- Title: UNITED STATES: MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS RELEASE THEIR FIRST MOVIE
- Date: 24th June 1995
- Summary: (RTV - ACCESS ALL) EXTERIOR OF MOVIE THEATRE (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) PINK POWER RANGER (AMY JOE JOHNSON) SAYING THAT THE SHOW IS CRAZY. IT HAS BRIGHT COLOURS, SUPERHEROES, DINOSAURS. ADULTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT IF CHILDREN WATCH IT THEY DO CHILDREN ARRIVING (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) YELLOW POWER RANGER (KARAN ASHLEY) EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCES IN THE GROUP (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) DIRECTOR BRYAN SPICER SAYING THTA IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY POPULAR FOR YOUNG KIDS TO THE BIG SCREEN JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME ARRIVING WITH HIS FAMILY
- Embargoed: 9th July 1995 13:00
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- Location: HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
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- Country: USA
- Topics: Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVATCL7IE18STAHWKT0UQC0LGD7
- Story Text: Children's television hits, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, have released their first movie in Hollywood.
The group were also honoured with an invitation to cast their hands and feet in concrete in front of Hollywood's legendary Manns Chinese Theatre.
Young locals and tourists packed the footpath outside the theatre as the Power Rangers arrived to record their imprints for posterity, alongside more human stars.
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie, premiered on June 24.
On hand from the cast were Jason David Frank (Tommy, the White Power Ranger), Steve Cardenas (Rocky, the Red Power Ranger), David Jost (Billy, the Blue Power Ranger), Jonny Yong Bosch (Aam, the Black Power Ranger), Amy Joe Johnson (Pink Power Ranger), Karan Ashley (Aisha, the Yellow Power Ranger), Jason Arvy (Skull) and film director Bryan Spicer.
Defending the violent content of the film and television series, Jason David Frank (White Ranger) said: "It's not about punching and kicking. It's about fantasy." "There's no violence at all, cartoons have more violence than we do," he concluded.
One of the movie's biggest and slimiest surprises comes in the form of the Power Rangers's newest foe, the villainous Ivan Ooze, played by Paul Freeman.
With the fate of the entire planet at stake, the Power Rangers have to defeat the purple-clad, gelatinous evil-doer.
Despite the introduction of Ivan Ooze, the filmakers were intent on staying true to the television series, watched by millions of people world-wide.
Director Bryan Spicer said it was an opportunity to bring something very popular among children to the big screen.
"We took something small and made it bigger, with a bigger imagination, bigger effects and bigger adventure," he said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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