Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Synopsis
“Go ninja, go turtle, go!”

Break out the colored bandanas and martial arts weapons, boys, ‘cause those “heroes in a half shell” are back! Cowabunga!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t waste much time getting back to the big screen after the enormous success of the first Ninja Turtles movie. Released only one year later, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze brought back turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michaelangelo, along with rat master Splinter, news reporter April O’Neil (now played by a different actress) and even arch-nemesis Shredder, who seemed to have died in the first film.

Splinter and the Turtles are rooming with April while hunting for a new sewer hideaway, and it’s at her place that they met karate-chopping pizza delivery boy Keno. The young martial artist becomes an unofficial turtle sidekick, and they’re going to need his help. Thanks to April’s super-sleuth reporting, the boys discover that Professor Jordan Perry created the “ooze” that transformed them into their current state, and he’s got one canister left. Unfortunately, Shredder finds out, too, and he kidnaps the Professor for his own nasty plans.

Meanwhile, Keno learns that Shredder has re-started the Foot Clan, his teen crime gang, and with Raphael’s encouragement, Keno infiltrates the organization. Back in the lab, Shredder forces Professor Perry to mutate a German shepherd puppy named Rahzar and a baby snapping turtle named Tokka into mutagenic monsters. Unfortunately, they’re not too bright (think BeBop and Rocksteady, only dumber).

With Keno’s help, the Turtles find Shredder’s hideout, and you can guess what happens next. One silly, slapstick fight follows another (don’t worry, mom and dad, nobody really gets hurt), taking the Turtles into the sewers, a disco (where Vanilla Ice himself is the star attraction) and finally into battle against the mutated Supershredder (played by WCW superstar Kevin Nash). Turtle Power!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles delivered everything turtle fans wanted: cartoonish violence, funny turtle one-liners, a kid-friendly soundtrack (including Vanilla Ice’s “Ninja Rap”) and more cartoonish violence. The Turtlemaniacs were pleased, and they rewarded the filmmakers with another box-office hit. In 1993, the boys in green returned for a final adventure, the time-traveling Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

Release History 1990 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1991 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1993 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Sub Categories live-action
action/adventure
comedy

Studio Golden Harvest Productions, New Line

Cast

April O'Neil		Paige Turco
Professor Jordan Perry		David Warner
Michaelangelo		Michelan Sisti
Soho Man		Michelan Sisti
Raphael		Kenn Scott
Leonardo		Mark Caso
Newsroom Staffer		Mark Caso
Donatello		Leif Tilden
Foot #3		Leif Tilden
Splinter		Kevin Clash
Keno		Ernie Reyes Jr.
Shredder		François Chau
Tatsu		Toshirô Obata
Chief Stems		Raymond Serra
Rahzar		Mark Ginther
Tokka		Kurt Bryant
Super Shredder		Kevin Nash
Parlor Owner		Joseph Amodei
Parlor Assistant		Nick DeMarinis
Teenage Girl		Kelli Rabke
Thug #1		Keith Coulouris
Soho Woman		Susan Essman
Foot #1		Lee Spencer
Foot #2		Gianpaolo Bonaca
Freddy		Mark Doerr
Crew Member		Tim Parati
TGRI Assistant #1		John Brady
TGRI Worker		Jon Thompson
TGRI Assistant #2		Bill Luhrs
News Manager		Michael Pressman
Teenage Thug		Rick Colella
Foot Recruiter		Dewey Weber
Old Woman		Sasha Pressman
Old Man		David Pressman
Audience Man		Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Audience Woman		Lisa Chess
Vanilla Ice		Himself
Disc Jockey		Earthquake
Dancer #1		Mark Grinage
Dancer #2		John Henry Huffman IV
Dancer #3		Everett Fitzgerald
Promoter		Gregory Salata
Promoter's Aide		Mak Wilson
Michaelangelo (voice)		Robbie Rist
Leonardo (voice)		Brian Tochi
Raphael (voice)		Laurie Faso
Donatello (voice)		Adam Carl
Shredder (voice)		David McCharen
Tatsu (voice)		Michael McConnohie
Rahzar (voice)		Frank Welker
Tokka (voice)		Frank Welker