Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot View Post
"Nobody" actress. Poor Judith Hoag.

I had to look it up, and apparently she wasn't in the second movie because she wanted a better script and more money.

The thing I found remarkable though, Judith was only 22 when they shot the first movie, five years younger than Megan Fox now playing the same role. Was it unflattering wardrobe or is my memory off because I recall April in the first movie as looking older than 22!

I haven't seen the first movie in a very long time, although I still quote it from time to time. I only have it on VHS. Need to track down a DVD copy.
I just bought the 4-pack from this US source for just $21 (plus $5 shipping), or if you prefer Blu-ray, the original 3 movies for $17.
(I bought a few different movies and CDs a couple months back, and they even combined shipping... as if it wasn't cheap enough already)

That actress Judith Hoag certainly plays a lot of one-off guest roles, without ever landing a big part in a series or movie. It's funny that her wiki page notes TMNT as being her most known role... and you said she turned down a part in the sequels. I guess it wouldn't have mattered, as the 2nd and 3rd movies were fairly cringe-worthy, even by this partial fan.
And yes, she does look a lot older than 22 to me too.

As a kid back then, and even now... all I paid attention to was the turtles, splinter and the bad guys, so never noticed or cared who played April. She wasn't an important character. The demographic being targeted in those 3 movies were pre-teen, so didn't need to show sexy or cleavage* to have her be anything more than the "human element" for the audience to learn about the Turtles (like the role of Sam in the 2007 TFs movie).
(*unlike the cleavage and curves the cartoon series April was drawn with... now THAT was something to notice. )

Depending on if you are a fan of Fox, this is either going to ruin some teenage fantasies, or improve them.