
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990                   TAG: 9004110109
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: E-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

`NINJA TURTLES' CALLED YEAR'S MOST VIOLENT FILM

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" may be the nation's No. 1 movie, but it ranks last with the National Coalition on Television Violence, which says the film is the year's most violent.

In a survey released Monday, the Illinois-based organization said the hit film "glorifies violence and promotes a culture of violence," citing 194 separate violent acts.

The group advised parents and children to avoid the movie, which follows the exploits of four crime-fighting turtles skilled in martial arts. The coalition's report included a meticulous blow-by-blow account of all the alleged violence contained in the film.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," rated PG, has made more than $50 million at the box office so far, as has been the nation's most popular film for two weeks in a row.

by CNB