Tromeo and Juliet
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| Directed by | Lloyd Kaufman |
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare |
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| Music by | Willie Wisely |
| Cinematography | Brendan Flynt |
| Edited by | Frank Reynolds |
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| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 6th, 1997 |
| Label | Oglio Records |
Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 American independent transgressive romantic comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Kaufman and James Gunn, who also served as associate director.
The film is more or less a faithful adaptation of the play except with the addition of extreme amounts of Troma-esque sexuality and violence, as well as a revised ending. The film's title is a portmanteau of "Troma" and "Romeo and Juliet".
Set in modern-day Manhattan, the film begins with the narrator (Lemmy of Motörhead) introducing two families: the Capulets and the Ques.
At the center of these families are Tromeo Que and Juliet Capulet. Tromeo lives in squalor with his alcoholic father Monty and works at a tattoo parlor with his cousin Benny and friend Murray. Juliet is sequestered in her family’s mansion, watched over by her abusive father Cappy, passive mother Ingrid, and overprotective cousin Tyrone, all the while being sexually satisfied by family servant Ness (Debbie Rochon).
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