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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet  (1996)

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
120 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form rival gangs. Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) is aloof toward the goings-on of his Montague cousins, but after he realizes that Juliet (Claire Danes) is a Capulet at the end of one very wild party, the enmity between the two clans becomes the root of his angst. He relies heavily -- and with serious consequences -- on his rebel gender-bender of a friend, Mercutio (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Father (not Friar) Lawrence (Pete Postlethwaite) for protection and support. Romeo is, of course, exiled, and it looks like Juliet will be forced into an arranged marriage with the bland Paris (Paul Rudd). It ends, as Romeo and Juliet must, when Romeo hears a tragic piece of misinformation and brings his suicide wish to what was meant to be Juliet 's temporary tomb. This time, though, the turf and the weapon of choice have taken a turn toward the surreal. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide


William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Trivia

Who played Romeo in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
Leonardo DiCaprio played Romeo in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Who played Juliet in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
Claire Danes played Juliet in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Who played Tybalt in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
John Leguizamo played Tybalt in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Who played Mercutio in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
Harold Jr. Perrineau played Mercutio in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Who played Father Laurence in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet?
Pete Postlethwaite played Father Laurence in the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

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