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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is returning to theaters in  August to celebrate the  35th anniversary of the comic book adaptation starring Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael that caused a pop culture craze at its 1990 premiere.

From New Line Cinema and directed by  film and music video director Steve Barron, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35th Anniversary will also present the Turtles Unmasked featurette. Produced in collaboration with the creators of TMNT: Evolution, Mutation & Reboot, the featurette showcases before the movie with never-before-seen footage from the archives, extended scenes left to history on the cutting room floor, home-recorded behind-the-scenes footage, and one-on-one time and commentary with Barron.

Background for those who are experiencing Turtlemania for the first time: Four baby turtles come in contact with a mysterious substance called ooze and are then transformed into human-sized crime fighters. The leader of the turtles is a human-sized rat who has come into contact with the same green ooze. The rat was a former pet of a ninja master and uses his skills to train the four turtles in martial arts. They befriend a local journalist and, with her help,  attempt to find the group behind a crime wave in New York City.

Adapted from the early “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics” with characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the movie brought the reptilian heroes to full live-action with a team of puppeteers and a voice cast led by Brian Tochi (Revenge of the Nerds, Police Academy 3: Back in Training) as Leonardo, Corey Feldman (Stand By Me, The Goonies) as Donatello, Josh Pais (The Station Agent, A Beautiful Mind), as Raphael, Robbie Rist (Balto, “Doc McStuffins”) as Michelangelo and Kevin Clash (“Sesame Street,” Muppet Treasure Island) as Splinter, the Turtles’ master. The film also features Judith Hoag (Zodiac, Fallen) and Elias Koteas (Armageddon, Cadillac Man).

Tickets for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 35th Anniversary are available at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).