Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

The neighboring gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war, but the gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, are in love.

Director:

Kelly Asbury

Writers:

Rob Sprackling (story), John R. Smith (story),

Stars:

James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Ashley Jensen

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James McAvoy	...	Gnomeo (voice)
Emily Blunt	...	Juliet (voice)
Ashley Jensen	...	Nanette (voice)
Michael Caine	...	Lord Redbrick (voice)
Matt Lucas	...	Benny (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Featherstone (voice)
Maggie Smith	...	Lady Bluebury (voice)
Jason Statham	...	Tybalt (voice)
Ozzy Osbourne	...	Fawn (voice)
Stephen Merchant	...	Paris (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Bill Shakespeare (voice)
Julie Walters	...	Miss Montague (voice)
Hulk Hogan	...	Terrafirminator V.O. (voice)
Kelly Asbury	...	Red Good Gnomes (voice)
Richard Wilson	...	Mr. Capulet (voice)

Storyline

Garden gnomes Gnomeo (voice of McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?

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Plot Keywords:

garden | gnome | flamingo | lawnmower race | love | 

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Taglines:

A little adventure goes a lawn way.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gnomeo y Julieta

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,945,627 (UK) (11 February 2011)

Gross:

$99,808,609 (USA) (17 June 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Rocket Pictures, Arc Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS Dolby (Dolby Surround 7.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are several references to William Shakespeare's other works: Hamlet:

• The house numbers, 2B and Not 2B in the very beginning
• The moving trucks, from the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern moving company

As You Like It:

• The As U Like It moving company

The Tempest:

• The Tempest Teapot company truck

A Midsummer Night's Dream:

• The flower that Gnomeo and Juliet fight over is referred to as "Cupid's flower"

Macbeth:

• Juliet says "out, out" to the big dog and the owner says "damn spot"
• On a brick wall in an alleyway is painted 3x3 which is a reference to the witches ("by the power of three times three")

The Taming of the Shrew:

• The glue that the Red Gnomes use to keep Juliet on her pedestal is called, "The Taming of the Glue"

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Goofs

When Featherstone starts to reflect on the memory of his mate, the female flamingo is on the left, however, when the moving van arrives to move the female, the female flamingo is on the right.

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Quotes

Benny: I love going Commando!

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Crazy Credits

The end credits come with animated backdrops.

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Connections

Version of Romeo and Juliet (1947)

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Soundtracks

"Rocket Man"
Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

User Reviews

Good bit of fun!

My teenage daughter and I have just returned from seeing this film and we both enjoyed it very much. In my opinion, the film was not just aimed at children; I remember all the Elton John songs from the original!(and no, I'm NOT a die-hard fan!) The Elton John songs were used very appropriately. I particularly liked the song "Saturday night's the night for fighting" used for the drag race! It was fun to pick out the Shakespeare references; the removal firm was Rosancranz and Guildenstern, for instance. In other cases there were misquotes; for instance "a rose by any other name" - "a weed by any other name" A good bit of fun!