Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (also known as Power Rangers: The Movie) is a 1995 American superhero
action
fantasy
based on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
on Fox Kids
. It featured the characters and actors from the series itself, and used the zord
s from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
. The film stars the regular television cast of Jason David Frank
, Amy Jo Johnson
, David Yost
, Johnny Yong Bosch
, Karan Ashley
and Steve Cardenas
. The allies and villains are Australian and English actors. It was produced by Saban Entertainment and Toei Company
, and released by 20th Century Fox
on June 30, 1995. Filming took place in Sydney
, Australia
, which was used to portray the series' setting of Angel Grove
, California
.
Despite a mixed reaction by critics, the movie went on to receive a cult following
thanks to the popularity of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
TV series. It also ultimately grossed $38,187,431 theatrically in the U.S. and $66,433,194 worldwide, making it a financial success.
), Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson
), Billy (David Yost
), Aisha (Karan Ashley
), Rocky (Steve Cardenas
) and Tommy (Jason David Frank
) participate with Bulk and Skull
in a charity sky dive for Angel Grove
in anticipation of Ryan's Comet which will be passing near the planet in two days. After the Rangers jump, Bulk and Skull finally work up the nerve to dive as well, landing in the middle of a construction site in midtown. Before they are reprimanded the construction workers are distracted by a giant egg that had been uncovered where they were digging. The unearthing of this egg alerts Zordon
who contacts the Rangers; he explains that 6,000 years ago he tricked a shapeshifting being known as Ivan Ooze by trapping him in the egg and buried it to prevent him from taking over the universe. He sends them to recover the egg before it is opened, but Rita Repulsa
, Lord Zedd
, Goldar
, and Mordant
find the egg and release Ivan before the Rangers arrive. Ivan sicks several subordinate oozlings on the rangers and departs to destroy the defenseless Command Center, leaving Alpha incapacitated and Zordon outside of the timewarp tube that keeps him alive. The destruction disabling the Rangers' morphing powers, leaving them unable to defend the Earth, Alpha sends them to the planet Phaedos in search of a greater power to defeat Ivan and save Zordon. After they leave, Ivan traps Rita and Zedd in a snowglobe, not wanting to meet the same fate, Goldar and Mordant submit to him.
Ivan decides to recruit the parents of Angel Grove to dig up his Ectomorphicon machines, massive zord-like machines that were buried long ago. In order to do this, he takes the disguise of a carnival wizard and gives out free jars of ooze to the children of Angel Grove, one of which is a young friend of the rangers Fred Kelman (Jamie Croft
) whose father discovers the ooze and it hypnotizes him, along with the rest of the parents, into working for Ivan. Fred discovers this and follows the parents to uncover Ivan's true colors. Meanwhile, the Rangers arrive at a plateau on Phaedos and after facing an attack from Ivan's minions, the Tengoo, they meet Dulcea (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
) a warrior who wants to help Zordon by leading the Rangers to the great power. She teaches them to harness their animal spirits, and sends them off the plateau to find the power, she cannot accompany them as it is similar to Zordon's timewarp tube and she will start rapidly aging if she leaves it. The Rangers overcome many deadly obstacles and uncover the power along with new zords that match their same animal spirits. With their power restored, they return to Earth to face Ivan.
Having restored his Ectomorphicon machines, Ivan orders the parents to leap to their deaths at the construction site; Fred recruits the now-parentless kids to help him save them. The Rangers arrive and summon their zords to stop the Ectomorphicons, saving the kids who are nearly killed in a monorail derailment
allowing them to continue their mission as the Rangers battle Ivan's machines. When they destroy one of his two machines, Ivan merges with the other becoming a massive robotic version of himself. The Rangers form the Ninja Megazord, but are heavily outmatched in the fight. Billy suggests they drag Ivan into the path of Ryan's Comet to destroy him. They form the Ninja Falcon Megazord and trick Ivan into chasing them into space and with a trick maneuver from Aisha, they are able to safely avoid the explosion when the comet destroys Ivan. His destruction reverses the hypnosis on the parents who were just barely kept at bay from jumping by the kids and Fred, Bulk and Skull. The Rangers return to the Command Center where they learn Zordon had died of old age, but Tommy suggests using their powers to revive him, and they are able to do so, restoring the Command Center and his timewarp tube all at the same time. In a celebratory festival, Bulk and Skull are offended that the Power Rangers are given credit for saving the city yet again even though they legitimately had a part in helping to save lives, but their embellished tales only lead to laughter from the teens.
Meanwhile, in Rita and Lord Zedd's Moon Base, Goldar has decided to proclaim himself "King Goldar, The Emperor of the Universe" but his and Mordant's celebrations are cut short when a very irritated Rita and Lord Zedd enter the chamber, growling at their turncoat
behavior. Goldar and Mordant look at each other and say "Uh-oh" before the screen goes black.
, and Pocahontas
and Batman Forever
in their third weekend.
, receiving 42% on Rotten Tomatoes
. In its opening weekend, the film came in fourth with $13,104,788 behind Apollo 13
and holdovers Pocahontas
and Batman Forever
. This was considered a disappointment by some analysts given the show's popularity, but the film ultimately grossed $66,433,194 against a $15 million dollar budget, making it a financial success.
Superhero
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action
Action film
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fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
based on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months...
on Fox Kids
Fox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
. It featured the characters and actors from the series itself, and used the zord
Zord
In the universe of the television series Power Rangers, Zords are colossal mechanical or bio-mechanical robotic vehicles. When monsters grow to incredible sizes, usually the only way the Power Rangers can fight them is by summoning and piloting these robots...
s from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
was TOEI Company Limited's eighteenth production of the Super Sentai television series. The name given to this series by Toei for international distribution is Ninja Rangers....
. The film stars the regular television cast of Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank is an American actor, martial artist and professional mixed martial arts fighter, best known for playing Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers.- Early life :...
, Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson is an American actress, singer, songwriter and musician.She is best known for her roles in the televison series as the constable Jules Callaghan in the Canadian CTV television series Flashpoint, the famous jockey Tina Sharp in the ABC Family's original show Wildfire, the rookie cop...
, David Yost
David Yost
David Harold Yost is an American actor and producer known for his role of Billy Cranston on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Power Rangers Zeo.-Early life:...
, Johnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch is an American actor, voice actor, martial artist, and musician.He may be best known for portraying Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and being the English voice of Ichigo Kurosaki in the hit anime series Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun and Lelouch Lamperouge in Code...
, Karan Ashley
Karan Ashley
Karan Ashley is a former American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money...
and Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas
Stephen Antonio Cardenas is a former Mexican-American actor and martial artist, perhaps most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series....
. The allies and villains are Australian and English actors. It was produced by Saban Entertainment and Toei Company
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
, and released by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
on June 30, 1995. Filming took place in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, which was used to portray the series' setting of Angel Grove
Angel Grove
Angel Grove is the fictional town in the Power Rangers universe, the setting for much of the action of the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and its immediate sequels. Angel Grove is presumably a fictional suburb of Los Angeles, California, however no specific location was ever...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Despite a mixed reaction by critics, the movie went on to receive a cult following
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
thanks to the popularity of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is an American live-action children's television series based on the 16th installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. Both the show and its related merchandise saw unbridled overnight success, catapulting into pop culture in mere months...
TV series. It also ultimately grossed $38,187,431 theatrically in the U.S. and $66,433,194 worldwide, making it a financial success.
Plot
The Power Rangers, Adam (Johnny Yong BoschJohnny Yong Bosch
Johnny Yong Bosch is an American actor, voice actor, martial artist, and musician.He may be best known for portraying Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and being the English voice of Ichigo Kurosaki in the hit anime series Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun and Lelouch Lamperouge in Code...
), Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson
Amy Jo Johnson is an American actress, singer, songwriter and musician.She is best known for her roles in the televison series as the constable Jules Callaghan in the Canadian CTV television series Flashpoint, the famous jockey Tina Sharp in the ABC Family's original show Wildfire, the rookie cop...
), Billy (David Yost
David Yost
David Harold Yost is an American actor and producer known for his role of Billy Cranston on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Power Rangers Zeo.-Early life:...
), Aisha (Karan Ashley
Karan Ashley
Karan Ashley is a former American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money...
), Rocky (Steve Cardenas
Steve Cardenas
Stephen Antonio Cardenas is a former Mexican-American actor and martial artist, perhaps most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series....
) and Tommy (Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank is an American actor, martial artist and professional mixed martial arts fighter, best known for playing Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers.- Early life :...
) participate with Bulk and Skull
Bulk and Skull
Bulk and Skull are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers in Space...
in a charity sky dive for Angel Grove
Angel Grove
Angel Grove is the fictional town in the Power Rangers universe, the setting for much of the action of the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and its immediate sequels. Angel Grove is presumably a fictional suburb of Los Angeles, California, however no specific location was ever...
in anticipation of Ryan's Comet which will be passing near the planet in two days. After the Rangers jump, Bulk and Skull finally work up the nerve to dive as well, landing in the middle of a construction site in midtown. Before they are reprimanded the construction workers are distracted by a giant egg that had been uncovered where they were digging. The unearthing of this egg alerts Zordon
Zordon
Zordon is a powerful wizard and mentor to the Power Rangers franchise, appearing in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series and many of its subsequent incarnations....
who contacts the Rangers; he explains that 6,000 years ago he tricked a shapeshifting being known as Ivan Ooze by trapping him in the egg and buried it to prevent him from taking over the universe. He sends them to recover the egg before it is opened, but Rita Repulsa
Rita Repulsa
Rita Repulsa is a fictional character from the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She is based on the Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger villain Witch Bandora...
, Lord Zedd
Lord Zedd
Lord Zedd is a fictional villain from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who was introduced at the beginning of the show's second season. Unlike Rita Repulsa, the show's original villain, Zedd was a character made specifically for Power Rangers without any prior counterpart in the Japanese...
, Goldar
Goldar
Goldar , is a fictional character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the American series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He is based on the Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger villain Grifforzer. He is a powerful yet very overconfident warrior that served under the command of Rita Repulsa and...
, and Mordant
Mordant
A mordant is a substance used to set dyes on fabrics or tissue sections by forming a coordination complex with the dye which then attaches to the fabric or tissue. It may be used for dyeing fabrics, or for intensifying stains in cell or tissue preparations. The term mordant comes from the Latin...
find the egg and release Ivan before the Rangers arrive. Ivan sicks several subordinate oozlings on the rangers and departs to destroy the defenseless Command Center, leaving Alpha incapacitated and Zordon outside of the timewarp tube that keeps him alive. The destruction disabling the Rangers' morphing powers, leaving them unable to defend the Earth, Alpha sends them to the planet Phaedos in search of a greater power to defeat Ivan and save Zordon. After they leave, Ivan traps Rita and Zedd in a snowglobe, not wanting to meet the same fate, Goldar and Mordant submit to him.
Ivan decides to recruit the parents of Angel Grove to dig up his Ectomorphicon machines, massive zord-like machines that were buried long ago. In order to do this, he takes the disguise of a carnival wizard and gives out free jars of ooze to the children of Angel Grove, one of which is a young friend of the rangers Fred Kelman (Jamie Croft
Jamie Croft
Jamie Croft is an Australian actor.Croft began his career in the television soap opera A Country Practice. Subsequent credits include: Police Rescue, Water Rats, Above the Law, Sun on the Stubble and Farscape.He has also appeared in many movies and mini-series including, That Eye, The Sky, Mighty...
) whose father discovers the ooze and it hypnotizes him, along with the rest of the parents, into working for Ivan. Fred discovers this and follows the parents to uncover Ivan's true colors. Meanwhile, the Rangers arrive at a plateau on Phaedos and after facing an attack from Ivan's minions, the Tengoo, they meet Dulcea (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
-Biography:Fitzpatrick was born in Brisbane, Australia. Fitzpatrick first appeared on television on a Outback Steakhouse commercial. After, she got her first professional job as a model, later becoming a successful actress...
) a warrior who wants to help Zordon by leading the Rangers to the great power. She teaches them to harness their animal spirits, and sends them off the plateau to find the power, she cannot accompany them as it is similar to Zordon's timewarp tube and she will start rapidly aging if she leaves it. The Rangers overcome many deadly obstacles and uncover the power along with new zords that match their same animal spirits. With their power restored, they return to Earth to face Ivan.
Having restored his Ectomorphicon machines, Ivan orders the parents to leap to their deaths at the construction site; Fred recruits the now-parentless kids to help him save them. The Rangers arrive and summon their zords to stop the Ectomorphicons, saving the kids who are nearly killed in a monorail derailment
Derailment
A derailment is an accident on a railway or tramway in which a rail vehicle, or part or all of a train, leaves the tracks on which it is travelling, with consequent damage and in many cases injury and/or death....
allowing them to continue their mission as the Rangers battle Ivan's machines. When they destroy one of his two machines, Ivan merges with the other becoming a massive robotic version of himself. The Rangers form the Ninja Megazord, but are heavily outmatched in the fight. Billy suggests they drag Ivan into the path of Ryan's Comet to destroy him. They form the Ninja Falcon Megazord and trick Ivan into chasing them into space and with a trick maneuver from Aisha, they are able to safely avoid the explosion when the comet destroys Ivan. His destruction reverses the hypnosis on the parents who were just barely kept at bay from jumping by the kids and Fred, Bulk and Skull. The Rangers return to the Command Center where they learn Zordon had died of old age, but Tommy suggests using their powers to revive him, and they are able to do so, restoring the Command Center and his timewarp tube all at the same time. In a celebratory festival, Bulk and Skull are offended that the Power Rangers are given credit for saving the city yet again even though they legitimately had a part in helping to save lives, but their embellished tales only lead to laughter from the teens.
Meanwhile, in Rita and Lord Zedd's Moon Base, Goldar has decided to proclaim himself "King Goldar, The Emperor of the Universe" but his and Mordant's celebrations are cut short when a very irritated Rita and Lord Zedd enter the chamber, growling at their turncoat
Turncoat
A turncoat is a person who shifts allegiance from one loyalty or ideal to another, betraying or deserting an original cause by switching to the opposing side or party...
behavior. Goldar and Mordant look at each other and say "Uh-oh" before the screen goes black.
Cast and characters
- Jason David FrankJason David FrankJason David Frank is an American actor, martial artist and professional mixed martial arts fighter, best known for playing Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers.- Early life :...
as Tommy OliverTommy OliverDr. Thomas "Tommy" Oliver is a fictional character from the universe of the American children's television franchise Power Rangers. He is a main character in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, as well as four of its successive incarnations Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo,...
, The White Ranger - Amy Jo JohnsonAmy Jo JohnsonAmy Jo Johnson is an American actress, singer, songwriter and musician.She is best known for her roles in the televison series as the constable Jules Callaghan in the Canadian CTV television series Flashpoint, the famous jockey Tina Sharp in the ABC Family's original show Wildfire, the rookie cop...
as Kimberly HartKimberly HartKimberly Ann Hart is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. She was played by actress Amy Jo Johnson during the first three seasons of the show, plus on the two feature films of the franchise. Kimberly is best remembered as the first Pink Ranger from the first entry of the franchise...
, The Pink Ranger - David YostDavid YostDavid Harold Yost is an American actor and producer known for his role of Billy Cranston on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and Power Rangers Zeo.-Early life:...
as Billy CranstonBilly CranstonBilly Cranston is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. He is the Blue Ranger in the series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, portrayed by actor David Yost. Billy is the only original Power Ranger to remain for the entire MMPR series, and is the third longest-serving Ranger overall...
, The Blue Ranger - Steve CardenasSteve CardenasStephen Antonio Cardenas is a former Mexican-American actor and martial artist, perhaps most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series....
as Rocky DeSantosRocky DeSantosRocky DeSantos is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. In the second season of the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, he joined the team as the second Red Ranger...
, The Red Ranger - Johnny Yong BoschJohnny Yong BoschJohnny Yong Bosch is an American actor, voice actor, martial artist, and musician.He may be best known for portraying Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and being the English voice of Ichigo Kurosaki in the hit anime series Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun and Lelouch Lamperouge in Code...
as Adam ParkAdam ParkAdam Park is a fictional major character from the universe of the American television series franchise Power Rangers, played by Johnny Yong Bosch. He is a main character in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, as well as three of its successive incarnations Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers,...
, The Black Ranger - Karan AshleyKaran AshleyKaran Ashley is a former American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money...
as Aisha CampbellAisha CampbellAisha Campbell is a fictional character from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV Show. She was portrayed by Karan Ashley.Spirited and full of energy, Aisha was always up to the challenge of being a Power Ranger...
, The Yellow Ranger - Nicholas BellNicholas BellNicholas Bell is a British actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He is a regular actor in Melbourne Theatre Company productions as well as work with all the major broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.-Film and television:Film credits...
(Robert L. ManahanRobert L. ManahanRobert L. Manahan was an American actor. He was most recognized for being the voice of Zordon in the latter two and a half seasons of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV Series. He also portrayed Zordon in Power Rangers Zeo, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, and several episodes of Power Rangers Turbo...
, voice) as ZordonZordonZordon is a powerful wizard and mentor to the Power Rangers franchise, appearing in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series and many of its subsequent incarnations.... - Peta-Maree Rixon (Richard WoodRichard Steven HorvitzRichard Steven Horvitz, sometimes credited as Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Horvitz, or Richard Wood, is an American actor and voice actor best known for his work as the voice of the original Alpha 5 in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, as Raz in Psychonauts,...
, voice) as Alpha 5Alpha 5Alpha 5 is a fictional robot on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series. On Alpha's chest is a yellow stylized lightning bolt similar to the Power Rangers' lightning bolt symbol, but inverted. His head is in the shape of a golden flying saucer with a visor that flashes when he is speaking... - Gabrielle FitzpatrickGabrielle Fitzpatrick-Biography:Fitzpatrick was born in Brisbane, Australia. Fitzpatrick first appeared on television on a Outback Steakhouse commercial. After, she got her first professional job as a model, later becoming a successful actress...
as Dulcea - Paul SchrierPaul SchrierPaul L. Schrier II is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role of Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier in the Power Rangers series. He portrayed the character for seven seasons from 1993–1999, returning in 2011 for the eighteenth season of Power Rangers Samurai, and was the last original cast...
and Jason NarvyJason NarvyJason A. Narvy, Ph.D is an American actor who spent a number of years playing the character Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch on the Power Rangers television series and starred in both movies based on the series....
as Bulk and SkullBulk and SkullBulk and Skull are fictional characters in the Power Rangers universe. They appeared as permanent cast members from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers until Power Rangers in Space... - Jamie CroftJamie CroftJamie Croft is an Australian actor.Croft began his career in the television soap opera A Country Practice. Subsequent credits include: Police Rescue, Water Rats, Above the Law, Sun on the Stubble and Farscape.He has also appeared in many movies and mini-series including, That Eye, The Sky, Mighty...
as Fred Kelman - Paul GoddardPaul Goddard (actor)Paul Goddard is an actor based in Australia.His best known roles are Agent Brown in the film The Matrix and Stark in the science fiction television series Farscape....
as Dave - Robert Simper as John
- Julia Cortez (Barbara GoodsonBarbara GoodsonBarbara Goodson is an American actress known mostly for her versatility in voicing original and dubbed cartoons. She is voted one of the ten best women to do the voices for young males in cartoons...
, voice) as Rita RepulsaRita RepulsaRita Repulsa is a fictional character from the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She is based on the Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger villain Witch Bandora... - Mark Ginther (Robert AxelrodRobert Axelrod (actor)Robert Axelrod is a U.S. actor who has been in several movies and lent his voice to countless televisual shows including Digimon, having started vocal acting for the English versions of Japanese cartoons in 1980...
, voice) as Lord ZeddLord ZeddLord Zedd is a fictional villain from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who was introduced at the beginning of the show's second season. Unlike Rita Repulsa, the show's original villain, Zedd was a character made specifically for Power Rangers without any prior counterpart in the Japanese... - Kerry Casey (Kerrigan MahanKerrigan MahanKerrigan Mahan is an American voice actor, also known as Ryan O'Flannigan.Mahan was born in Los Angeles, California. His voice ranges from young and exuberant to sneering and Lee Van Cleef-ish...
, voice) as GoldarGoldarGoldar , is a fictional character from the Power Rangers universe, first appearing in the American series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He is based on the Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger villain Grifforzer. He is a powerful yet very overconfident warrior that served under the command of Rita Repulsa and... - Jean Paul Bell as Mordant
- Paul Freeman as Ivan Ooze
Music
Adaptations in other media
- Four different video game titlesMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (video game)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is the title of four different video game adaptations of the film of the same name, which were released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Game Boy and Game Gear. While the games were ostensibly based on the film, they also featured...
based on the movie were released for the Super NESSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemThe Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, Sega Genesis, Game BoyGame BoyThe , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
, and Game Gear. - Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
released a comic book adaptation of the movie which was dated September 1995.
Release
The film opened on June 30, 1995. Its opening rank was #4 with $13,104,788, behind Apollo 13Apollo 13 (film)
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr...
, and Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995 film)
Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
and Batman Forever
Batman Forever
Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is a sequel to Batman Returns , with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Batman...
in their third weekend.
Reception
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie received generally mixed reviews from film critics mostly because it was aimed toward a younger audience, although the fanbase's reaction was generally more positive and it developed into a cult filmCult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
, receiving 42% on Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
. In its opening weekend, the film came in fourth with $13,104,788 behind Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (film)
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr...
and holdovers Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995 film)
Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
and Batman Forever
Batman Forever
Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is a sequel to Batman Returns , with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Batman...
. This was considered a disappointment by some analysts given the show's popularity, but the film ultimately grossed $66,433,194 against a $15 million dollar budget, making it a financial success.
External links
- What REALLY happened: the first MMPR Movie - a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the movie, and the various problems encountered.