Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Movie, 1995, The Zordon era, Set in Angel Grove, outside the show's canon
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is #3 of 34 in release order and #3 of 34 in chronological order in the Power Rangers.
The story
Six incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with Ivan Ooze, the most sinister monster the galaxy has ever seen.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie recap
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) pits the six Rangers against Ivan Ooze, an ancient tyrant freed from his prison by Lord Zedd and Rita. Bryan Spicer directs, with Paul Freeman as Ooze and the season 2 cast: Tommy Oliver (Jason David Frank), Kimberly Hart (Amy Jo Johnson), Billy Cranston (David Yost), Rocky DeSantos (Steve Cardenas), Adam Park (Johnny Yong Bosch) and Aisha Campbell (Karan Ashley). Ooze wrecks the Command Center, strips the team of their powers and leaves Zordon dying, so Alpha 5 sends them to the planet Phaedos. There the warrior Dulcea (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) awakens their animal spirits, and they fight past a dinosaur skeleton and stone guardians to claim the Great Power. Back home, Ooze hypnotises Angel Grove's parents with his toy slime and digs up two war machines. Released between seasons 2 and 3, the film sits in its own continuity outside the show.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie ending explained
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie ends with the Rangers using their new Ninja Zords to destroy the Scorpitron machine, then luring Ooze into space in the Hornitor and knocking him into the path of Ryan's Comet. His death frees the hypnotised parents. Zordon has died by the time they get back, but the Great Power rebuilds the Command Center and brings him back to life. The film used no Japanese stock footage, and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie followed in 1997.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie has a mid-credits scene in which Rita and Zedd break out of the snow globe Ooze trapped them in and return to their base.
Ratings
IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2, before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 3.
- Chronological order: after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2, before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 3.
What to watch before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
In release order, the essentials before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) are Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2 (1994). Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie itself is optional in the Power Rangers order.
Cast
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver / White Ranger
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart / Pink Ranger
- David Yost as Billy Cranston / Blue Ranger
- Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos / Red Ranger
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park / Black Ranger
- Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell / Yellow Ranger
- Paul Schrier as Bulk
- Jason Narvy as Skull
- Paul Freeman as Ivan Ooze
- Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Dulcea
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Nicholas Bell as Zordon
Directed by Bryan Spicer.