Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Jason Green (writer)
James Gunn (writer)

Release Date:

28 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Body Piercing, Kinky Sex, Dismemberment. The Things That Made Shakespeare Great

Plot:

A modern, punk adaptation of Shakespeare's classic. Told irreverently, this film attempts to impact...

Plot Keywords:

Punk | Dream Like | Female Nudity | Genital Monster | Severed Finger

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jane Jensen	...	Juliet Capulet
Will Keenan	...	Tromeo Que
Valentine Miele	...	Murray Martini
William Beckwith	...	Cappy Capulet (as Maximillian Shaun)
Steve Gibbons	...	London Arbuckle
Sean Gunn	...	Sammy Capulet
Debbie Rochon	...	Ness
Lemmy	...	Narrator
Stephen Blackehart	...	Benny Que
Flip Brown	...	Father Lawrence
Patrick Connor	...	Tyrone Capulet
Earl McKoy	...	Monty Que
Gene Terinoni	...	Detective Ernie Scalus
Wendy Adams	...	Ingrid Capulet
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Georgie Capulet

Also Known As:

Tromeo & Julia (Germany) [de]
Tromeo & Juliet (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence/gore, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

107 min | Australia:137 min (2001 uncut re-release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (cut) | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

The car flipping over footage is recycled for many Troma films, including Sgt. Kubukiman, NYPD, Terror Firmer, Citizen Toxie, etc.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Juliet is playing guitar in her bedroom, she goes to set the guitar down and a hand rises from the floor to take it from her.

Quotes:

Benny Que: We're supposed to be normal people living normal lives. Working nine to five, going to church on Sundays: normal. Maiming, murdering, crippling park animals: abnormal.

Movie Connections:

References Zombie Island Massacre (1984)

Soundtrack:

Martyr

Shakespeare Revisited in a Trash and Cult Movie

This trash version of `Romeo and Juliet' passes in Manhattan in the present days. Romeo (Will Keenan) is an a**hole and violent member of family Que, and Juliet (Jane Jensen) is a sexy (with beautiful legs and breasts) and bisexual girl of Capulet family. The scatological situations this romantic pair will face are very funny. Although being a cult movie (inclusive exhibited in Rio de Janeiro Festival), it is not recommended for all the audiences. If the viewer is fan of Peter Jackson's former movies (`Braindead', `Bad Taste'), `Toxic Avenger', `Body Melt' and other trash movie, he will certainly love this flick. Otherwise, he will hate it. Since I belong to the first group, my vote is eight.