Todd W. Langen

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Todd W. Langen
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Born
Detroit, Michigan, US
Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Todd W. Langen is an American screenwriter and former engineer, known for his work on the first two live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.

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Career

Langen was born in Detroit and earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. He decided to become a screenwriter at 30 years old, while working on a space shuttle for Hughes Aircraft Company. His first sale was an episode for the short-lived television series Pursuit of Happiness. He soon became a regular writer of The Wonder Years . [1]

Langen was hired to work on the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , originally written by Bobby Herbeck. Langen was called in to perform a complete revision on the script, known as a "Page One rewrite". Langen and Herbeck did not work together and did not meet until the film released. He is listed first in the credits. [1] Langen returned to write the sequel in 1991.

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  1. 1 2 "'Turtles' screenwriter nearly lost in space". Calgary Herald. Knight Ridder. 8 April 1990.
  2. ↑ Champlin, Charles (20 March 1990). "Writers Guild Awards Banquet Dishes Up Food for Thought". Los Angeles Times.
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