Judith Hoag interview with Variety

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/ninja-t...170905367.html

I'm guessing this is a new interview Hoag did with Variety and not just a feature writer copying info from older sources. There's some insight on the dangerous work conditions stunt actors had to endure on the set of the original film. In my opinion, this sheds some new light as to why Jim Henson's crew became uncomfortable with the "violence" and didn't return for the third film.



Credit to Judith for speakers up for her fellow actors even at the expense of her own career.

Also, more evidence that a yellow jumpsuit was considered for April O'Neil in the first film. We probably dodged a bullet on that one, even if they did stick with the awkward perm:

intense violence? I just watched tmnt 1990 today and its pretty tame.