<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $13.5 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $202 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American superhero action comedy film directed by Steve Barron, based on the comic book characters of the same name . Released on March 30, 1990, the film presents the origin story of Splinter and the Turtles, their meeting April O'Neil and Casey Jones, and their first confrontation with Shredder and his Foot Clan . It stars Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, and the voices of Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, and Josh Pais as the four title characters . The turtle costumes were developed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and was one of the last projects that Henson was involved in prior to his death . </P> <P> When the New York City Police Department is unable to stop a severe crime wave caused by the Foot Clan, four mutated turtles--Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael--come forth to save the city . Under the leadership of mutated rat, Splinter, and together with their new - found allies April O'Neil and Casey Jones, they fight back and take the battle to The Shredder . The film kept very close to the dark feel of the original comics, and is a direct adaptation of the comic book storyline involving the defeat of Shredder, with several elements also taken from the 1987 TV series that was airing at the time, such as April being a news reporter, and the turtles having different - colored masks, as opposed to the uniform red masks of the comic . </P>

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