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Tromeo & Juliet 1996

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 107 min

genre: comedy

theme: independent

director: James Gunn

Score: 4 / 10

Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 American independent transgressive romantic black 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.

Plot

Set in modern-day Manhattan, the film begins with the narrator (Lemmy of Motörhead) introducing two families: the rich Capulets and the poor Ques.

Cast

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author	James Gunn Lloyd Kaufman
contentLocation	New York City
director	James Gunn Lloyd Kaufman
editor	Frank Reynolds
events	incest
genre	comedy
keywords	abusive father ambulance apothecary benny benvolio birth defected/deformed bridenapping cappy car crash count paris cremation criminal empire crossbow cunnilingus detective ernie scalus discover end evict eviction father lawrence fire hydrant force friar lawrence hide inbreeding ingrid juliet capulet kiss me lady capulet laugh learn libido london arbuckle lord capulet mafia family manhattan married meat meet mercutio morgue motörhead murray narrator new jersey newlywed passionately embrace penis physically prince escalus romeo montague rosaline rosie sexual intercourse sibling tattoo parlor trap tromeo que tybalt tyrone unrequited love wedding date william shakespeare wound yuppie
musicBy	Willie Wisely
producer	Lloyd Kaufman Michael Herz
productionCompany	Troma Entertainment
publisher	Troma Entertainment
theme	black comedy independent lgbt-related mafia splatter