Leo

Title: Leo
Year: 2023
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj
English dubbing: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Allison Strong, Jo Koy, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Coulter Ibanez
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family,
Country: Australia, USA

Why in Database:In this animation we have two main characters, a lizard named Leo and a turtle named Squirtle, which of course refers to Pokemon. They both appear throughout the film, Leo a little more, but still, it’s a very turtle movie!

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The Rock-afire Explosion

Title: The Rock-afire Explosion
Year: 2008
Director: Brett Whitcomb
Cast: Chris Thrash, Aaron Fechter, Travis Schafer, Mike Scherpenberg, Damon E. Breland, Kerry Fechter, Paul Teneyuca, Sandy Thrash
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA

Why in Database: There are two references to the Ninja Turtles in this movie. The first is a cartridge with one of the TMNT games, we also see the game itself on the TV screen. The second appearance are TMNT figures, one is barely visible, bu there is also a close-up of two figures.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Year: 2023
Director: James Gunn
Actors: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Austin Freeman, Stephen Blackehart, Terence Rosemore, Maria Bakalova, Sean Gunn, Sarah Alami, Jasmine Munoz, Giovannie Cruz, Will Poulter, Nico Santos, Miriam Shor
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, SF
Country: Canada, New Zealand, France, USA

Why in Database: Turtles appear here in three or four scenes. Two scenes show the turtle transforming into a humanoid creature, in the first one it is much more visible and there is also a verbal reference. At the end of the movie, when all the animals are released, you can also see the turtles. The uncertain appearance is a figure seen on a billboard, possibly a humanoid turtle.

…and then, angry turtleses.

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A Tale of Two Coreys

Title: A Tale of Two Coreys
Year: 2018
Director: Steven Huffaker
Actors: Elijah Marcano, Justin Ellings, Scott Bosely, Casey Leach, Ashley Scott, Patrick Muldoon, Paula Lindberg, Brian Huskey, Aleksandra Jade, Brandon Howard, Keith Coogan, Jacob Loeb, Bella Popa, Michael Carbonaro, John Ennis, Richard Tanner, Jennifer Peo, Claude Knowlton
Genre: Biographical, Drama
Country: USA

Why in Database:The dialogue mentions one of the roles of one of the two title characters, Corey Feldman, who voiced Donatello, one of the ninja turtles in first and third live-action films with them.

– I was in one of the biggest independent films of the 90′
– The voice of the turtle puppet doesn’t count.

Author: XYuriTT

Cacú: un cambio por la vida

Title: Cacú: un cambio por la vida
Year: 2018
Director: Marvin del Cid
Cast: José María Cabral, Marvin del Cid, Francisco Domínguez Brito, Mariano Encarnación, Heiry Galán, Freddy Ginebra, Laura Jerez, Marcial Jiménez, Judith Leclerc, Yolanda León, Ramón Montero, Guillermo Méndez, Pelagio Paulino, Ramón Pérez, Omar Shamir Reynoso, Iván Ruiz, Manuel Varet
Genre: Documentary
Country: Dominican Republic

Why in Database: Documentary film entirely dedicated to sea turtles.

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Isla de plástico

Title: Isla de plástico
Year: 2019
Director: José María Cabral
Cast: Circe Almánzar, Carlos Arias, Nelson Bautista, Nashla Bogaert, José María Cabral, Fermín Capobianco, Carmen Danae Chamorro Azor, Domingo Contreras, Alberto Crisóstomo, Osiris de León, Francisco Domínguez Brito, Carlos Luis Díaz, Javier Fernández, Francisco Flores Chang, Leandro González, Cyrill Gutsch, Ginny Heinsen, David Herrera
Genre: Documentary
Country: Dominican Republic

Why in Database: Turtles and the impact of plastic and polution related pollution on them are mentioned in this document. In one scene, a turtle laying eggs can be seen.

Author: XYuriTT

My Father’s Dragon

Title: My Father’s Dragon
Year: 2022
Director: Nora Twomey
English dubbing: Leighton Meester, Golshifteh Farahani, Jacob Tremblay, Adam Brody, Judy Greer, Ian McShane, Alan Cumming, Rita Moreno, Jackie Earle Haley, Dianne Wiest, Whoopi Goldberg, Gaten Matarazzo, Chris O’Dowd, Mary Kay Place, Charlyne Yi, Yara Shahidi, Spence Moore II, Eric Tiede
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA

Why in Database: An important character in the film is the turtle Aratuah, the main character tries to find him. It turns out that he is dead, we only see his shell and the bones inside it. This turtle appears also in the form of symbols showing the way to him.

Author: XYuriTT