Why TMNT Mutant Mayhem Almost Removed Viral “Ninja” Reference: “That Is The Dumbest Thing”-TGN

The director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem explains the presence of a bizarre reference to a line from the viral Karate Rap.

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Summary

• A viral music video titled “The Karate Rap” from 1986 was referenced in the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

• The line “I’m a ninja” from the viral rap was almost cut from the movie but ultimately made it into the final cut.

• The decision to keep the reference was possibly due to the positive response it received at a screening in Burbank.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem‘s bizarre viral ninja reference has been explained. A scene from the newly released animated movie features a training montage that ends with the turtles showing off their moves while the phrase “I’m a ninja” blares on the soundtrack. The phrase is taken from a viral music video from David Seeger and Holly Whitstock Seeger titled “The Karate Rap,” which was originally filmed in 1986 but didn’t see the light of day until 2012. The humorously cheesy song features the line “I train in my car, I’m a ninja,” which was sampled for the movie.

/Film recently sat down with Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe for an interview that is yet to be published. However, they shared a snippet of said interview in which Rowe explains the fact that the reference to the viral rap was almost cut from the completed movie. While some loved it and others called it “the dumbest thing,” he thinks it made its way into the final cut because “it got a laugh at a screening in Burbank.” Read the full quote below:

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Source: /Film