

Most of the characters in Tromeo & Juliet are the same characters from the original renamed and purposed. “What light from yonder Plexiglas breaks?” Troma Entertainment Inc. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” “I know, it sucks!” How faithfully do Tromeo and Juliet remain to the original source material? It follows the same beats and plot points and even has some original lines mixed with modern speech such as… They wanted to make the most bizarre version of the Bard’s classic they could and it shows. This was one that it’s easy to see the love and care that Troma put into this one. The acting was fantastic, the special effects were nice and bloody as usual. At the start of the film, we learn about House Que and House Capulet with narration by Lemmy (House of Motorhead.) Troma Entertainment Inc.Īt its core, the story remains the same, this is still Romeo and Juliet, albeit a version that has been dragged through Troma’s meat grinder, but it’s is a decent recreation nonetheless. The dialogue is modern with bits of the original lines recited in certain scenes.

The film follows the main plot points of the original story. Troma Entertainment Inc.Ĭappy Capulet, on the other hand, has found financial success with ‘Silky Films.’ Cappy is a rich, perverted narcissist forcing his daughter, Juliet, into an arraigned marriage to local butcher shop manager London Arbuckle.

Monty Que has let his life fall apart since the deal that lost him his company ‘Silky Films.’ His son Tromeo tries to clean Monty up, only to watch him crawl back into the bottle. The setting was moved from Italy to New York City where patriarchs Cappy Capulet and Monty Que, two local pornographers who, at one time, were close friends until a bad business deal set them against each other. Yes, the same James Gunn that wrote Guardians of the Galaxy wrote Tromeo and Juliet. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, this film was written by James Gunn. Then in 1996 Troma put out their version kicking respect and humility to the curb. This quintessential love story has been told to millions of people all over the world.

The passion and yearning the two lovers have for each other speaks of a bond that not even death can separate. Revered by scholars as one of the true classic pieces of literature, every performance throughout history sees the original source material treated with respect and humility. For centuries people all over the world have loved and had been inspired by this tragic tale of unrequited love. Romeo and Juliet, the tale of two star-crossed lovers caught in the middle of a bitter rivalry between families that turn deadly. In 1597, William Shakespeare published one of the most endearing love stories ever written.
