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Tromeo and Juliet
Lloyd Kaufman’s 1996 take on Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.
- DIRECTED BY
- Lloyd Kaufman
- STARRING
- Will Keenan, Jane Jensen, Debbie Rochon, Lemmy
- GENRE
- Comedy / Horror / Romance
- RUNNING TIME
- 107 minutes Edition notes ↓
THE STORY
Feuding families and doomed attraction collide in Manhattan’s underground. Shakespeare’s lovers are dragged into a world of outrageous bodies, punk energy and very bad decisions.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, this 1996 film relocates the story of feuding families and young lovers to Manhattan’s underground. The cast includes Will Keenan, Jane Jensen, Debbie Rochon and Lemmy. Troma’s catalogue lists a 107-minute edition.
INSIDE THE FILM
SHAKESPEARE GOES TO MANHATTAN
The lovers move from Verona to New York, with Will Keenan as Tromeo and Jane Jensen as Juliet. Lemmy provides the narration; Debbie Rochon plays Ness. The literary source remains recognizable underneath Troma’s deliberately outrageous treatment.
READ THE SOURCE ↗JAMES GUNN’S TROMA CHAPTER
Troma Direct identifies this as James Gunn’s first film as a writer. Its Blu-ray includes commentaries with Gunn and Kaufman, cast-and-crew interviews and rehearsal footage: direct ways to explore the people who made the film.
READ THE SOURCE ↗THE ARTWORK & EDITIONS
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT
CAST
- Will Keenan
- Tromeo Que
- Jane Jensen
- Juliet Capulet
- Lemmy
- The Narrator
- Debbie Rochon
- Ness
CREW
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Director
- James Gunn
- Writer
Selected credits. Full source records are linked below.
RELEASE & EDITION NOTES
107 minutes is the runtime listed by Troma; editions may differ.
Lemmy appears in Troma’s credited cast, connecting this unruly adaptation to heavy-metal culture.
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WATCH IT.
OWN IT.
PASS IT ON.
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