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:

Female Nudity | Lesbianism | Absurd Violence | Bizarre | Cult Favorite

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]

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:

USA:R (cut) | Iceland:16 | 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:

Posters for various other Troma films are visible throughout both households.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Jane Jensen's actual ear can be seen poking out from behind her cow makeup and mask.

Quotes:

Tromeo Que: What light from yonder Plexiglas breaks?

Movie Connections:

References The Toxic Avenger, Part II (1989)

Soundtrack:

Martyr

A Surprisingly Decent Troma Film

The title of this says it all. I think it's very rare that Troma churns out anything that isn't complete garbage. This movie still is garbage but it has a bit more to it than just being offensive for the hell of it. I had a good time watching it because I wasn't expecting a masterpiece or anything of the sort. It's just an entertaining piece of Troma trash with a little bit of heart.

The acting sucks, as usual with a few exceptions. I liked the Romeo and Juliet update for the most part but some of it didn't seem to add up for me. I think it may have been better if the movie would have just gone for its own story rather than trying to base it on Shakespeare's play, but it still works pretty well. I thought the direction was poor but let's face it, Lloyd Kaufman really doesn't know what he's doing, but he does know how to entertain and that's what he did with this movie.

If you decide to sit through Tromeo and Juliet, expect a good time but not anything spectacular. You should have fun.