It stars Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Vivian Wu, Sab Shimono, and Stuart Wilson with the voices of Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, and Tim Kelleher.

It received mostly negative reviews with a general consensus from the critics that the film did not feature any villains and stories from the original Mirage comics or the 1987 animated series, and felt that the franchise had run its course.

The film series was completely rebooted with 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released by Paramount Pictures, following the acquisition of the franchise by Viacom and Nickelodeon.

In the present, April O'Neil buys gifts for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles while shopping at a flea market.

At their underground lair, April gives Michelangelo an old lamp, Donatello an old radio, Leonardo a book on swords, and a fedora hat for Raphael.

When an English trader named Walker arrives to supply Norinaga with added manpower and firearms, Kenshin leaves to brood alone in a temple.

The scepter that April is holding lights up and she is sent into the past as Kenshin takes her place; each is wearing what the other wore in their own time.

Michelangelo saves Yoshi, then Leonardo performs CPR; this earns the Turtles the villagers' gratitude and respect.

In the present, Casey tries to help the Honor Guards adjust to the 20th Century, while Kenshin and Splinter fear the Ninja Turtles will not return before the sixty hours are up.

Michelangelo reluctantly agrees, but he misses grabbing the scepter and is left behind as the Honor Guards switch back with the Turtles.

Splinter cheers him up by performing an Elvis Presley impression, and the other Turtles join in with a final dance number.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released by SBK Records on March 9, 1993.

[3] It features the tracks "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora and "Can't Stop Rockin'" by ZZ Top.

As with both of the previous films, the British PG version was censored due to usage of forbidden weapons (Michelangelo's nunchaku).

[citation needed] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III debuted at number 1 at the U.S. box office with a gross of $12.4 million from 2,087 screens.

[12] James Berardinelli gave it one out of four stars, citing that "any adults accompanying their kids will have to invent new and interesting ways to stay awake.

[13] TV Guide gave it two out of four stars and said in their review: "If the time-travel gimmick has to be employed twice in a row then it's probably best to banish these characters to a retirement sewer",[14] when commenting about a possible future film invoking time travel.

TMNT co-creator Peter Laird mentioned in the 2014's Turtle Power documentary that he disliked the film, and Kevin Eastman noted the efforts taken to create it.