Episode 403 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

About this episode

Rob takes Gila to a screening of the 1990 film 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and discusses its significance.

Rob takes Gila to a theatrical screening of 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," the groundbreaking first film in the franchise by that name and the first attempt to bring the pizza-eating reptiles into live action. Will Gila join Rob's underground dojo, or will she flush it down a New York City sewer? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1990_film) Another fine chunk of audio from the Modern Technology Podcast Network https://modern.technology Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Gila

Topics covered

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• 1990 film
• live action
• theatrical screening

Keywords

• film review
• nostalgia
• franchise
• New York City

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Places: New York City

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