Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman
(more)

Writers:

William Shakespeare (play)
Jason Green
(more)

Release Date:

28 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Body Piercing, Kinky Sex, Dismemberment. The Things That Made Shakespeare Great

Plot:

A modern, punk adaptation of Shakespeare's classic. Told irreverently, this film attempts to impact...

Plot Keywords:

Punk | Absurdism | Father Son Relationship | Parody | Car Crash

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jane Jensen	...	Juliet Capulet
Will Keenan	...	Tromeo Que
Valentine Miele	...	Murray Martini
William Beckwith	...	Cappy Capulet (as Maximillian Shaun)
Steve Gibbons	...	London Arbuckle
Sean Gunn	...	Sammy Capulet
Debbie Rochon	...	Ness
Lemmy	...	Narrator
Stephen Blackehart	...	Benny Que
Flip Brown	...	Father Lawrence
Patrick Connor	...	Tyrone Capulet
Earl McKoy	...	Monty Que
Gene Terinoni	...	Detective Ernie Scalus
Wendy Adams	...	Ingrid Capulet
Tamara Craig Thomas	...	Georgie Capulet
Antonia Lurie	...	Brittany
Jacqueline Tavarez	...	Rosy
Steve Loniewski	...	Harry
John Fiske	...	Vic
Garon Peterson	...	Fu Chang
Tiffany Shepis	...	Peter
Joe Fleishaker	...	1-900-HOT-HUNK
Peter James Kelsch	...	Bluto Fitzgibbon
Manon Kelley	...	CD Rom Woman
Joseph Anthony	...	Fabio Lookalike (Penis Monster Dude)
Caroline Smith	...	Pauline
Steve Roberts	...	Fellow with Disgusting Larva
Liz Ip	...	Girl in Opium Den
James Gunn	...	Found a peanut father
Kathleen Warner Yeates	...	Found a peanut mother (as Kathleen Warner)
Brian Stefanovic	...	Found a peanut kid
Marko Stefanovic	...	Found a peanut kid
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Shocked Onlooker
Craig Adams	...	Guy Who Says It Will Take Him Only Two Minutes to Have Sex
Charis Michelsen	...	Blind Chick, Vision Impaired Girl, Woman that can't see, Person of the female persuasion with very good hearing
Merle Allin	...	Biker Dude
Neil Ruddy	...	Nice Man Hit by Car!!!
Lauren Danielle Gold	...	Cissy
Karl Unger Jr.	...	Carl
Ralph Villela	...	Guy Who Says 'You got to work hard to get ahead in life' and Then Looks at the Camera
Lisbeth Kaufman	...	Mutant Kid 1
Charlotte Kaufman	...	Mutant Kid 2
Evan Roberts	...	Boy Dancing in Field with Father Lawrence
Giovanni Giaconi	...	Giovanni
Brian McCarey	...	Guy Who Got Pissed Off Sitting Around to Do a Nude Scene All Day and then We Cut Him Out of the Film
David Bertolino	...	Guy Spitting Water 1
Brian Fox	...	Bill Shakespeare
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Green	...	Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (uncredited)
Ami James	...	Man Outside Axis Body Piercing (uncredited)
Ron Jeremy	...	Tromaville Citizen (uncredited)
Roy Mayorga	...	Thorn (Band) (uncredited)
Purple Pam Shelby	...	Slut (uncredited)

Directed by
Lloyd Kaufman
James Gunn		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jason Green
James Gunn
Lloyd Kaufman
William Shakespeare		play "Romeo and Juliet"

Produced by
Franny Baldwin	....	line producer
James Gunn	....	executive producer
Michael Herz	....	producer
Lloyd Kaufman	....	producer
Andrew Weiner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Willie Wisely

Cinematography by
Brendan Flynt

Film Editing by
Frank Reynolds

Casting by
Andrew Weiner

Production Design by
Roshelle Berliner

Art Direction by
Hannah Moseley

Costume Design by
Kyra Svetlovsky

Makeup Department
Sandee Brockwell	....	tattoo/body piercing effects
Callie French	....	makeup supervisor
Vincent Schicchi	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Franny Baldwin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Bauer	....	first assistant director
Liz Ip	....	second assistant director
Jon Nissenbaum	....	second second assistant director
Anne Pratt	....	second second assistant director
Dan Wilkinson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jennifer Acomb	....	set dresser
Peter Anzalone	....	carpenter
Emelia Capp	....	art department assistant
Elizabeth Casinelli	....	assistant property master
Alex Ingalls	....	set dresser
Karen Ipock	....	art department assistant
Samara Smith	....	property master

Sound Department
David Alvarez	....	sound recordist
Pete Conlin	....	sound designer
Russell Creak	....	assistant foley artist
Jeffrey Ferruzzo	....	foley artist
Phillipe Ginkels	....	boom operator
Allen R. Kiefer	....	boom operator
Jeff Kushner	....	sound effects editor
David Novack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Roenning	....	boom operator
William Sinclair	....	cable person
Jonathan Slon	....	sound recordist
Sila A. Soyer	....	sound effects editor
Robert Taz Larrea	....	additional sound
Joseph White	....	boom operator
Joe Zito	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Joe Macchia	....	special effects technician
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects
Vincent Schicchi	....	special effects makeup assistant
Louie Zakarian	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Sandee Brockwell	....	stunt nipple
Arthur M. Jolly	....	stunts
Marcos Antonio Miranda	....	stunt coordinator
Julia Purtill	....	stunts
Neil Ruddy	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Cadabra	....	grip (as Albert Height)
Anita Drumming	....	assistant still photographer
Ian Dudley	....	second assistant camera
Efrem Flores	....	still photographer
Dylan Forer	....	grip
Michael Franzetti	....	key grip
Arthur Goldsmith	....	camera loader
Doug Hall	....	additional still photographer
Martin Nowlan	....	best boy
Steve Ramsey	....	best boy (as Steven Ramsey)
Robert Rasmussen	....	first assistant camera
Jackie Salerno	....	additional still photographer
Atsushi Takaoka	....	gaffer
Max Votolato	....	assistant camera
Max Votolato	....	camera production assistant
David Wasserman	....	key grip
Tom Zuback	....	additional still photographer

Casting Department
Lauren Yates	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Steven Barison	....	first assistant editor
Rich Cohen	....	negative cutter
Anna Josenhans	....	assistant editor
Fred Raskin	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
David Rogers	....	music editor
Willie Wisely	....	musical score producer

Transportation Department
David Dillon	....	driver
Dylan Forer	....	driver
John Michals	....	transportation supervisor

Other crew
Mark Abbot	....	office production assistant
Christine Allen	....	assistant publicist
Jeremy Brown	....	production assistant
Chris Collins	....	parking production assistant
Brian Cotter	....	assistant production office coordinator
Andrew Deemer	....	additional material
Theresa Dimasi	....	office production assistant
John W. Dowling	....	key production assistant
Daniel Epstein	....	production assistant
Dylan Forer	....	production assistant
Maria Fridmanovich	....	bookkeeper
Timothy Goldberg	....	parking production assistant
Jason Green	....	production assistant
James Gunn	....	associate director
Joel Hedge	....	office production assistant
Maris Herz	....	production executive
Dan Huber	....	office production assistant
Ed James	....	publicist
Nicole A. Kovach	....	office production assistant
Paul Kyrmse	....	production assistant: second unit
Jason Leaf	....	acting persons coordinator
Jason Leaf	....	production assistant: second unit
Elmar Matzeit	....	production assistant
Joanne Maurno	....	craft service
Tony Mesa	....	production assistant
Lisa Molinaro	....	script supervisor
Jon Nissenbaum	....	additional script supervisor
Gregory Radin	....	key production assistant
Phil Rivo	....	additional material
Michelle Roa	....	location manager
Michelle Roa	....	pre-production coordinator
Tony Rosen	....	representative: Troma Team Video
Noah Scalin	....	title designer
Shannon L. Simms	....	acting persons coordinator
Michael Steinberg	....	liaison: Troma TV
Jonathan Taub	....	business affairs director
Helen Vohalis	....	production office coordinator

Thanks
Julie Stepanek	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Troma Entertainment

Distributors

• Troma Entertainment (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Future Film (Finland)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Troma Team Video

Other Companies

• Animals to Go!  cow suit courtesy of
• Budget Rent-a-Car, Northern New Jersey  transportation
• Gark Studios  musical score recorded at
• Lighten Up New York  catering
• Sound One Corporation  sound mixing
• Sound One Corporation  sound transfers
• Zounds, New York City  music sound transfers

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence/gore, language and some drug content

Runtime:

107 min | Australia:137 min (2001 uncut re-release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | USA:R (cut) | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company:

Troma Entertainment

Trivia:

Posters for various other Troma films are visible throughout both households.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Microphone can be seen taped to the back of Juliet's guitar.

Quotes:

[while faking an orgasm]
1-900-HOT-HUNK:Yippie-yahoo! Sing it to the world! Tromeo is cumming!

Movie Connections:

References "Live with Kelly and Michael" (1988)

Soundtrack:

Red River Waltz Overture

Shakespeare on acid? Possibly.

A very bizarre bringing to the screen of William Shakespeare's tragic love story.

The Que family and the Capulet family have a long running hatred of one another which often results in violence. The hatred has something to do with a film company and the fact that everyone is pretty much crazy. In the middle of all of this insanity are Tromeo and Juliet, literature's most famous "star crossed" lovers that fall for each other at first sight and problems arise when they realize whose family the other belongs to.

The film follows the basic plot of the original play remarkably well and key scenes even use the original, or close to original, lines. But the infamous Troma bizarreness pervades the film from beginning to end. That makes for a movie that is definitely not for all tastes, but it is nonetheless pretty inventive. Tyrone (Tybalt in Shakespeare) has a particularly funny death scene. 7/10

Many differently edited and rated versions exist. Each contains violence, profanity, drug use, and sex, all with a big dose of bizarreness.