Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles must stop a conspiracy by Shredder and Baxter Stockman to prevent an alien warlord from invading Earth.
The story
A year after defeating Shredder, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles learn that the scientist Baxter Stockman is working with Shredder to break him out of prison. As Shredder is moved between prisons, the Foot Clan attacks, and Shredder escapes using a teleportation device. He is intercepted by the alien warlord Krang, who provides him with a mutagenic compound in exchange for help in bringing his war machine, the Technodrome, to Earth. The Turtles must navigate a growing conspiracy involving mutated allies and a looming extraterrestrial threat while keeping their own identities hidden from the public and the authorities.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A year after defeating Shredder, the Turtles learn that Baxter Stockman is collaborating with him. During a prison transfer, the Foot Clan attacks, and Shredder escapes via a teleportation device. He ends up in another dimension where he meets Krang, an alien warlord. Krang provides a mutagenic compound to Shredder in exchange for help bringing the Technodrome to Earth. Stockman uses the mutagen to transform Bebop and Rocksteady into a warthog and a rhinoceros. The Turtles eventually discover the mutagen and face a dilemma about whether to use it to become human. After a series of battles, including one in the rainforests of Manaus, the Turtles ultimately decide to remain in their mutated forms. They join forces with the police to confront Krang and the Technodrome. They successfully defeat Krang and send the Technodrome back through the portal. The film ends with the Turtles and their allies being honored by the NYPD, though the Turtles choose to remain in the shadows.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 112
- Production countries
- United States; China
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Dave Green
- Writers
- Josh Appelbaum · writer; André Nemec · writer
- Cast and characters
- Megan Fox · April O'Neil; Will Arnett · Vern "The Falcon" Fenwick; Laura Linney · Police Chief Rebecca Vincent; Stephen Amell · Casey Jones; Noel Fisher · Michelangelo; Jeremy Howard · Donatello; Pete Ploszek · Leonardo; Alan Ritchson · Raphael; Tyler Perry · Dr. Baxter Stockman; Brian Tee · The Shredder; Brad Garrett · Krang; Gary Anthony Williams · Anton "Bebop" Zeck
- Genres
- superhero; martial arts; comedy; action; science fiction
- Themes
- Secret identity; Teamwork; Sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- Action; Comedy; Sci-fi
- Premise and plot tags
- Superhero; Alien invasion; Mutants
- Source material / true-story basis
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Franchise connections
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film series)
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was considered an improvement over the first film. It was a box-office bomb.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 38% · scale: percentage · review count: 173; Metacritic · score: 40 · scale: 100 · review count: 30
- Production trivia
- The film was originally known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half Shell.; The film was a box-office bomb, grossing $246 million against a $135 million budget.; A planned third film was scrapped in favor of an animated reboot, Mutant Mayhem, released in 2023.
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