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TMNT
Original Script for 2007 Movie
by
Kevin Munroe
Based on the Mirage Comic Book
Created by
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
©2005 Mirage Studios. All rights reserved.
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48 EXT. I-BEAM HIGHRISE CONSTRUCTION 48
The boys cross over on a large CONSTRUCTION CRANE and scale
up the few more stories to the top. They stand on a scaffold
underneath the floor of the activity.
ON WALL - Deep CLAW MARKS are carved into the steel, much
like by April and Casey’s loft. Don notices.
DONATELLO
Guys, I’ve got a bad feeling...
RAPHAEL
Ahh, let’s take a tiny peek.
They scale to the top floor. Peering over the edge.
MICHAELANGELO
Well, there’s a good/bad news
scenario for ya.
CAM BEGINS TO CRANE UP from Turtles to activity on the floor.
MICHAELANGELO
Good news is that there are a
buncha Foot Ninja gettin’ the snot
kicked out of ‘em.
CAM FINISHES ON FLOOR - Showing SIX FOOT NINJAS and KARAI
squaring off against a LARGE BIGFOOT-LIKE MONSTER! It tosses
them around like stuffed animals.
MICHAELANGELO (O.S.)
Bad news is WHAT’s kickin’ the snot
out of ‘em...
ON TURTLES - As they’ve all now crept up to the dark corner
of the floor. A FOOT NINJA gets clobbered and sails past
them, and off the building. (safely to a scaffold below)
DONATELLO
An interesting conundrum. Do we
hold dear the value of life and
help the Foot regardless of our
tumultuous past?
MICHAELANGELO
I vote for sitting back and
enjoying the show.
(to Leo)
Whaddaya say, leader boy?
ON LEO - He’s troubled. The burden of “leader” shouldered.
RAPHAEL
Nah. We kick butt.
Raph jumps forward! Leo rolls his eyes, as all the Turtles
jump into the fray. The Foot are surprised at first, and the
Bigfoot Monster is confused as well.
ON LEO - He stops when he comes face to face with Karai.
LEONARDO
Who are YOU?!
ON KARAI - She pauses a moment. They exchange expert katana
attacks. Stalemate. She gestures to the Foot as they use this
opportunity for their escape. As they leap away, Karai looks
back at the Turtles...
The Creature immediately CHASES the boys throughout the
structure, as they use all their ninja skills to avoid it,
not to mention impalement on the bed of rebar below!
Raph tries to turn the tables and attacks the Creature! The
boys have no choice but to help him... putting them in deeper
trouble.
The I-Beam is getting dented and twisted with each impact.
The tussle begins to fall - whoomp, whoomp - down many
flights of floors.
Raph gets separated at one point, jumping off the side of the
building to catch up, and swings himself back onto the bottom
floor to await the others.
SMASH! They fall into Raph’s floor.
RAPHAEL
Nice of ya’s ta join me.
But the Turtles eventually get cornered. And just as the
Creature closes in-
MICHAELANGELO
YEEEAAAAARGGHHH!!!!!
The creature stops. Confused. So are the other three turtles.
MICHAELANGELO
What? I saw it on a nature show
once.
The creature SCREAMS BACK! Boys freak out.
TURTLES
AAAAAAGGHHHHH!!!!!
ANGLE ABOVE TURTLES - As a large teetering pallet filled with
dried cement and blocks to come CRASHING DOWN ON THEM! The
Turtles are buried under the rubble.
RUH? - The Creature is confused... until it’s hit with a
blinding light, and then an EXPLOSION - FWOOM! We hear heavy
footsteps thumping through the light. Shapes start to form
until we see...
...LIVING VERSIONS OF THE FOUR STONE GENERALS! Sporting HIGH
TECH GEAR - a mix of tech with ancient magic scrawlings.
Their bodies “glow” with a red inner life, seeping through
their stone cracks and piercing eyes.
The Generals are all ANIMAL-THEMED - Mute and powerful Ape-themed costume (”MONO”), Eagle Leader (”AGUILA”), agile
Jaguar (”GATO”) and the deadly snake-like female
(”SERPIENTE”). Large. Imposing. Completely bad-ass.
The Creature ROARS and FIGHTS to no avail...
BURIED POV - Silent. The Turtles start to GROAN, regaining
consciousness. Moonlight shoots in as they move the rock and
stand up, groggy.
ON MOUTH OF ALLEY - Through the smoke we can see silhouettes -
a large hairy shape, along with FOUR VERY LARGE SHAPES. The
sounds of freighter doors CLOSING, engines revving and then a
caravan of sorts pulling away.
WHOOOOOP! - A POLICE SIREN chirps. Approaching the now-destroyed site.
DONATELLO
Better hit the tunnels, guys.
Donnie uses a small prod to prop open a MANHOLE COVER. Don,
Mike and Leo jump in. Leo looks back, Raph is still stewing.
LEONARDO
Raph. Save it for another day.
(beat)
RAPH!
Raph knows he has to go. Reluctantly he enters the sewer. The
lid closes as the alley is illuminated by POLICE CHERRIES.
A beat, then Mikey barely pops the lid open for another peek.
MICHAELANGELO (O.S.)
Y’know, it’s not that bad, dudes.
ON BUILDING - Actually, the place is destroyed. Dented, torn
and looking like a post-night raid in WWII.
CUT TO:
49 EXT. WINTERS TOWER – NIGHT 49
UP ANGLE on the Tower. Dead of night. No one around.
50 INT. WINTERS TOWER SECRET CELL BASEMENT – CONTINUOUS 50
A cavernous structure. Dimly lit. High ceiling. A few odd
silhouettes here and there.
We hear the clicking of Winters’ shoes echo as he enters.
WINTERS
What seems to be the problem?
Karai and six Ninja are already there.
KARAI
The “problem” is that we were hired
to merely patrol the city and
report anything “strange” to you.
(grabs sword hilt)
You never said anything about
MONSTERS.
Winters smirks, looking at the mouse who thinks he can take
the lion. He reaches to a satchel on the floor. The Foot
TENSE in anticipation. Instead... Winters comes up with a
MONEY BRICK.
WINTERS
(tosses money brick)
So, your job duties were just
redefined. Congratulations on your
promotion.
SHINK! - Karai pulls out her To and slices the brick in mid-air. Winters STOPS and looks back over his shoulder.
KARAI
We may be hired help to you, but
you should never forget... we are
the Foot Clan.
ON WINTERS - Condescendingly finds this particularly ‘cute’.
WINTERS
Oooooooh...
It sets the Foot off. They all grab their weapons, moving
toward Winters. Karai flips forward, sword drawn and at
Winters throat!
...as Winters stands still... and begins to LAUGH.
Slowly, the thumping of FOUR SETS OF FEET lumber out of the
shadows. Reveal themselves to be THE FOUR STONE GENERALS.
They flank Winters, who is just loving the theatricality of
it all.
The Foot Ninja leap back. Winters remains confident and
unmoving. Generals SMIRK at Karai and the Foot.
WINTERS
I believe we made a deal, Karai. I
expect you to honor it.
(beat, stares her down)
You do understand “honor”, don’t
you?
Karai stews... unblinking stare. Of course she does.
WINTERS
So I don’t care what part of
“muscle for hire” you don’t
understand. I hired your muscle.
Now exercise the ones attached to
your feet and...
(closer - terse)
...get back to work.
Karai slowly steps back. Winters smiles wide, reaches into
the drawer and takes another brick of bills and tosses it to
a Foot Ninja. Then another to a second Ninja.
WINTERS
So I will double... no, no...
TRIPLE your pay for your troubles.
(stare down)
Are we cool?
ON FOOT - They just stare back, blank goggles. Probably
seething inside. Winters is flanked by Generals.
WINTERS
Are we... cool?
The Foot don’t move. Tense. Karai finally nods. Terse.
WINTERS
Ninjas. No sense of humor.
(to Generals)
So how did we fare?
CORRIDOR ENTRANCE - a hunched SHAPE undulating in chains is
wheeled into the light.
Winters approaches it - chained to a high-tech and uplit
pallet on the floor. We can barely make it out as being the
HAIRY CREATURE from the I-beam fight.
WINTERS
(close, quiet)
So it begins...
It SCREAMS. Fights it’s restraints. Tires. Breathing heavily.
Winters approaches, safely inches away from his fanged maw.
Creature suddenly lunges forward! Winters doesn’t flinch. He
merely grins at the creature.
WINTERS
(to General Aguila)
Were there any problems?
AGUILA speaks in a gravelly, hardened voice. He towers over
Winters by a foot. Clearly the leader of the four.
GENERAL AGUILA
None, my lord.
WINTERS
(to Karai)
You see, now THAT’S a good soldier.
You two should compare notes.
Karai and Aguila stare at each other. Karai obviously not
used to being handled like this.
KARAI
Just what is this all about?
WINTERS
Oh, let’s call it a scavenger hunt.
(re: Generals)
I now have the power and know-how,
but I need the speed and stealth of
an organization such as your own.
Not to mention an organization that
values discretion.
KARAI
But of course.
WINTERS
You see, I have nine more beasts
like this that should be coming to
town very soon. Thirteen in all, to
be exact.
The Four Generals move the monster into a position on the
floor ahead - into a DISK on the floor. ON CEILING - We see
the top of a CAGE inserted over top, creating a cell.
KARAI
But... why? Why here? Why now?
WINTERS
Instinct, mostly. They’re animals
at their core.
(looks off, distant)
And they recognize something
familiar in the air... in the
stars.
(beat)
What can I say? I’m a lover of
animals.
The disk ROTATES. WIDER we see that there are already some
cells inserted on the large stone disk in the floor. Filled
by darkened silhouettes of creatures that we’re probably glad
we don’t fully see. Glowing eyes pierce out of the darkness.
WINTERS
So you go and get to know each
other. And don’t forget... play
nice.
The Generals turn and walk-push the Foot out of the door.
They move to fight back, but Karai waves her hand.
KARAI
Not now. Our business will be
handled at a later time...
After they leave, we pause for A BEAT on Winters. Quiet.
Tired. Contemplative.
CUT TO:
51 INT. TURTLES LAIR - KITCHEN – AFTERNOON 51
Three brothers sit around their breakfast table, looking hung
over from the previous night’s brawl. Mikey comes in, looking
the worst of all, and plops into his seat. Cam circles table.
MICHAELANGELO
Dudes, did anyone get the license
plate of the thing that hit us last
night? Oi, my head...
Don pours over a thick book on MONSTERS AND MYTHOLOGY.
DONATELLO
Was it just me, or did that
creature look familiar?
RAPHAEL
We coulda taken it if you slackers
woulda pitched in sooner.
LEONARDO
Fact remains, Raph, that we should
have never been there in the first
place.
RAPHAEL
Well, I suppose that we shoulda let
Mr. Cuddly-kins continue to spread
happiness throughout the city... oh
wait... HE WAS A FREAKING MONSTER
TRYIN’ TA KILL US!!! Good call,
fearless leader.
DONATELLO
Come to think of it, it WAS pretty
strange to see the Foot too. And
who was that woman?
MICHAELANGELO
I dunno, but she sure gave Leo a
run for his money.
LEONARDO
(still fighting with Raph)
This is my fault now, Raph? I’m the
only one who has to be responsible!
RAPHAEL
Hey, you’re the “trained master”,
not me.
MICHAELANGELO
(quickly interjected)
Dudes-can-it-here-comes-Splinter.
ON DOOR - Splinter walks in, HUMMING to himself.
SPLINTER
Good morning, my sons.
TURTLES
Morning, sensei.
Splinter makes himself a TEA. Room is SILENT.
ON TURTLES - Raph and Leo GLARE at one another while they
eat. Don is pouring over a THICK BOOK while Mikey sits with
his forehead on the table.
SPLINTER
If anyone needs me, I’ll be
watching my stories.
Splinter walks out. OS sound of the TV being turned on. At
the table, the glare continues.
LEONARDO
Hothead.
RAPHAEL
Splinter-junior.
NYC DIRT REPORTER (O.S.)
And in the latest of a string of
strange criminal activity, a
construction site was nearly
destroyed last night. Authorities
believe a violent battle had taken
place earlier that evening.
The boys react and rush into the MAIN LIVING AREA.
ON TV - a well-coifed News Reporter stands outside of the I-BEAM TOWER. In the daylight, we can see the building is
twisted and dented from the night’s fighting.
The boys immediately JUMP FORWARD. Mikey grabs the remote and
ups the volume.
SPLINTER
My sons, what-
Splinter’s eyes go wide. He looks at his boys listening to
the TV intently. Mikey nurses his sore head.
SPLINTER
I believe you boys have some
explaining to do...
Splinter looks at the Turtles. Busted, as we-
X-DISSOLVE TO:
52 INT. SPLINTER’S ROOM – LATER 52
The Turtles are kneeling before their sensei.
SPLINTER
Leonardo, I am most disappointed in
you. You are the leader of your
brothers. I was counting on you to
bring order to the chaos of this
family.
LEONARDO
But Master Splinter, how can I be
expected to do so when Ra-
SPLINTER
There are no excuses when you are
the Leader, my student.
ON LEO - Biting his tongue. Hard.
SPLINTER
But the involvement of the Foot and
their mysterious leader worries me.
MICHAELANGELO
I’m personally worried about a
monster running around the streets
of New York. But hey, that’s just
me.
Don elbows Mikey back in line.
RAPHAEL
We hafta go out and find who’s
responsible for this. There ain’t
no other solution.
SPLINTER
Raphael, there are better ways to
use your skills in ninjitsu. Fact-gathering.
Analysis. Observation.
Direct contact should only be your
last resort.
RAPHAEL
Wow, sounds... exciting.
LEONARDO
Save the brute vigilante junk for
that Nightwing guy.
MIKEY/RAPH
“Nightwatcher”.
LEONARDO
Whatever.
Raph stands and exits the room. The others stay silent as we-
WIPE TO:
53 INT. SECRET NIGHTWATCHER AREA IN SEWER – LATER 53
QUICK SHOTS - Nightwatcher gearing up.
Nightwatcher emerges from a MAN HOLE. Walks to a long-forgotten and shadowed underside of a BRIDGE. He points up
with a REMOTE - chirp! Slowly, his MOTORBIKE begins to lower
on retractable grappling hooks.
ON BIKE - Explodes out of a BACK ALLEY and into the night.
54 EXT. NEW YORK CITY BACK ALLEYS/STREETS - NIGHT 54
Various shots of Nightwatcher tearing all over the city. On
bike and on foot. Angry. Trying to work it out of his system.
He’s swallowed it all up to this point... getting harder.
55 BEGIN MONSTER HUNTING MONTAGE 55
Aggressive and driving music. Various shots of the Stone
Generals capturing a laundry list of CREATURES that are
coming into the city. See the tech, detail and precision that
the Winters’ operation works. Foot Ninja act as living
“tracking devices” around the city.
- The Generals capture a Sloth-like creature, jumping in
throughout rafters above. The Foot try to help by blocking
exits.
- The Generals capture a werewolf-like creature in the high speed subway tunnels. The Foot maneuver the subway car.
- General Mono takes on a large scale YETI-like monster. A
WWE-sized match set in a large abandoned warehouse.
- Close calls, as humans come close to seeing the monsters...
but rarely do. We see small house pets swiped away. Fleeting
glimpses of limbs, claws and teeth in the shadows all over
NYC. Meat trucks torn open and their contents “stolen”.
- Intermix quick shots of Generals and collars clamping,
cells locking, etc.
- See more cells being filled in Winters Basement. ONLY 3
EMPTY CELLS REMAIN.
CUT TO:
56 EXT. APRIL AND CASEY’S LOFT APARTMENT – NIGHT 56
Quiet part of the neighborhood. Their lights are fully on.
APRIL (O.S.)
You sure you don’t want to spar a
bit?
57 INT. APRIL AND CASEY’S LOFT APARTMENT – CONTINUOUS 57
April is dressed in work-out gear on a grouping of floor
mats. She twirls a wooden KATANA as part of a floor routine.
Wow - she’s actually pretty good! Casey eats a bag of chips
with one hand, does curls with a dumbbell with the other.
CASEY
Nah. Ever since you started with
the blade weapons you, um... you
kinda scare me.
APRIL
Suit yourself.
(she stops - a beat)
Case?
CASEY
Yeah?
APRIL
(awkward)
Are you happy? I mean, with your
life. With me.
Casey pauses a beat. Tries to be upbeat.
CASEY
Yeah. Sure.
(beat - serious)
You?
April thinks just as much.
APRIL
Yeah.
They sit on that for a moment. Casey leans in for a kiss.
April doesn’t notice. Awkward. Casey changes his mind.
CASEY
(walks to the window)
I’m going outside for some air.
Casey slips out onto the fire escape. April knows better.
APRIL
(to herself)
Be safe.
58 EXT. LOFT ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS 58
Casey climbs up from the fire escape. Checks to make sure
he’s alone. He reaches inside a chimney flue and pulls out -
A BASEBALL BAT and his CLASSIC WHITE HOCKEY MASK!
He slips it on. Does a few warm up swings. Cricks his neck.
59 EXT. NYC ROOFTOPS – CONTINUOUS 59
All is still, until the panicked face of a BURGLAR enters
frame. Being held by his collar.
BURGLAR
I’M SORRY MAN! I-I-I WON’T EVER DO
IT AGAIN! I’M SORR-OOOF!
BAM! - the leather fist of Nightwatcher slams Burglar back,
tripping over an A/C duct. He tries to shield himself-
REVERSE ANGLE - BOOM! - Nightwatcher lands in the FG.
NIGHTWATCHER
Funny how you jerks don’t care
about crossing the line ‘til
someone else does it... all over
yer HEAD!
Night hurls him back into a roof access door, denting it.
Raph’s loving this. Walks to the Burglar and picks him up.
BURGLAR
(almost in tears)
I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY!!!
NIGHTWATCHER
Boy, oh boy, did YOU pick the wrong
night to be a criminal...
Night cocks his fist just as-
CASEY (O.S.)
Hey champ. You think you’re being a
little rough on the guy?
Night slowly turns around. Menacing. Casey’s taken aback.
CASEY
Are you that Nightwatcher fella?
(beat - unimpressed)
A little smaller than I expected.
RAPHAEL
(inside helmet)
Case? No way!
CASEY
(poking Raph with bat)
I’m talkin’ to you, pal. You think
you own these rooftops? Well, lemme
teach you a thing’r two.
(takes out bat)
Class is Pain 101. Meet your
instructor... Casey Jones.
It’s getting serious. Casey’s bat is suddenly wrapped by
Night’s CHAIN, and pulled down. Raph’s visor flips up.
RAPHAEL
(grinning)
You keep on playing with fire,
little man, you might just get
burnt.
CASEY
Raph?! Is that you?!
(scans costume)
What-what are you doing?!
(thinks)
Are you pretending to be...
ON RAPH - His eyes look around for an answer. Nothing.
CASEY
Why would you-
(finally gets it)
-oh.
(a beat)
So that would mean...
(then REALLY gets it)
-OOOHHHHHH!
Raph smiles... the first genuine one he’s had in a long time.
RAPHAEL
Yep.
IN BG - The Burglar tries to get away. Casey and Raph both
spy him. Look at each other. Mischievously grin as we-
DISSOLVE TO:
60 EXT. ROOFTOPS – LATER 60
CLOSE ON - The panicked face of the Burglar. CAM ROTATES to
show him hanging upside-down. CAM WIDENS TO REVEAL he’s bound
by chains and dangling from a street lamp!
CAM PANS UP THE BG BUILDING TO REACH - the two old friends
sit perched on a high tower, surrounded by gargoyles. They
blend right in. Both masks are off.
RAPHAEL
I dunno, I just got tired of the
“nothing”. Sitting around waiting
for some disaster to cross our
paths. Of us battling Utroms and
Triceratons or any other friggin’
creature... when there was still
some guy gettin’ mugged 100 feet
above the lair. Just didn’t seem
right. ‘Specially if we had the
means to do somethin’ about it.
Raph twirls a billy bat between his fingers. Stops.
RAPHAEL
And we did... but turns out I was
the only one who was willing to do
it, tho. So I just saved up, bought
and tweaked a sweet bike, fitted
the costume and began moonlighting.
(beat)
Papers called me “The
Nightwatcher”, so I went with it.
CASEY
“And a legend was born”. So what
was your handle before that?
RAPHAEL
I kinda liked “The Midnight
Marauder”...
CASEY
(makes an “eww” face)
Stick with Nightwatcher, ninja boy.
(then)
The guys ever catch on?
RAPHAEL
Pfft. You kiddin’ me? Leo’s been
away for, like, forever. And the
other two are so wrapped up in that
party business they’d never notice.
(beat)
So what about you? How’s things
with April? Haven’t seen ya’s since
you two moved in together...
CASEY
They’re good... I guess. I dunno,
seems like all I do lately is just
make her upset. She used to laugh
so much... now it’s mostly just
working all day, and coming home to
point out how I’m a screw up.
(points to hockey mask)
She doesn’t like me doing this. And
I know she’s pretending to not know
I’m out tonight. But she knows. And
she knows I know she knows.
(looks out at city)
Life just kinda got complicated
suddenly... y’know?
RAPHAEL
Yer tellin’ me...
Casey looks at his old bud.
CASEY
Raph?
RAPHAEL
Yeah?
CASEY
Nice to see ya, man.
Raph acknowledges. The moment is broken by a HORRIBLE SHRIEK!
CASEY/RAPHAEL
What was that?!
They both spring to their feet and run to the back of the
roof. They hear the scream AGAIN off in the distance.
RAPHAEL
For old time’s sake?
CASEY
What the shell.
ON RAPH - He stops, mid-replacement of his helmet.
RAPHAEL
(disapproving)
Bro. Seriously.
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61 EXT. ROOFTOPS 61
The two run and leap across the rooftops. Two vigilantes
searching for the source of the scream. They finally reach a
point where they don’t hear it anymore.
EDGE OF ROOFTOP - They look out. Silent.
CASEY
I think we lost it.
RAPHAEL
It’s gotta be around here
somewhere.
SCREEEEECH!!! - A large VAMPIRE-LIKE CREATURE flies up from
the alley below and spreads its 30-foot wings!
CASEY/RAPHAEL
WAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!
It’s about to attack when - THUNKA-THUNKA-THUNKA - it’s
drilled with TRANQUILIZER DARTS from below! CHOOOM! - A
grappling hook winds around its feet. The Creature struggles
but is pulled down hard!
CASEY
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON, RAPH?!
RAPHAEL
Did I mention we ran into a monster
last week?
CASEY
NO. NO, YOU KINDA FAILED TO TELL ME
ABOUT THAT ONE, BUDDY!
They inch closer to the edge. Peek over.
ON ALLEY - See the Four Generals putting a pounding on the
Creature. They subdue it with all their hardware. The Foot
stand guard, helping in the BG.
CASEY
The freakin’ FOOT?!
(looks to Generals)
What about the walking statues?
Were you going to mention THOSE?!
RAPHAEL
Nope. Those are a first for me too.
(gets cocky)
We can take ‘em.
One of the generals effortlessly picks up a TRASH DUMPSTER
and wallops the Creature with one blow.
CASEY
On second thought...
The Generals put the Creature in a cell. Wheel it to a
TRANSPORTER VEHICLE as it drives away. They’re just about to
leave when-
SHINK! - Casey accidentally knocks a tiny piece of rock from
the ledge. It falls down - CLANG! - on a garbage can lid.
ON GENERALS - they turn around. Look up.
GENERAL GATO POV - He scans the two. Organic Earth-based.
GENERAL GATO
Witnesses.
Aguila snarls and fires the tranq gun! Raph dives in front of
Casey, taking the hit himself!
RAPHAEL
AAAARRGGH!!!!!
GENERAL AGUILA
(to Gato)
Fetch.
Gato SMILES as the other three board a Transport Vehicle.
CASEY
Not good.
Raph takes out NINJA SMOKE PELLETS and throws them on the
roof - FWOOM! When the smoke clears, Casey is standing there
alone! Raph is 10 feet away as Casey flinches and takes off
too.
NIGHTWATCHER
You ever heard of smoke pellets?
CASEY
Hey - you’re the ninja, not me!
BOOM! - Gato lands up on the roof and quickly gives chase!
They can’t lose him, even when they drop to street level.
62 EXT. NEW YORK CITY STREETS - MOMENTS LATER 62
Raph and Casey are tearing ass through the alleyways, trying
to escape the thing that’s close on their tail.
CASEY
WHAT WERE THOSE THINGS, RAPH?!
Raph ignores him, looking for a street sign. Then he sees it -
56th Street.
RAPHAEL
Bingo.
Raphael quickly dashes left through TRAFFIC!
DOWN ALLEY BEHIND THEM - BOOM BOOM BOOM - We see Gato
bounding down the wall, almost in a four-legged run,
occasionally jumping off walls at incredible speeds! A true
jaguar. It leaps through the traffic as well.
UNDER A BRIDGE - Raph points up and - CHOOP! - hits a remote
that lowers his MOTORCYCLE.
CASEY
What are we gonna do, Raph? WHAT
ARE WE GONNA-
(sees bike)
-hey, cool ride.
RAPHAEL
Hop on.
Raph leaves Gato in a cloud of dust... but not for long. Gato
clamors along... keeping up with the weaving bike! In the
fray, Casey looses his mask... as it gets trampled by Gato.
It’s an insane chase, with Raph trying to lose him as Casey
swings his bat, trying to stave off the Stone General.
Suddenly - THUNK!
A circular OBSIDIAN BLADE lands in his wooden bat. He looks
at it.
CASEY
Um, Raph?
Raph sees the blade! They manage to switch positions in mid-ride, with Casey driving and Raph in back. Raph throws kicks
and punches at their pursuer when he closes in.
The chase takes them to a PARKING GARAGE as they circle
upwards, Gato jumping from car to car, still on their tails!
ROOFTOP - They’re trapped. He doesn’t have a hope... aside
from jumping the bike to the next roof!
CASEY
Thisiscrazythisiscrazythisiscrazy.
He lets out the clutch as they make the jump! WHAM! - Sparks
and crucial pieces fly off the undercarriage. They both look
back at Gato up and away at the top of the structure.
CASEY
SUCK ON THAT, ROCK FACE!
(Gato leaves edge)
THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT, PUNK!
...and then -thumpthumpthump- Gato JUMPS DOWN TOWARD THEM!
CASEY
Oh crap.
Casey guns it - BUT THE BIKE DOESN’T WORK ANYMORE - as Gato
is in mid-air, taking off. Casey grabs the weakening Raph and
drags him off.
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63 EXT. ROOFTOP BEHIND LARGE LETTER SIGN – CONTINUOUS 63
Gato lands and patrols the roof... almost SNIFFING them out.
Casey and Raph are barely hidden inside a rooftop shack.
Suddenly - BOOM! - Gato finds them. He tries to smash through
the steel door with his bare hands!
Raph leans his body into the door as a last ditch effort.
He’s taking a pounding as the door is denting with each slam
by Gato. Casey tries to help as well.
Gato comes close to breaking in. Very tense. Then-
-the LIGHT on his exo-suit begins to STROBE. A signal. A
signal to return home. He surveys quickly... then runs off.
Casey and Raph fall out. Both shell-shocked.
CASEY
Okay, so it was great seein’ ya
again, Raph.
(beat)
Raph?
ON RAPHAEL - He’s got a dart in his shoulder, obsidian disks
stuck in his shell, and has collapsed unconscious.
CASEY
Gotta get you someplace safe, pal.
And then, then I need to go buy
some new undies.
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64 INT. APRIL AND CASEY’S LOFT APARTMENT - LATER 64
April is finishing up with her workout. She hears the fire
escape outside of the building and the window slide open.
APRIL
Casey, I think we need to talk.
(turns around)
I don’t want- whoa.
OFF HER LOOK - Casey is standing there, bracing the near-unconscious Raph, now without his Nightwatcher garb.
CASEY
Could use a little... help here...
RAPHAEL
(weak)
Hey April... how ya been?
Raph passes out as we-
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65 INT. TURTLES LAIR – KITCHEN 65
Splinter and the other three are finishing up dinner. They
close the pizza box.
MICHAELANGELO
My compliments to zee chef.
(beat)
Le brrrraaaaaaapp!
Mikey walks to the fridge of leftover birthday cake.
MICHAELANGELO
Anyone for dessert?
EVERYONE
(sick of cake)
NO!!
The phone suddenly rings. Don rushes over to the jury-rigged
payphone on the wall.
DONATELLO
Cowabunga-Carl-Party-Services-
Cowabunga-dude.
(face falls)
Waita-slow down April.
What happened to Raph?
(beat)
We’ll be right there.
SMASH CUT TO:
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