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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   2,328 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jason Green (writer)
James Gunn (writer)
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Release Date:
28 February 1997 (USA) more
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... more | add synopsis
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1 win more
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(5 articles)
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Shakespeare on acid? Possibly. more (54 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tromeo & Julia (Germany) [de]
Tromeo & Juliet (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, violence/gore, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
107 min | Australia:137 min (2001 uncut re-release)
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Trivia:
Despite many claims, the film is not entirely in iambic pentameter. The first draft was, but James Gunn found it to be too tedious of work, so he simply told Lloyd Kaufman it was and he believed it all throughout shooting. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Microphone can be seen taped to the back of Juliet's guitar. more
Quotes:
Juliet Capulet: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Tromeo Que: Yeah, it totally sucks.
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Movie Connections:
References Def by Temptation (1990) more
Soundtrack:
Tromaville Cafe Theme Song more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-Rated cut and Unrated Director's Cut version of the movie?
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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Shakespeare on acid? Possibly., 31 March 2006
7/10
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

A very bizarre bringing to the screen of William Shakespeare's tragic love story.

The Que family and the Capulet family have a long running hatred of one another which often results in violence. The hatred has something to do with a film company and the fact that everyone is pretty much crazy. In the middle of all of this insanity are Tromeo and Juliet, literature's most famous "star crossed" lovers that fall for each other at first sight and problems arise when they realize whose family the other belongs to.

The film follows the basic plot of the original play remarkably well and key scenes even use the original, or close to original, lines. But the infamous Troma bizarreness pervades the film from beginning to end. That makes for a movie that is definitely not for all tastes, but it is nonetheless pretty inventive. Tyrone (Tybalt in Shakespeare) has a particularly funny death scene. 7/10

Many differently edited and rated versions exist. Each contains violence, profanity, drug use, and sex, all with a big dose of bizarreness.

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