1996

PG-13

120 Min

Romeo + Juliet

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The Australian director Baz Luhrmann teleports the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet tale from the Italian Verona to the Latin-American Verona Beach. The film was a success with it’s original dialogue from the MTV aesthetic and with guns as the weapon of choice.

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Released:

Nov 1st, 1996

Revenue:

$147,298,761.00

Country:

USA

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes John Leguizamo Harold Perrineau

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Shakespeare's grand tragedy of young, doomed love comes to the screen in a lush, MTV-style production, set in a surreal near future. Features a great soundtrack!

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- Cinematographer Donald McAlpine was faced with a real problem with the meet-cute scene between Romeo and Juliet at the fish tank - the reflections of the water and the glass of the tank were…More

- The opening gas station encounter took 7 days to film with 2 days of pick-ups in Vera Cruz.

- Claire Danes was only three years older than the character she played. It was her first ever experience of performing Shakespeare.