An independent movie faces an uphill battle from the moment of its conception to the day it premieres.
Indie filmmakers are often working with a fraction of the budget presented to other films.
They’re also reliant on the whims of film festivals and/or distributors in order to get their labor of love out on the big screen.
Even if the stars align just right, there’s the competition from blockbusters with big budgets and marketing campaigns — not to mention the timing of the film’s release.
One indie film managed to defy those odds and set a milestone for itself.
That film in question was the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
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