<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 film directed by Steve Barron, based on the comic book characters of the same name . The story follows Splinter and the turtles, their meeting April O'Neil and Casey Jones, and their 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 . </P> <P> The film is an adaptation of the early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, with several elements taken from the animated TV series airing at the time . The turtle costumes were developed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, one of Henson's last projects before his death shortly after the premiere . </P>

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