![]() It’s love at first sight for the pair, leaving them caught in the middle of a dangerous war between families. Their children, Tromeo Que ( Will Keenan ) and Juliet Capulet ( Janes Jensen ), find themselves dealing with less-than-ideal suitors before crossing paths at the Capulet masquerade. He tells of the violent feud between the poor Que family and the rich Capulets in their respective corners of Manhattan. Lemmy of Motörhead narrates this twisted take on the Shakespearean classic. The genre-leaning rom-com marks the first screenwriting credit for filmmaker James Gunn and serves as a blueprint for the trademark blend of rampant chaos and pure heart that he’s brought to every effort since. Still, it also dares to give the star-crossed lovers the happy ending Shakespeare never afforded them. Tromeo and Juliet checks off the usual transgressive humor and outlandish, oft gory gags from which Troma built its reputation. Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet appealed to mainstream tastes, while Troma’s Tromeo and Juliet delivered a much wilder adaptation that only Troma could. ![]() Roughly twenty-five years ago, two Shakespeare adaptations released only months apart from each other, both capturing a distinctly ’90s vibe at opposite ends of the spectrum. ![]()
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