Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990): Donatello

Who is Donatello?Created in the comic books by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) became a phenomenal success in the 1980s, expanding into a multimedia franchise and gaining a legion of fans worldwide. Consisting of four young mutant turtles with humanoid traits, genetically altered by a viscous substance called Mutagen or Ooze, the brothers gained their father figure and master Sensei in the form of an anthropomorphic rat named Splinter, who named them after Italian Renaissance artists. Their home and base of operations in New York are in the sewer networks, where they remain hidden during the day and venture out for their missions at night. Their greatest archenemy is Shredder, the leader of the Foot Clan. Directed by Steve Barron, the 1990 independent film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presents the origin story of Splinter and the Turtles, their initial meeting with reporter April O'Neil and vigilante Casey Jones, and their first confrontation with