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Leonardo's (David Forman) costume from Steven Barron's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action film. Leonardo and his fellow Ninja Turtles fought to save their master, Splinter (Kevin Clash), from The Shredder (James Saito) and his team of evil ninjas. Leonardo was brought to life for the feature film through a costume constructed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop and worn throughout filming by David Forman.

This costume is made from several different components cast in foam latex and polyfoam over a spandex base. The individual components were the head with acrylic eyes and teeth as well as the blue bandana, the upper arms and neck covering, the main torso front and rear shell piece, a set of upper legs, and individual lower legs and lower arms. The suit components came together with poppers, zippers, and fastening strips.

The head of the costume incorporates a basic jaw-actuated mouth mechanism that would open the lips and expose the teeth, without servos, to produce moderate mouth movements for wide action shots. The eyes are not mechanical, but can be set to different positions.

The leatherette knee and elbow pads are also original to the film's production and the only replica component added for display is the leather belt and bandolier. The piece has been professionally mounted on a custom display with a replica manhole cover base, and transports as a single unit. Turtle costumes from the first film are more scarce than the later sequels. The costume's latex elements are fragile and the suit underwent previous stabilization and minor restoration work when the display was set up, and the piece remains in fair and stable overall condition.

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Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000