Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
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| Directed by | Shuki Levy David Winning |
| Produced by | Jonathan Tzachor |
| Written by | Shuki Levy Shell Danielson |
| Starring | Jason David Frank Blake Foster Johnny Yong Bosch Nakia Burrise Catherine Sutherland Donene Kistler Winston Richard Austin St. John Amy Jo Johnson Hilary Shepard Turner Mike Deak Derek Stephen Prince Paul Schrier Jason Narvy |
| Music by | Shuki Levy fulflej Ron Wasserman Jeremy Sweet Ellen Ten Damme Kussa Mahchi Cheryl Saban |
| Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg |
| Editing by | Henry Richardson B.J. Sears |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 28, 1997 (USA) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
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Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie is a 1997 feature-length movie set in the Power Rangers universe. It served as a bridge between the television series Power Rangers: Zeo and Power Rangers: Turbo.
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[edit] Plot
A sinister alien pirate named Divatox (Hilary Shepard Turner) hatches a plan to release her fiancee Maligore (Mike Deak) from the island Muranthias on Earth. To get to the island, she needs to kidnap a wizard named Lerigot (Jon Simanton) from the planet Liaria, and use his magical key. Luckily for Lerigot, he evades capture and flees to Earth, where he soughts protection from the Power Rangers.
The Rangers are practicing for a martial arts tournament. Rocky (Steve Cardenas) makes a wrong move and ends up throwing out his back. While visiting him at the hospital, a young friend of the Rangers named Justin (Blake Foster) discovers the Rangers' identity.
Zordon summons the Rangers to protect Lerigot. Armed with Power Boxes, Tommy (Jason David Frank) and Kat (Catherine Sutherland) rescue Lerigot from the African wilderness, but they end up losing him to Divatox later on. Divatox takes the wizard to Muranthias along with other captives - Bulk (Paul Schrier), Skull (Jason Narvy), Jason (Austin St. John), Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson), and Lerigot's wife Yara (Danny Payte) and child Bethel (J. B. Levine).
Before taking off after Divatox, the Rangers are given new powers by Zordon and Alpha 5, which makes them Turbo Rangers. They are joined by Justin, who takes Rocky's place as the Blue Turbo Ranger. The Rangers sail on a ship to Muranthias, where they face the Putra Pods. Divatox arrives on the island along with her crew - Elgar (Danny Wayne Stallcup), Rygog (Ed Neil), and an army of Piranhatrons - and sacrifices Jason and Kimberly to Maligore's fire.
The Rangers reach the temple to find their friends turned evil by Maligore's flames. The team battle Jason, Kimberly, and the rest of Divatox's forces as Maligore arises from the fiery pit. Lerigot restores Jason and Kimberly, and the Rangers fight Maligore with their Power Weapons. The Rangers flee, and Maligore grows into a giant. The Rangers call on their Turbo Zords and form the Turbo Megazord, with which they destroy Maligore.
The Rangers save the day just in time to win the martial arts competition, with Jason replacing Rocky, as an infuriated Divatox swears vengeance on the heroes.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Turbo Rangers
- Tommy Oliver
- (Jason David Frank) The Red Turbo Ranger.
- Justin Stewart
- (Blake Foster) The Blue Turbo Ranger.
- Adam Park
- (Johnny Yong Bosch) The Green Turbo Ranger.
- Tanya Sloan
- (Nakia Burrise) The Yellow Turbo Ranger.
- Katherine Hillard
- (Catherine Sutherland) The Pink Turbo Ranger.
[edit] Allies
- Zordon
- Alpha 5
- Lerigot
- Rocky DeSantos: former Red Power Ranger and Zeo Ranger III - Blue.
- Jason Lee Scott: former Red Power Ranger and Gold Ranger.
- Kimberly Hart: former Pink Power Ranger.
- Bulk and Skull
[edit] Villains
- Divatox
- Maligore
- Elgar
- Rygog
- Rita Repulsa
- Lord Zedd
[edit] Box office
In its opening weekend, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie played on 2,113 screens, and pulled in $3,301,135. It ultimately grossed $8,109,349 theatrically in the U.S. (Its predecessor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, earned $37,804,616) and $9,615,840 worldwide. It was however, the 4th highest grossing video in the U.S. in August 1997 (Billboard Magazine).
[edit] Trivia
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- Unlike the first movie, this movie is considered canon (takes place within the continuity of the television series). The first episode of Power Rangers: Turbo takes place after the movie.
- Additionally, unlike the first movie, the appearance was closer to the television show. The Ranger suits were spandex rather than the armor-like suits of the first movie, and the zords were also costumes rather than computer-generated animation.
- Certain sets and costumes from the movie, such as the Power Chamber set and the Alpha costume, were also used in the television show.
- The film was directed by sci-fi veteran David Winning; although through a contractual dispute, he only received co-credit with Shuki Levy and no editing influence.
- The movie features a cameo appearance by Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, where Rita is called by Divatox in hopes of advice to use against the Rangers. The characters would eventually come face to face with each other in Power Rangers In Space's premiere episode for the first and only time.
[edit] External links
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Movie Site from Fox Kids on Archive.org
- Director David Winning's Official Site
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