Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and comedy genres. It is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles multimedia franchise, and is the second live-action film in the series, following 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The film was directed by Michael Pressman with a script written by Todd W. Langen. It was produced by New Line Cinema and released theatrically in the United States on March 22nd, 1991.

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 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, which began publication by Mirage Studios in 1984. The comedic tone of the movie however, actually takes its cues from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series by Murakami Wolf Swenson and Fred Wolf Films, which aired for ten seasons from 1987 to 1996.


 * The tagline for this film is "Back by bodacious demand!"


 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was released on DVD in Region 1 format by New Line Home Video on September 27th, 2005. The movie was also included on a "4-Film Favorites" collection along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, and TMNT. The collection was produced by Warner Home Video and released on September 7th, 2010. The four films were also packaged as a 25th Anniversary Blu-ray collection, which was released by Warner Home Video on August 11th, 2009.