i dont really know.

[Buslady]

what's a directors cut? i dont really know.

A "drector's cut" aka Special Edition is a loaded DVD with cut scenes, behind the scenes, added scenes into the movie, and any other related material to the movie.

[Spitfire]

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.

[Kendamu]

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.
That's why I'd like to see a "Director's Cut" and not just an "Extended Version."

[TMNT]

For years, we've heard and seeen numerous things that would make us believe there is an alternate version of this film out there. But to finally hear the director openly state it (I'm not sure if he has before), it'd be a real shame if Warner Bros. didn't act on it now.

I know it's too early but besides a rough cut and some extra scenes, I'd love a commentary track by the director (he seems eager to bring it back so it'd be fitting) and perhaps a reunion track from Judith and Elias. Perhaps even the voice actors could do a track. This DVD would be worth every penny if done right. Let's just hope it all works out.

And since it's been brought up, do you think they'd release Special Editions of the two sequels. Granted, their directors haven't put any word out, but I'm sure if WB goes ahead with one, they may release the others. In the end, it's about money and I'm sure they'll sell well.

[Drtooth]

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.

So, we could just wind up with the movie with extra scenes either added to the film itself otr as "deleted/alternate" sequences?

It would be great to have some of the British sequences that weren't in the movie as bonus features. I know there had to have been some alternate takes.

And BTW, I just signed up for the Turtles Special Edition site myself. We need as many people as possible, right?

[cowabunga14]

I've also started a MySpace account (http://www.myspace.com/tmnt_dvd) that I'll be cross-posting to over time.

Posted a bulletin about that yesterday, so I'm trying to get (more) people to care.

[Roseangelo]

Posted a bulletin about that yesterday, so I'm trying to get (more) people to care.

Stay tuned - There's more to come. :)

[Spitfire]

So, we could just wind up with the movie with extra scenes either added to the film itself otr as "deleted/alternate" sequences?

It would be great to have some of the British sequences that weren't in the movie as bonus features. I know there had to have been some alternate takes.

And BTW, I just signed up for the Turtles Special Edition site myself. We need as many people as possible, right?

Yeah unless he plans to re-edit and really doctor it up the point where it's noticeable I'd say it's better to leave all that crap as a bonus feature. That or put both versions of the film on the disk. I also think they should include the script that has the scenes that weren't filmed in it as a bonus.

[Buslady]

Technically speaking it's the cut of a movie the director himself intended people to see. It may contain scenes that weren't in the first release and sometimes shorter scenes. Directors cut can be totally different from the original.

What Buslady described is an Unrated or Extended Cut which is where they toss in everything that wasn't used. Most of the time their pointless scenes that make the movie drag on or their just extra fighting or gore that wasn't in the normal release. Their almost never better. Some directors get mad like Ridely Scott did when they re-released "Alien" with footage he didn't think needed to be in the film.


ooo thanks for clarifying that, all i knew that a directors cut had some added coolness :P

[Time Mistress]

I would certainly "upgrade" to a special edition of the first TMNT movie. I'd love to see this happen.

[Roseangelo]

I also think they should include the script that has the scenes that weren't filmed in it as a bonus.

You won't have to wait too long for that. Providing that is one of the things I have planned. :)

[CJStyles]

I'd love to see a directors cut of the original movie

[turkishproverb]

Rose, patron saint of TMNT fan's.

[Roseangelo]

BTW: TMNT.org (http://www.tmnt.org) now redirects to the MySpace page.

[Spitfire]

You won't have to wait too long for that. Providing that is one of the things I have planned. :)

You have a plan of putting the scripts on the DVD? I was unaware you had any pull but that's cool. Assuming you have copies of the scripts and the Mirage guys know how to get a hold of you they'd have no reason not to.

[Roseangelo]

You have a plan of putting the scripts on the DVD? I was unaware you had any pull but that's cool. Assuming you have copies of the scripts and the Mirage guys know how to get a hold of you they'd have no reason not to.

Well, no, I won't be putting the script on any DVD (I really don't think a DVD is a good place for a large chunk of text like that anyways). But I will be posting the full text of the script for the deleted scenes to the Interwebs in the near future.

If all goes well, I'll have the first one up this weekend. :)

[Darth Shredder]

There were deleted scenes in the script?

Can you give us a basic summary of details?

[Roseangelo]

There were deleted scenes in the script?

Can you give us a basic summary of details?

All of the deleted scenes are pretty well documented in all of the movie materials - comics and books and everything. I believe tmntmoviesite.com (http://www.tmntmoviesite.com) has a good summary of all of them, but if I spent time writing that up it'd take away from time I could be spending typing the actual script (and scanning pictures). :)

[Darth Shredder]

Thank you for sharing the link. I'll look into it.

[turkishproverb]

Well, didn't feel right using the form letter, sent this out instead:

To Warner Brothers Home Video:

In 2009 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise will celebrate it's 25th anniversary. During the that time, one of the franchise high points in both commercial and critical success was teh first live action film, which was produced by New Line Cinema. It is the hope of die-hard TMNT fans of all ages, to say nothing of film buffs and the public in general that Warner Brothers/New Line Cinema uses this celebration as an opportunity to release the strangely absent "Special Edition" of that film on DVD.

Steve Barron, director of the film, has made clear both his interest in being personally involved in such a DVD project and has stated he is willing to provide supplemental material for such a release, including deleted scenes and original artwork. in addition, many other frequent requests and suggestions such as remastered video and sound, commentary tracks, theatrical trailers, and making of documentaries, are standard releases on most films that were even a fraction the commercial success of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

When it was released, the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film achieved the highest independent film gross in history, a record it would hold for over nine years, and both it's special effects and cinematic construction received rave reviews. Indeed, at $135 million dollars domestically (over $201 worldwide), the first film was a blockbuster for it's time. This film led to both New line being taken seriously and two sequels, both of which made further money and pushed special effects even more to the limit.

This film warrants a Special edition release both for it's commercial appeal as well as for the creative merit of the film.

Sincerely,

Joshua

One of The Turtle Faithful

[Darth Shredder]

That's a very professional and convincing letter, turkishproverb. It's short, to the point, and didn't go overboard with any criticism to WB that might piss them off. "Strangely absent" was a good euphemism for "WB, You've been stupid for not proceeding with the Special Edition Release of my favorite film. DO IT, DAMMIT!"

The letter does need some grammatical revisions, however. I hope you realize that.

[turkishproverb]

That's a very professional and convincing letter, turkishproverb. It's short, to the point, and didn't go overboard with any criticism to WB that might piss them off. "Strangely absent" was a good euphemism for "WB, You've been stupid for not proceeding with the Special Edition Release of my favorite film. DO IT, DAMMIT!"

The letter does need some grammatical revisions, however. I hope you realize that.

That'd be pretty hard for WB to do. My favorite film is "Rashomon" :lol:

[Darth Shredder]

Never heard of it. o_o

[Ninjinister]

Never heard of it. o_o

Rashomon is an amazing film; I suggest researching it.

[Roseangelo]

I hacked together a banner:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/casey-ani.gif

Not the greatest, but not horrible.

Feel free to steal and use.

Can you do better? DO IT! And then share with us!

[Darth Shredder]

Rashomon is an amazing film; I suggest researching it.

I'll check it out.





I hacked together a banner:

Not the greatest, but not horrible.

Feel free to steal and use.

Can you do better? DO IT! And then share with us!

Nice banner. When Casey Jones demands something, it's serious business!

[Kendamu]

Awesome banner! Its in the pictures section of the Facebook group now!

[cowabunga14]

Rashomon is an amazing film; I suggest researching it.
Kurosawa's a genius.

[the fixer]

Hehe, this is uncanny...

I hadn't been on this board for quite some time so I hadn't read this topic...

Last week though, I thought to myself that a special edition of the 1990 Ninja Turtles film on DVD would really be great so I decided to write a mail to New Line and ask if they had plans for it.

Sadly, they haven't replied yet.
Now I know why though... I probably wasn't the only one that wrote them asking for a new Ninja Turtles DVD release.;)
They probably read my mail and thought "Dangnammit, here's another one..."

:)

[Roseangelo]

Is anyone here willing to make banners and buttons?

This effort is going to fail unless everyone is willing to get the word out, so I think it's a good idea for as many people as possible to have banners in their sigs not just here, but on any other forums you might visit. Especially on any non-TMNT forums you visit.

We have a screencap topic here (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=13710) that you can use, and I'm scanning a bunch of stuff that banner makers will be able to use.

[AquaParade]

The only idea i have is for any members of the SuperHeroHype forums on here should try and spread the word as much as they can over there. It's a pretty big community.

[Roseangelo]

The only idea i have is for any members of the SuperHeroHype forums on here should try and spread the word as much as they can over there. It's a pretty big community.

That would be a FANTASTIC thing to do.

[A little *too* Raph]

I can make some banners, if you have stuff that you want on them just let me know

[Roseangelo]

I can make some banners, if you have stuff that you want on them just let me know

Just be sure to put the URL TMNT.ORG on anything you do - I think that's the simplest way to inform people about the details.

Thanks!!

[Roseangelo]

Please forgive the double post...

The script and photos from the alternate ending of the movie are now available!! (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-deleted-scene-alternate-ending.html)

I'll also have it on MySpace shortly.

[Jester]

I made my siggy banner....
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DE2.jpg
It may be TMNT 2, but...
EDIT: Adding TMNT.org
EDIT Again: I made another one...it may be Old Toon, but...

[Machias Banshee]

*jumps on the bandwagon*

Banner and LOTS of support from the Granit State! :D
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d172/Machias_Banshee/ChiefSterns.jpg

Edit: As long as you give me credit for muh banners, feel free to use em! ;)

[Roseangelo]

I love your banners guys!!!

If you can link them to tmnt.org, they'd be even better, though. :D

[Jester]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC4.jpg

[Tinuvielsdreams]

I did a quick one using the images form the thread you suggested Rose. It links, and this is really fun!
I am going to try a few more and see if I can come up with something else

[Jester]

I'm gonna stick to "anything but the first movie pics" cause I'm cool...:P

[Roseangelo]

Hurray! The more the better!

If anyone has a Digg account, please digg this:
http://digg.com/movies/TMNT_Deleted_Scene_Alternate_Ending_photos_and_scr ipt

[Jester]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC5.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC6.jpg

[Tinuvielsdreams]

I made another one the same way just different image, someone can take it and hyper link it if they want.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/Tinuvielsdreams/Aprilbanner.jpg

[Tinuvielsdreams]

Haha nice ones Jester, that second one is so very Shredder :lol:

[Jester]

Like wise with the More April one...nice touch...

Machi, love the Sterns one. :P

[Machias Banshee]

Thankies, Jester! :D I got another one for Leo fans...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d172/Machias_Banshee/LeoMeditate.jpg

Edit: As long as you give me credit for muh banners, feel free to use em! AND, I'm thinking up some with the other boys...

[Jester]

GREAT!!! Love it!
EDIT: And because of it I broke down and made one with a pic from TMNT (1990)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC7.jpg

[Leonardo87]

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/TheNextLeonardo/TMNT1Banner.png

a simple banner I made in a minute, I hope it looks decent :)

[Machias Banshee]

And just because everyone could use some more 'corn' in their diets... :P

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d172/Machias_Banshee/SplinterFire.jpg

Edit: As long as you give me credit for muh banners, feel free to use em! ;)

[Jester]

Nice stuff guys, and now 2 more from me, using TMNT 1....ok I give....:P
Same tag line, 2 different pictures, you decide!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC8.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/TMNT-DC8b.jpg

[oldmanwinters]

Maybe Konami could get into the act?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/DVDspecialbanner.gif

EDIT: Now in HIGHER QUALITY Resolution!

[Jester]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/Jesterangelo/PDVD_003-1.jpg

[oldmanwinters]

The Splinter variation:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/DVDspecialbanner2.gif

[Darth Shredder]

Nice banners, guys!

This is me just playing around with ideas...

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/HomeImprovementNinja2/vaderchmaber.jpg

DARTH VADER: "Asteroids do not concern me, WB. I want that Special Edition TMNT DVD, not excuses."

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4411/pdvd0408rv.png

DARTH VADER: "Where is the Special Edition TMNT DVD? Is it safe? Is it all right?"

[the fixer]

Looking good, dudes :)

I became a member of the facebook group yesterday...
74 members already! C'mon y'guys!

By the way, I wonder if they ever kept a blooper reel of the movie. I don't think I've ever seen animatonic movie bloopers before...
I wonder if, when something went wrong and the director yelled "cut", the actors and muppeteers stayed in character or the face just froze up...

[Buffy]

I made some images too:

http://www.drawingmelee.be/images/TMNT_banner_01b.gif

http://www.drawingmelee.be/images/TMNT_Movie_01.png

http://www.drawingmelee.be/images/TMNT_Movie_02.png

and also a flash banner:

http://www.drawingmelee.be/images/TMNT_banner_01b.swf

[cowabunga14]

The only idea i have is for any members of the SuperHeroHype forums on here should try and spread the word as much as they can over there. It's a pretty big community.
I kind of already have, but plan to do so a lot more.

[Darth Shredder]

What's your username over there, cowabunga?

[KROW]

I'm all for this bandwagon! I even made my own banner for it.

[cowabunga14]

What's your username over there, cowabunga?
Ash J. Williams and I post mainly in the Community Forum.

[Drtooth]

I even made one too!
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/drslumptooth/haha.jpg

[A little *too* Raph]

Here are a few that I whipped up real quick.

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w355/mazdaguy_2008/banner1.jpg

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w355/mazdaguy_2008/banner2.jpg

http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w355/mazdaguy_2008/banner3.jpg

[xChri5x]

I hope the "rough cut" Steve Baron has on tape isn't totally ruined by age. I also hope that there is more then just a few extra scenes. I was under the impression that there was about 20 minutes or so cut from the film.
Also, I read somewhere that the version shown in theaters was different from what's been released on vhs/dvd. More violent content or what not.

My hope is that this will be a director's cut with all the scenes restored as best they can.
As for the alternitive ending, the only way that this could fit into the film nicely would be to fit it after the credits as a nice little bonus.

[A little *too* Raph]

I made some images too:

http://www.drawingmelee.be/images/TMNT_banner_01b.gif



Sorry, I just realized that the first banner I made is almost identical to yours. Totally didnt mean to do that :ohwell:

[Spitfire]

I hope the "rough cut" Steve Baron has on tape isn't totally ruined by age. I also hope that there is more then just a few extra scenes. I was under the impression that there was about 20 minutes or so cut from the film.
Also, I read somewhere that the version shown in theaters was different from what's been released on vhs/dvd. More violent content or what not.

My hope is that this will be a director's cut with all the scenes restored as best they can.
As for the alternitive ending, the only way that this could fit into the film nicely would be to fit it after the credits as a nice little bonus.

If he has a tape with footage on it the reel of it exists somewhere I wouldn't worry.

[Kendamu]

Being that I was like 5 when the movie was in theaters and I only saw it once before it came to video, I don't recall the theater version being different from the VHS/DVD/TV version at all. I keep asking about what was so different but nobody who seems to remember seems to be responding. Some people just direct me to stuff that never made it into the movie in the first place. Can someone help me out here?

[cowabunga14]

A buddy of mine from the SHH forums posted a blog (http://filmspunk.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-25.html) about this DVD release, so he's doing what he can to suppot it.

[Kendamu]

A buddy of mine from the SHH forums posted blog (http://filmspunk.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-25.html) about this DVD release, so he's doing what he can to suppot it.
Awesome. Here's what Murph said on his blog in a comment about that whole thing:

"There's been no real forward movement outside of an email from Steve Barron wanting the URLs of related sites that he could forward to WB as "evidence" of a demand. On those grounds, we have to thank a whole lot of you."

[Tinuvielsdreams]

A buddy of mine from the SHH forums posted a blog (http://filmspunk.blogspot.com/2008/08/support-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-25.html) about this DVD release, so he's doing what he can to suppot it.

I just checked out the link, that is great of him to help :D
word is traveling!

[ToTheNines]

I hope the "rough cut" Steve Baron has on tape isn't totally ruined by age.

It should be fine, unless he watched the holy **** out of it. Plus it's probably not the only copy in the world.

[Roseangelo]

Everyone better be writing letters. :P

I'll have the second major update with another deleted scene this weekend.

[xChri5x]

I wonder if they can make this a DVD with the true original widescreen format. I was comparing some of the scenes from the widescreen against the fullscreen version of my DVD and it's really sporadic. Some shots are truly wider, but others are just cropped versions of the fullscreen.

[gobo]

I'd absolutely love to see a remixed/extended cut of this movie. I sure hope it works out that way.

[Roseangelo]

I have posted the deleted scene where the Turtles are training on the farm!!!!

You can see it here (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-deleted-scene-training-on-farm.html), complete with pictures (more than I thought I had).

Spread the word and send your emails!! Murph says Steve Barron is watching the chatter and he's making sure WB knows, too!!

[turkishproverb]

Hey. ONe fo the kids books released at the time was based on that deleted scene.

[Roseangelo]

Hey. ONe fo the kids books released at the time was based on that deleted scene.

Ah, that's true!!

I wonder if I still have it... I know I have the audio cassette somewhere. That is one of the darn funniest audio cassettes I've ever heard. ^_^

[xChri5x]

Even with the scene filmed, I wonder if they finished the post production audio with the voice actors. If not, I wonder if they can bring them back and do the voices again to finish the scene and others.

Edit:
I wonder where this scene fits in:
http://www.tmntmoviesite.com/TMNT%20I/01%20-%20Movie%20-%2004%20-%20Deleted%20Scenes/TMNT%20I%20-%20Deleted%20Scenes/TMNT%20I%20-%20Deleted%20Scene%20-%20The%20farm%20scene04.jpg

[Jester]

Yeah...I had that little book.

[Roseangelo]

Edit:
I wonder where this scene fits in:
http://www.tmntmoviesite.com/TMNT%20I/01%20-%20Movie%20-%2004%20-%20Deleted%20Scenes/TMNT%20I%20-%20Deleted%20Scenes/TMNT%20I%20-%20Deleted%20Scene%20-%20The%20farm%20scene04.jpg

I'll post that bit from the script eventually. :)

Here's something for everyone who wants to follow in Jester's footsteps:

1) Record a persuasive video of yourself asking Warner Brothers to release a TMNT Special Edition DVD.

2) Video should be at least 1 minute in length and you should mention the URL TMNT. ORG.

3) Upload video to YouTube. (Even better, upload it as a reponse to the TMNT Movie Mistakes video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFLK0uXzerY)).

4) Send me the link to the video.

5) If you have a MySpace account, I'll add you to the top friends. If you don't have a MySpace account, you'll still be incredibly awesome!

[Jester]

Yes, because everyone aspires to be just like me! :P

Edited the description on my video to mention TMNT.org.`

[xChri5x]

I just watched through the movie today and tried to pay close attention to clues of cut scenes. The one that stands out the most is the shredder fighting his foot. I never really took into account how they roll out a fighting mat and when the shredder puts the Dragon Doji (sp?) on the guy and says "Money cannot buy what you have earned tonight".
I'm surprised I never picked up on this stuff and how obvious something was cut.

[Jester]

Wait, Shredder enters, they roll out the mats, there's a fight (which was cut), and then the presentation of the dragon doji?

[xChri5x]

Wait, Shredder enters, they roll out the mats, there's a fight (which was cut), and then the presentation of the dragon doji?

That's what I said. That it's an obvious cut that I never realized until I read about the deleted scenes

[Darth Shredder]

THAT is the deleted scene I am most interested in seeing. Maybe than can even go ahead and insert it in the movie itself, and not just as a special feature. Think about how ominous that would look, and it'd be a great foreshadowing of how the Turtles are going to get their asses handed to them later on.

[A little *too* Raph]

Man that sounds awesome. I'm going to have to watch it tonight and find where they cut it, I never noticed before.

[odupianist]

Hey Rose, think Dan or Murph can put the link to your blog on the main page so people who only know about the main site can check yours out and find out about it?

[Roseangelo]

Hey Rose, think Dan or Murph can put the link to your blog on the main page so people who only know about the main site can check yours out and find out about it?

If someone wants to email Dan and ask him to do that, that'd be fine.

However, their boss, the guy most likely to actually profit from all of this effort 1) Stalks me around the Technodrome and apparently keeps a file of everything I say, ever (not that I regret anything, but come on Peter, get a life) 2) Hates me vehemently because I have the gall to tell him the blunt truth instead of kiss his ass (this from the same guy who ranted about how horrible the Star Wars prequels were and said that the guys around Lucas should have told him how horrible everything was instead of stand around and kiss his ass) 3) Can't stand the fact that Kevin Eastman has never been an ass to me, so I tend to speak positively of him.

To say my enthusiasm for this project has dropped would be an understatement. I'm sticking with it, but really only because it's for the greater good.

[superturtle]

i saw some of it i remember shredder beating up these thugs and in the end april was posting a comic book about the turtles im glad they deleted that scene:)

[Roseangelo]

I found two more pictures from the "Training on the Farm" bit, so I've added them to the post I made last week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/training9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/training10.jpg

You can see bigger copies of them here (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-deleted-scene-training-on-farm.html).

I'm going to try to update with new photos and script excerpts tomorrow.

[xChri5x]

Awesome! Thanks

[Roseangelo]

Instead of posting a deleted scene tonight, I've instead posted the majority of the contents of the original 1990 Press Kit. Do yourself a favor and download the full .zip file with the extended production notes; they're awesome (and they took me freakin' forever to type, so someone better read them :P).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/press10.jpg

Check it all out here (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-original-1990-press-kit.html).

[turkishproverb]

Instead of posting a deleted scene tonight, I've instead posted the majority of the contents of the original 1990 Press Kit. Do yourself a favor and download the full .zip file with the extended production notes; they're awesome (and they took me freakin' forever to type, so someone better read them :P).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/press10.jpg

Check it all out here (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-original-1990-press-kit.html).

Am I the only one who thinks he's going to eat the baby?

[Andrew NDB]

Very nice work, Rose.

[gobo]

Props 2 Rose 4 da hard work. Don't be hatin'. Be appreciatin', yo. :D

[Jester]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/press10.jpg
Am I the only one who thinks he's going to eat the baby?

A NINJA TURTLE ATE MY BABY!!!

Sorry, I had to go there.

*Reads Deleted Practice Scene* Wait...did Donnie just say "Eclectic"? Could the use of that lame line in TMNT 2 be an homage to this cut scene?

[Darth Shredder]

Instead of posting a deleted scene tonight, I've instead posted the majority of the contents of the original 1990 Press Kit. Do yourself a favor and download the full .zip file with the extended production notes; they're awesome (and they took me freakin' forever to type, so someone better read them :P).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/roseangelo/press10.jpg

Check it all out here (http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2008/08/tmnt-original-1990-press-kit.html).

Peter Laird looked like George Costanza.

[Drtooth]

However, their boss, the guy most likely to actually profit from all of this effort 1) Stalks me around the Technodrome and apparently keeps a file of everything I say, ever (not that I regret anything, but come on Peter, get a life) 2) Hates me vehemently because I have the gall to tell him the blunt truth instead of kiss his ass (this from the same guy who ranted about how horrible the Star Wars prequels were and said that the guys around Lucas should have told him how horrible everything was instead of stand around and kiss his ass) 3) Can't stand the fact that Kevin Eastman has never been an ass to me, so I tend to speak positively of him.

To say my enthusiasm for this project has dropped would be an understatement. I'm sticking with it, but really only because it's for the greater good.

Peter being Peter aside, why would ANY of the parties involved NOT want to clean up the footage, get some lost material, and prep it for the eventual (As Spitfire once said) Blu Ray release? It's only money for royalties and stuff like that that have to go in. It's almost as if the other parties think they gotta reshoot the whole movie.

If there's any resistance on any part, I'd figure it would be on Warner Bros... because, well... they're WB and they don't know what they're doing lately.

[Roseangelo]

If there's any resistance on any part, I'd figure it would be on Warner Bros... because, well... they're WB and they don't know what they're doing lately.

Well, yeah, Warner Brothers is the party who decides what to do with the movie and they've said they're not interested in doing anything with the movie. Have you made use of the email addresses provided to ask your questions to them?

[the fixer]

Now that Barron is in talks with Warner about a sequel, wouldn't that be a good thing for the TMNT SE DVD? He has a foot inside their door now, right?

How come they're still not budging?
Oh well, at least we all did our share...

Let's continue to keep our fingers crossed...

[dontplaydead27]

I've been eagerly waiting for a Director's cut, like all of you, for a very long time. I've read about all the original/cut footage, and it would be great to see what was filmed with this movie. Even small parts, I would love to see the turtle shells popping up out of the water like in the trailer, etc. I wonder though how much voicework was done with everything in post production.

Why this wasnt released with TMNT '07 I have no clue. Dammit WB!

[CJStyles]

However, their boss, the guy most likely to actually profit from all of this effort 1) Stalks me around the Technodrome and apparently keeps a file of everything I say, ever (not that I regret anything, but come on Peter, get a life) 2) Hates me vehemently because I have the gall to tell him the blunt truth instead of kiss his ass (this from the same guy who ranted about how horrible the Star Wars prequels were and said that the guys around Lucas should have told him how horrible everything was instead of stand around and kiss his ass) 3) Can't stand the fact that Kevin Eastman has never been an ass to me, so I tend to speak positively of him.


This angry driven drivel coming for a girl sitting at her computer, who I must assume, has all the free time in the world, but chooses to spend it bashing a guy who makes comic books. The same angry girl who buys things Turtles related and is a fan of a franchise that said man created....

Honestly, could we find a little bit of a optimistic attitude around here? All I hear is complaining. I agree, we as fans and as people, have a right to say what we like and don't like, but this has gotten to be every single post about how much we hate something or someone.

[gobo]

Insulting people never helps. Besides, those comments were made over a month ago.

[odupianist]

Boy, that was the pot calling the kettle black. You were just as negative about her as she supposedly is about PL

[Daniel Orduna]

where can I find the alternative ending video of the first movie¿?¿

[Leonardo87]

where can I find the alternative ending video of the first movie¿?¿

you can't find it anywhere sadly, the only person who has all the uncut bits and pieces footage is Peter Laird on a VHS tape

[IamtheKnight]

where can I find the alternative ending video of the first movie¿?¿

I found itZOMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[gobo]

I found itZOMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

You do know it's against the rules to have more than one user account, don't you, Zarius?

[IamtheKnight]

I'm not Zarius.... u could delete that post if you want

[gobo]

An Astley fan that's not Zarius?? I'm shocked! I in-joke a lot. ^_^

[Daniel Orduna]

I found itZOMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

its not available in my country.............agrrr I SO ****ING HATE THAT IM SOOO TRIEND OF THAT DAMN¡¡¡¡¡

[ZariusTwo]

That's not even the best use of a 'roll.

Ametures

[Samhain]

i soo want this. they need to show some respect for the tmnt. jeez.

[Canadian Turtle]

Sorry to bump an old post... But wasn't there a petition signing site a while back trying to get this off the ground? I was interested to see how many people "signed" it.

[Krang]

Here you go (http://www.petitiononline.com/tmnt1se/petition.html).

[Canadian Turtle]

Not exactly as many as I thought... strange.