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==Plot==
==Plot==
When a battle between the Purple Dragons and what look like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is captured on film, the Turtles are quick to counter their master [[Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Splinter]]'s accusations of carelessness. Breaking into the Purple Dragons' headquarters to get to the bottom of these mysterious [[Doppelgänger|doppelgängers]], our Turtles discover that their "impostors" are, in fact, versions of them from [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 TV series)|another dimension]]. The goofy otherdimensional "1990 Turtles" prove to be a hassle for the more serious-minded "2003 Turtles", but they are soon able to discern that they were teleported into their world in a dimensional portal accident that has also brought their arch-enemies, [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]] and [[Krang]], and their battle fortress, the [[Technodrome]], along with them. The eight Turtles head below the ground to track down the Technodrome, but their presence together only clues Shredder in to the fact that there may be a version of himself on the 2003 world that he can ally with to take the Turtles down. The Technodrome escapes, and the Turtles resolve to create a portal device of their own so they can travel to the "1987 universe" and obtain the gear the 1987 Turtles usually use to take the Technodrome down. While the Turtles are occupied with this task, Shredder uses the Technodrome's technology to locate his dimensional counterpart, the Utrom known as Ch'rell, still in frozen exile on an ice asteroid after his final defeat by the 2003 Turtles. Ch'rell is teleported to the Technodrome, but upon recovering, immediately overthrows his bumbling other-self and usurps control of the fortress with the aid of his adopted daughter, [[Karai]], who had been monitoring his movements and tracked him down after realizing he had escaped his frozen prison. Using the Technodrome's technology to create a new robotic exoskeleton for himself, Ch'rell dispatches his right-hand man [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles supporting characters#Hun|Hun]], who has been mutated into a monstrous mutant turtle himself after being doused with mutagen from the 1987 universe in the earlier battle, to track the Turtles down. With the aid of [[Bebop and Rocksteady]], Hun finds and attacks the Turtles lair, but the eight reptiles complete their dimensional portal stick and escape to the 1987 universe. Unfortunately, Hun captures Splinter and brings him before the Shredder to serve as bait in a trap.
When a battle between the Purple Dragons and what look like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is captured on film, the Turtles are quick to counter their master [[Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Splinter]]'s accusations of carelessness. Breaking into the Purple Dragons' headquarters to get to the bottom of these mysterious [[Doppelgänger|doppelgängers]], our Turtles discover that their "impostors" are, in fact, versions of them from [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 TV series)|another dimension]]. The goofy otherdimensional "1990 Turtles" prove to be a hassle for the more serious-minded "2003 Turtles", but they are soon able to discern that they were teleported into their world in a dimensional portal accident that has also brought their arch-enemies, [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]] and [[Krang]], and their battle fortress, the [[Technodrome]], along with them. The eight Turtles head below the ground to track down the Technodrome, but their presence together only clues Shredder in to the fact that there may be a version of himself on the 2003 world that he can ally with to take the Turtles down. The Technodrome escapes, and the Turtles resolve to create a portal device of their own so they can travel to the "1990 universe" and obtain the gear the 1987 Turtles usually use to take the Technodrome down. While the Turtles are occupied with this task, Shredder uses the Technodrome's technology to locate his dimensional counterpart, the Utrom known as Ch'rell, still in frozen exile on an ice asteroid after his final defeat by the 2003 Turtles. Ch'rell is teleported to the Technodrome, but upon recovering, immediately overthrows his bumbling other-self and usurps control of the fortress with the aid of his adopted daughter, [[Karai]], who had been monitoring his movements and tracked him down after realizing he had escaped his frozen prison. Using the Technodrome's technology to create a new robotic exoskeleton for himself, Ch'rell dispatches his right-hand man [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles supporting characters#Hun|Hun]], who has been mutated into a monstrous mutant turtle himself after being doused with mutagen from the 1987 universe in the earlier battle, to track the Turtles down. With the aid of [[Bebop and Rocksteady]], Hun finds and attacks the Turtles lair, but the eight reptiles complete their dimensional portal stick and escape to the 1987 universe. Unfortunately, Hun captures Splinter and brings him before the Shredder to serve as bait in a trap.


The 2003 Turtles meet the 1987 universe versions of [[April O'Neil]] and Splinter, and then return to the 2003 universe with the 1987 Turtles vehicles: the Party Wagon and Turtle Blimp. However, they discover that in their absence, the Shredder has combined the sciences of the Utroms and [[Dimension X (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Dimension X]] and rebuilt the Technodrome as a truly devastating [[weapon of mass destruction]], filled with legions of improved robotic [[Foot Clan|Foot Soldiers]] and mutant Purple Dragons. Entering the fortress to recover Splinter, the Turtles are defeated, and Shredder then reveals his master plan: He has discovered while using the 1987 technology to survey the multiverse in his plan to conquer it that there are not just the Turtles of the 1987 world and the 2003 world, but scores of them. Knowing that the turtles of those dimensions would impede his progress in conquering those worlds, 2003 Shredder decided to destroy them all by eliminating the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|original "Prime" universe]]. The Shredder scans the eight Turtles to locate the root similarities between them that will help him pinpoint the location of "Turtle Prime", and the brothers apparently do not survive the process. Once Shredder has teleported the Technodrome away across the dimensions to Turtle Prime, however, the Turtles reappear, having been saved from oblivion by Karai, who cannot stand by and allow her father's insane ambition.
The 2003 Turtles meet the 1987 universe versions of [[April O'Neil]] and Splinter, and then return to the 2003 universe with the 1987 Turtles vehicles: the Party Wagon and Turtle Blimp. However, they discover that in their absence, the Shredder has combined the sciences of the Utroms and [[Dimension X (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Dimension X]] and rebuilt the Technodrome as a truly devastating [[weapon of mass destruction]], filled with legions of improved robotic [[Foot Clan|Foot Soldiers]] and mutant Purple Dragons. Entering the fortress to recover Splinter, the Turtles are defeated, and Shredder then reveals his master plan: He has discovered while using the 1987 technology to survey the multiverse in his plan to conquer it that there are not just the Turtles of the 1987 world and the 2003 world, but scores of them. Knowing that the turtles of those dimensions would impede his progress in conquering those worlds, 2003 Shredder decided to destroy them all by eliminating the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|original "Prime" universe]]. The Shredder scans the eight Turtles to locate the root similarities between them that will help him pinpoint the location of "Turtle Prime", and the brothers apparently do not survive the process. Once Shredder has teleported the Technodrome away across the dimensions to Turtle Prime, however, the Turtles reappear, having been saved from oblivion by Karai, who cannot stand by and allow her father's insane ambition.

Revision as of 19:19, 25 February 2010

Turtles Forever
Directed byRoy Burdine
Lloyd Goldfine
Written byComic Book:
Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Screenplay:
Rob David
Matthew Drdek
Lloyd Goldfine
Produced byLloyd Goldfine
Gary Richardson
Federick U. Fierst
Alfred R. Kahn
Norman J. Grossfield
Distributed by4Kids Entertainment
Release date
November 21, 2009
Running time
78 minutes (uncut)
69 minutes (edited for TV)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Turtles Forever is a made-for-tv animated movie that was produced by 4Kids Entertainment. Produced in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, the movie teams up different incarnations of the titular heroes—chiefly the light-hearted, child-friendly characters from the 1990 animated series and the darker cast of the 4Kids' own 2003 animated series—in an adventure that spans multiple parallel universes.

A rough, nearly finished version of the film premiered at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2012.[1] The movie was to be released in theaters for one night on October 29, 2009 but due to disputes between 4Kids Entertainment and Fathom the event was canceled according to National CineMedia.[citation needed] The movie aired on TV on The CW4Kids station on November 21, after the 25th anniversary Top 10 Countdown.[2] An encore showing aired from November 28 to December 12, split into three 22-minute episodes. An uncut version of the film appeared on the CW4kids's website on December 16 that includes 12 minutes of footage cut from the version that aired on TV. [1] A release date for the movie on DVD has yet to be announced.

Plot

When a battle between the Purple Dragons and what look like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is captured on film, the Turtles are quick to counter their master Splinter's accusations of carelessness. Breaking into the Purple Dragons' headquarters to get to the bottom of these mysterious doppelgängers, our Turtles discover that their "impostors" are, in fact, versions of them from another dimension. The goofy otherdimensional "1990 Turtles" prove to be a hassle for the more serious-minded "2003 Turtles", but they are soon able to discern that they were teleported into their world in a dimensional portal accident that has also brought their arch-enemies, Shredder and Krang, and their battle fortress, the Technodrome, along with them. The eight Turtles head below the ground to track down the Technodrome, but their presence together only clues Shredder in to the fact that there may be a version of himself on the 2003 world that he can ally with to take the Turtles down. The Technodrome escapes, and the Turtles resolve to create a portal device of their own so they can travel to the "1990 universe" and obtain the gear the 1987 Turtles usually use to take the Technodrome down. While the Turtles are occupied with this task, Shredder uses the Technodrome's technology to locate his dimensional counterpart, the Utrom known as Ch'rell, still in frozen exile on an ice asteroid after his final defeat by the 2003 Turtles. Ch'rell is teleported to the Technodrome, but upon recovering, immediately overthrows his bumbling other-self and usurps control of the fortress with the aid of his adopted daughter, Karai, who had been monitoring his movements and tracked him down after realizing he had escaped his frozen prison. Using the Technodrome's technology to create a new robotic exoskeleton for himself, Ch'rell dispatches his right-hand man Hun, who has been mutated into a monstrous mutant turtle himself after being doused with mutagen from the 1987 universe in the earlier battle, to track the Turtles down. With the aid of Bebop and Rocksteady, Hun finds and attacks the Turtles lair, but the eight reptiles complete their dimensional portal stick and escape to the 1987 universe. Unfortunately, Hun captures Splinter and brings him before the Shredder to serve as bait in a trap.

The 2003 Turtles meet the 1987 universe versions of April O'Neil and Splinter, and then return to the 2003 universe with the 1987 Turtles vehicles: the Party Wagon and Turtle Blimp. However, they discover that in their absence, the Shredder has combined the sciences of the Utroms and Dimension X and rebuilt the Technodrome as a truly devastating weapon of mass destruction, filled with legions of improved robotic Foot Soldiers and mutant Purple Dragons. Entering the fortress to recover Splinter, the Turtles are defeated, and Shredder then reveals his master plan: He has discovered while using the 1987 technology to survey the multiverse in his plan to conquer it that there are not just the Turtles of the 1987 world and the 2003 world, but scores of them. Knowing that the turtles of those dimensions would impede his progress in conquering those worlds, 2003 Shredder decided to destroy them all by eliminating the original "Prime" universe. The Shredder scans the eight Turtles to locate the root similarities between them that will help him pinpoint the location of "Turtle Prime", and the brothers apparently do not survive the process. Once Shredder has teleported the Technodrome away across the dimensions to Turtle Prime, however, the Turtles reappear, having been saved from oblivion by Karai, who cannot stand by and allow her father's insane ambition.

With their world being erased around them as the Shredder puts his plan into motion, the Turtles break into Purple Dragon headquarters again to acquire some of the tech the criminals stole, in order to upgrade their dimensional portal stick and follow the Shredder to Turtle Prime. With the aid of a repentant Hun, they accomplish their task, and are whisked away to the grim, gritty and greyscale world from where every Turtle reality sprang. They are attacked by the native "Mirage Turtles", but they eventually manage to convince their ferocious progenitors that they need their help to save all of creation. The twelve Turtles, with the aid of Splinter, Karai, and even the 1987 Shredder and Krang, engage the Shredder in battle, but he grows to massive height using molecular amplification technology from Dimension X and seems impervious to their attacks. When the Shredder is accidentally clipped by the energy beam from the Technodrome, however, his armor is damaged, and the Turtles all try to force him into the beam... until it is abruptly cut off when Bebop and Rocksteady trip over the power cable and unplug it. The Shredder takes advantage of this opportunity to grab the four Mirage Turtles and begins crushing them, but hesitates when he begins to feel himself being disintegrated as well. Karai attempts to appeal to her father, stating that all existence is threatened by his actions, including himself, but the Shredder has become too obsessed with revenge and resumes his assault, poised to destroy the original Turtles and everything that sprang from them... before Bebop and Rocksteady, fearing they will get in trouble, plug the beam back in and inadvertently destroy the Shredder.

With their foe defeated for good, the Turtles watch as reality restores itself. The 1987 Turtles take the Technodrome and return to their homeworld, while the 2003 Turtles use the portal stick to return to theirs. The Mirage Turtles decide to go get some pizza to eat...

... as someplace else, across time and space, Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman put the finishing touches on the first issue of Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commenting that they hope the book will sell well.

Cast

Additional voices are performed by Jason Griffith, Sean Schemmel, Bruce Falk and Matthew Piazzi.

Several characters from the different universes are also visible in non-speaking appearances, including 1987 supporting character Irma Langinstein, the gangsters from the 1987 series, Bebop and Rocksteady human models, 2003 bit-players police officers Eastman and Laird, and new 2003 versions of the movie characters Tokka and Rahzar.

None of the actors from the 1987 series reprised their roles because of union concerns.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "TMNT "Shell-ebrate" Culmination of Official Anniversary Tour and Look Forward to Next Generation with 2011 Motion Picture". KidsTurnCentral.com. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  2. ^ TMNT Turtles Forever Trailer (animated movie trailer). 4KidsTV. 2009-11-16.
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