Hard to imagine now, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) struggled to find a major distributor! After the failures of Masters of the Universe (1987) and Howard the Duck (1986), studios weren’t willing to take the risk—even though TMNT was already a massive hit in toys and cartoons.

Enter New Line Cinema, an indie studio at the time, who saw the potential and picked up the film for distribution. The result? One of the biggest indie hits ever, proving the Turtles were more than just a fad!

🎧 We cover this in our latest episode of The Fandom Portals Podcast—listen now at www.fandomportalspodcast.com!

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