Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (35mm double feature)
Opens August 13, 2026
August 16 | 6:30pm | SIFF Film Center
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema. In memory of Josh Wakeland and for his birthday, 35mm double features of the first two live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies on both August 13 & 16 (with a 10-15 minute intermission in-between films).
Josh was a pillar of the Seattle cinema community; a projectionist and technical manager who cared deeply about audiences experiencing the best presentation possible. He had a big heart, loved his friends dearly, and was one of the most thoughtful and generous gift-givers. He was also a lifelong Turtles fan. Josh passed away far too young in October 2025.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
About the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Josh noted on Letterboxd: "If I had kept track of every time I saw this, it would probably be in my top 5 most watched movies of all time." He recalled the first time seeing it as being his "second-earliest movie theater memory after Young Einstein (LOL)," adding "I went with some friends from school (I was 5) and Jay's mom couldn't believe how often Ralph said 'Damn.'"
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, after exposure to radioactive ooze, four humanoid turtles dwell in the New York City sewers where they are trained in ninjitsu by their mentor, a rat named Splinter. The Turtles must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and his Foot Clan, who are terrorizing The Big Apple.
Picking up after the events of the first film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze finds the Turtles up to their shells in trouble when a canister of the same ooze that made them mutate falls into Shredder's diabolical hands. Aided by their new pal Keno, a pizza delivery boy who knows martial arts, the Turtles take on Shredder and his own mutant creations, Tokka and Rahzar, in an effort to save New York City once again.
- Director: Steve Barron
- Principal Cast: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden
- Country: USA
- Year: 1990
- Running Time: 181 min.
- Language: English