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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a 2023 American CG-animated superhero comedy film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The film is co-produced by Point Grey Pictures and released in theaters on August 2, 2023.
Plot[]
One night in New York, Baxter Stockman is working on "ooze" that can turn animals into anthropomorphic-like creatures. However, he is killed by TCRI, led by the mysterious Cynthia Utrom.
15 years later, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello are teenagers who have to stay in the shadows due to their father, Splinter, believing that humans would hate them and milk them. One day, Raph accidentally throws a ninja star at April O'Neil's head, leading to her losing her scooter. Gaining a crush on her, Leo convinces his brothers to get her scooter back. Although they fumble at first, they take down the criminals that stole it. They officially meet April and tell her their story. When she mentions that she's after a criminal named Superfly, the turtles see this as their chance to be accepted, so they decide to help her with the case.
They meet Superfly, who turns out to be a mutant that was raised by Stockman. The turtles are happy that they have met people like them. However, Superfly reveals that he is building a machine that will rain the ooze onto every animal on the planet, and plans on killing every human. They try to stop him, but fail, and end up getting captured by TCRI. While April goes to find Splinter, the turtles are milked by Utrom, who wants to use the mutants' blood to create her own army of super soldiers. They are saved by Splinter, who decides to help his sons, but makes them promise that they will stay in the sewers forever.
Back at Superfly's hideout, the machine is built, but the other mutants are having second thoughts about killing every human. The turtles manage to change everyone's minds except Superfly, who is angered by the betrayal of his own brothers and sisters. He activates the machine, and while they are able to shut it down, Superfly turns into a giant mutant monster. Realizing that he doesn't want to be like Superfly, Splinter decides to help them stop him as he ravages New York as a whale-like monster.
In New York City, they realize that by using the anti-mutagen, they can turn the animals back to normal. They are seen as monsters by the news. While this initially hurts them, they decide saving the city is more important than being accepted. With renewed confidence, they head to put the anti-mutagen in Superfly's blowhole. April goes on the news and tells people the truth: the turtles and the other mutants are trying to stop Superfly, not help him. The humans and mutants work together to stop Superfly, and Leo manages to put the mutagen in his blowhole, turning him back into a regular fly. The turtles, along with the other mutants, are congratulated and finally accepted into society, while Splinter begins a relationship with Scumbug.
Some time later, the turtles go to school. Donnie finds his people, Mikey joins an improv club, Raph becomes a wrestler, and Leo helps April with trying to stop TCRI. He asks her out to prom. Angered that capturing them will be very hard, Utrom decides to call an old acquaintance.
Cast[]
- Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo
- Micah Abbey as Donatello
- Brady Noon as Raphael
- Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo
- Jackie Chan as Splinter
- Ayo Edebiri as April O'Neil
- Ice Cube as Superfly
- John Cena as Rocksteady
- Seth Rogen as Bebop
- Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog
- Rose Byrne as Leatherhead
- Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman
- Post Malone as Ray Fillet
- Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko
- Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom
- Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut
- MrBeast as Times Square Guy
Reception[]
The film received generally positive reviews by critics and audiences and was a moderate box office success with $180 million on a $70 million budget. Critics have praised the film for its unique animation style, screenwriting, and performances with many calling it the best film in the TMNT franchise.
Trivia[]
The Nickelodeon Movies logo used in the teaser trailer.
- This is the third TMNT film to be produced by Nickelodeon, after the 2014 film and Out of the Shadows.
- After producing R-rated comedy films such as Neighbors and This is the End, as well as the adult animated Sausage Party, this is Point Grey's first family-targeted film.
- Unlike in all of the TMNT productions, Donatello now has a child voice in this film (due to being voiced by a younger actor). However, a trailer for the upcoming Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follow-up TV series depicts that the character's voice is starting to process into deepening (due to his reprising voice actor currently in process to finishing puberty).
- This is the second animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical film, after 2007's TMNT.
- This marks the first time the titular turtles themselves are voiced by actual teenagers.
- It is the highest-rated Nickelodeon and TMNT film of all time on Rotten Tomatoes.
- It is also the first TMNT film to receive critical acclaim.
- It is Nickelodeon's first film to surpass 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross previously composed Pixar's Soul (along with Jon Batiste) and won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. It is their second animated film.
- Thus, it is also the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film overall to have more than one composer for the music score, after the 2009 television film Turtles Forever.
- The popular "Wilhelm scream" sound effect was heard during a montage of the Turtles' fight with bandits before meeting Superfly.
- This is the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical film to be rated PG by the MPA since the aforementioned TMNT.
- Just like PAW Patrol: The Movie, this is one of Paramount's few fully-animated films without Paramount Animation being involved.
- This is the first Nickelodeon Movies film to use the old 2008-2009 logo since Imagine That.
- This is Nickelodeon Movies' first animated film to use the words "turd" and "piss" uncensored; the former is briefly said once by April O'Neil while the latter is briefly said once by Superfly.
- Thus, it is also Nickelodeon Movies' first animated film to use the word "nipples"; it is briefly mentioned by Raphael and also by April O'Neil.
- An exclusive first look of the movie was shown at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards.
- This is Nickelodeon Movies' ninth computer-animated film, after Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Barnyard, Rango, The Adventures of Tintin, Wonder Park, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, PAW Patrol: The Movie, and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.
- This is also the third Nickelodeon film animated by Mikros Image, following The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and PAW Patrol: The Movie.
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