Why wasn't Judith Hoag April this time? - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) Discussion

[–] A_Boy_And_His_Dog 11 years ago

question 11 :) you could've googled this yourself too by typing in 'Judith Hoag Turtles 2' but whatever :)

http://members.ziggo.nl/rutgergret/hoag%20interview.html

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[–] itsallforu 11 years ago

Is there a law against conversation? Maybe the o.p. wanted to discuss it? But "whatever"

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[–] davcar-1 11 years ago

I was always surprised Judith Hoag didn't reprise her role. It was always suggested in IMDB trivia that it was her decision not to reprise her role. But her career was not storming and it was the biggest hit film she had been involved in. So there was always something that didn't quite add up. The interview clears up what really happened.

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[–] ediaz8 10 years ago

She didn't like the overall feel of the film which I agree with her that it was a cheesefest.

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[–] FilmKoala 10 years ago

She was a bit of a prima donna while shooting the first film so the producers didn't ask her back.

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[–] TMC-4 (19386) 6 years ago

https://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turltes-2-secret-ooze-trivia-facts-behind-scenes/

The reality of the situation was that Hoag got herself fired. Or at least, her actions caused her not to be asked back!

During the production of TMNT: The Movie, the actress allegedly kept complaining about the direction of the film. She was also outspoken against the level of violence in the movie, and defended director Steve Barron after he was fired. As a result, Hoag was kicked to the curb.

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[–] roman2886 7 years ago

I never knew why the original actress didn't return as April she was hot even thought she looked older for her age she was a good April the new actress was ok she was hot too she looked younger for her age the complete opposite to the original actress.

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[–] TMC-4 (19386) 5 years ago

https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Original-April-O-Neil-Reveals-Why-She-Wasn-t-Sequel-66693.html

The actress revealed to the trade that she was never even approached about the idea of reprising her role from the first movie, and she blames it on her own personal complaining - particularly about the six-day schedule and the amount of violence in the movie. Said Hoag, "I thought the movie suffered because of that. It was something I spoke to the producers about, I think they thought I was too demanding, and moved on."

But those weren't the only issues encountered on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set. The actress and the crew also had multiple issues with just the look of the character. Steve Barron wished to replicate April O'Neil's look from the cartoon- where she wore a yellow jumpsuit and a big head of red hair. The production was able to handle the creation of animatronic Turtle outfits, but this costume was apparently just too much to handle.

"They had this really horrifying white jumpsuit and dyed it yellow. It was nixed... I remember just hating my hair in the movie. They gave me this really horrible perm and it never cooperated."

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