TMNT (film)/Trivia

* In the scene where Splinter is storing Winter's elm, Raphael's Nightwatcher helmet and Michelangelo's Cowabunga Carl Head at the end of the film we can see homages to the other films, as well as the Mirage comics. The "shrine" in Splinter's room holds the TGRI canister, first movie Shredder's helmet and staff, a live-action movies' Foot Ninja mask, the Time Scepter from the third movie, Walker's hat, a helmet and mask that the Turtles wore in the third movie, and finally Lord Norinaga's armor and helmet, Mouser parts, a Triceraton space helmet, Master Splinter's robe from the first three movies.
* TMNT was the fourth film in the series to be released in March.
* The whole original script for the movie can be found here.
* This is the second TMNT film to include a dedication, the other being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, which was dedicated to Jim Henson.
* One of the names for the film in pre-production was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Immortal".
* During Raphael's finishing lines, the phrase "We strike hard and fade away into the night" was used. That was also the ending line in the first TMNT comic. Also, the very last line, "I love bein' a turtle!" has been said in the live-action movies and 2003 series opening up till season 4.
* In several parts in the movie, it has been shown that Raphael is left-handed. During the "Breakfast scene", Raphael is fully seen eating his cereal with his left hand.
* While Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello all have brown eyes, Michelangelo has blue eyes. According to the film's director, this was done to make Michelangelo seem a bit more innocent and younger than the other turtles.
** It should be noted that Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello all have a different shade of brown eyes. Leonardo has a golden-amber color, Raphael has a dark hazelnut color, and Donatello has a chocolate brown color.
* The first entirely animated Ninja Turtles movie. Also being the first CGI movie in the series.
* According to Kevin Munroe, he has stated that they are in the 18–19 years old range.
* This was Mako's last film. He was announced as the voice of Splinter at San Diego Comic Con the day before he died. Fortunately, he had finished the majority of his acting. This film is dedicated to him.
* Some of the thirteen monsters are based on actual 'monsters' from a popular myth - the first one that appears in the unfinished building is based on the Yeti, the next one to be captured is obviously the Cyclops, the one that eats a pigeon on a building is clearly modeled on gargoyles, and the one in the diner brings to mind the Jersey Devil.
* The "other dimension" from where the thirteen monsters originated is likely either a reference to or meant to be Dimension X from the 1980s cartoon.
* Even though Karai made an appearance in the movie and was known by the Turtles, she was never introduced into the movie universe and was probably put in to have more elements from the 2003 TV show in the movie.
* The lyrics of the beginning of the song "Shell Shock" by Gym Class Heroes in the ending credits make a reference to Bebop and Rocksteady - "Skidilly beat bop we rock, Steady over kicks and snares".
* Released in 2007, TMNT was the first major feature from Imagi. It was also the latest incarnation of the Turtles on the big screen, after a fourth live-action film failed to get off the ground in 1994 and 2001.
* Munroe already had the blueprints in place for future films. TMNT 2 would have loosely adapted the Turtles’ 13-part comic book saga City At War: Michelangelo feels like the “odd man out” among his brothers, not being taken seriously. With the best of intentions, the character runs away and joins the Foot Clan, donning a black bandana. Meanwhile, the Turtles travel to Japan and cross paths with Karai in an adventure resulting in the return of their arch nemesis, Shredder. (Fans hoping for the return of Bebop and Rocksteady would have been out of luck. As with the ’90s live-action movies, the legal rights to use Shredder’s most famous minions were not part of the package.) TMNT 3 would have featured the Triceratons as well as the Technodrome’s arrival from Dimension X, with Donatello being a catalyst for these events. “To me, that would have been the great third part to that trilogy,” says Munroe. “The first movie is about family and reclaiming the city. The second movie is about the boys growing up, losing Splinter and then inheriting their father’s war. And the third movie opens up their world on a level no one would have seen in a Ninja Turtles movie before.”
* Many design elements were carried over to Back to the Sewer.
* This movie is considered to be a continuation of the story arc from the original movie trilogy and The Next Mutation. If you observe closely enough, you see Shredder's helmet (relating to the 1st TMNT film), the TCGI Canister (relating to the 2nd TMNT film), and a time scepter staff (relating to the 3rd TMNT film),
* A poster of the film is featured within the IDW Ninja Turtle's Lair in the alternative cover for TMNT #102.
* According to James Arnold Taylor, established voice artists already recorded some of the character including April O'Neil, Casey Jones, and Winters before the Weinstein Company became involved with the film and replaced them with celebrities.
* Only one real-life New York landmark was shown in the movie - the Brooklyn Bridge.
* You can spot the surname of the director, Kevin Munroe, spelled out in Japanese Hiragana on a shop in the first Nightwatcher scene!
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