Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Kevin Clash: Splinter

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• [last lines] 

  Leonardo : We were awesome!

  Michaelangelo : Bodacious!

  Raphael : Bitchin'!

  Donatello : Uh...

  Michaelangelo : Gnarly!

  Leonardo : Radical!

  Raphael : Totally tubular, dude!

  Michaelangelo : Wicked!

  Leonardo : Hellacious!

  Donatello : Uh, mega...

  [Splinter clears his throat, the Turtles clam up] 

  Splinter : I have always liked... Cowabunga.

  Leonardo , Michaelangelo , Raphael , Donatello : COWABUNGA!

  Splinter : [laughs]  I made a funny!

• Splinter : I too once had a family, Danny. Many years ago I lived in Japan: a pet of my master Yoshi, mimicking his movements from my cage and learning the mysterious art of Ninjitsu, for Yoshi was one of Japan's finest shadow warriors. His only rival was a man named Oroko Saki, and they competed in all things, but in nothing more fiercely than for the love of a woman, Tang Shen. Shen's love was only for my master and rather than see him fight Saki for her hand, she persuaded Yoshi to flee with me to America. But Saki vowed vengeance. I remember it well, as my master returned home to find his beloved Shen lying on the floor, and then he saw her killer. Saki wasted no words, and during the struggle, my cage was broken. I leapt to Saki's face, biting and clawing, but he threw me to the floor and took one swipe with his Katana, slicing my ear. Then he was gone, and I was alone.

  Danny : What became of this Oroku Saki?

  Splinter : Nobody really knows... But you wear his symbol.

• Splinter : I am proud of you, my sons. Tonight you have learned the final and greatest truth of the Ninja: that ultimate mastering comes not from the body, but from the mind. Together, there is nothing your four minds cannot accomplish. Help each other, draw upon one another, and always remember the power that binds you. The same is what brought me here tonight, that which I gladly return with my final words: I love you all, my sons.

• Splinter : Death comes for us all, Oroku Saki, but something much worse comes for you. For when you die, it will be...

  [Shredder throws a hidden knife; Splinter catches it, releasing the spear and letting Shredder fall from the building and land in the back of a garbage truck] 

  Splinter : ...Without honor.

  Casey Jones : Oops!

  [Casey Jones pulls the lever of the garbage truck and activates its compactor] 

• Splinter : For 15 years now, we have lived here. Before that time, I was a pet of my master Yoshi. When we were forced to come to New York, I found myself for the first time without a home, wandering thew sewers, scavaging for whatever I could find. And then, one day, I came upon a shattered glass jar and four baby turtles.

  Michaelangelo : [interrupts]  That was us! Hee hee.

  Donatello : Shut up! Oh, no...

  Splinter : The little ones were crawling into a strange glowing ooze from a broken canister nearby. I gathered them up in an old coffee can and when I awoke the next morning, I received a shock. For they had doubled in size. I, too, was growing. Particularly in intellect. I was amazed by how intelligent they seemed, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next: one of them spoke.

  Young Michaelangelo : [in flashback]  Pizza. Pizza.

  Splinter : More words followed, and I began their training. Teaching them all that I had learned from my master. And soon, I gave them all names: Leonardo, Michaelangelo

  Michaelangelo : That's me.

  Splinter : Donatello.

  [he makes a heroic-sounding hum] 

  Splinter : and Raphael.

  April : I'm not dreaming, am I?

  Splinter : No. I'm afraid not.

• Splinter : All fathers care for their sons.

• Splinter : Raphael, come sit by me.

  Raphael : Couldn't this wait 'til morning?

  Splinter : You will listen *now*. My Master Yoshi's first rule was "Possess the right thinking. Only then can one receive the gifts of strength, knowledge, and peace." I have tried to channel your anger, Raphael, but more remains. Anger clouds the mind. Turned inward, it is an unconquerable enemy. You are unique among your brothers, for you choose to face this enemy alone. But as you face it, do not forget them, and do not forget me. I am here, my son.

• Michaelangelo : [Leonardo slices up pizza]  Yes, friends, the new turbo ginsu. Wa-hoo! It dices, it slices, and it makes French fries and three different...

  [a pizza slice lands on Splinter's head] 

  Michaelangelo : WHOOPS.

  Splinter : Kids.

• April O'Neil : Okay, those guys in the black pajamas, they jumped me, and, and that rat... I saw *you* in the parking lot. That explains you. And you guys...

  [the turtles] 

  April O'Neil : Um... I have no idea where you came from.

  Splinter : If you will please just sit down and calm yourself, I will tell you where we came from.

  April O'Neil : It talks!

  Splinter : It is really quite simple, Miss O'Neil.

  April O'Neil : And he knows my name... perfect.

  Splinter : Fifteen years ago...

  April O'Neil : Why don't I ever dream of Harrison Ford?

• Splinter : [Leonardo meditates heavily]  ... Leonardo.

  Leonardo : Huh? Splinter!

  Raphael : [inside playing a board game]  "What Russian novel, embraces more than 500 characters, is set in the Napoleotic wars?"

  Donatello : 'War and Peace'.

  Leonardo : [bursting in]  He's alive.

  Raphael : [Leo walks right on the board game]  Hey!

  Donatello : Game smash.

  Leonardo : Splinter's alive.

  Donatello : We know, Leo, of course he is. We all think he's alive.

  Leonardo : I don't *think*. I *know*.

  Donatello : Huh?

• Leonardo : We have had our first battle, Master Splinter! They were many, but we kicked... but we fought well.

  Splinter : Were you seen?

  Leonardo : Uh-uh.

  Splinter : In this, you must never lapse. Even those who would be our allies, would not understand. Our domain is the shadow; stray from it reluctantly, for when you do, you must strike hard and fade away, without a trace.

  Raphael : I lost a sai!

  Splinter : Then, it is gone.

  Raphael : But I can get it back! I can get it back...

  Splinter : Raphael!... Let it go.

• Splinter : Yes, Oroku Saki, I know who you are. We met many years ago in the home of my master, Hamato Yoshi!

  [Shredder removes his mask to reveal his bite wounds] 

  Raphael : It's him...

  The Shredder : You... Now I will finish what I started with your EAR!

  [charges at Splinter] 

• Gang Leader : We have a loyalty to the Shredder.

  Splinter : The Shredder uses you. He poisons your minds to obtains for that which he desires. He cares nothing for you or the people you hurt.

  Gang Leader : We're family.

  Casey Jones : Family? Did you say family? You call this here and that...

  [points to Tatsu, who he just knocked out] 

  Casey Jones : ...down there, family?

• Splinter : Who are you?

  Casey Jones : Casey Jones, a friend.

• Splinter : Some say that the path from inner turmoil begins with a friendly ear.

• Head Thug : What are we just standing here for? Let's get him.

  Casey Jones : [brandishing golf club]  Do you want to be first, junior, huh?

  Head Thug : We have a loyalty to the Shredder.

  Splinter : The Shredder uses you. He poisons your minds to obtain that which he desires. He cares nothing for you or the people you hurt.

  Head Thug : We're a family.

  Casey Jones : Family? Is that what you said? Family?

  [gestures around the room and then to a fallen Tatsu] 

  Casey Jones : You call this here...... and that down there, family?