The Creature Shop's work on the original TMNT movies was amazing

[Nasubionna]

Why did the JHC pull out of the last 2 original movies? I heard it was because Jim disapproved of violence but if that's so, then why did he work on the first one?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was all budget reasons. Jim had passed away before the 2nd movie was released, so it seems pretty unlikely that his disapproval of the violence would be the reason.

 

[backpackmina]

From the Muppet Wiki:

The opening credits of The Secret of the Ooze dedicates the film to the memory of Jim Henson. In April 1991, People reported that Henson's family was not pleased:


The five children of Jim Henson, who died last May, were surprised to learn that producers of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze had included a tribute to the memory of Jim Henson in the film's opening credits... Henson's children, ages 18 to 31, are "quite unhappy" about the credit, according to a source close to them, because it implies that Henson's experience on the original Ninja Turtles movie was a rewarding one. The source says the credit now is "inappropriate" because Henson viewed the violence in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as "excessive, pointless and not his style." A spokesperson for the producers of the Turtles sequel says, "We did it as a tribute to Jim Henson's memory." The rep adds that "key people" at the Henson organization were aware of the credit's inclusion.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

The Creature Shop did the first two movies, the third one was done by a company called All Effects. There is a video of them demonstrating the system used to create the turtles on YouTube:

The documentary Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has a great behind-the-scenes account of the making of the movies. It's available on Netflix, as well as DVD/Blu-ray.

 

[backpackmina]

The Creature Shop did the first two movies, the third one was done by a company called All Effects. There is a video of them demonstrating the system used to create the turtles on YouTube:

The documentary Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has a great behind-the-scenes account of the making of the movies. It's available on Netflix, as well as DVD/Blu-ray.

It's not on Netflix anymore.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Oh that's too bad. It is on Netflix here in Canada still (or at least was the last time I checked).