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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Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Released:

Nov 1st, 1996

Budget:

$14,500,000.00

Revenue:

$147,298,761.00

Country:

USA

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes John Leguizamo Harold Perrineau

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- Sarah Michelle Gellar , Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aaliyah, Kate Winslet and Christina Ricci were considered for Juliet. Gellar's commitment to All My Children interfered, and Hewitt was…More

- Like most of William Shakespeare's work, the verse of Romeo and Juliet is written in iambic pentameter. Pete Postlethwaite, who plays Father Laurence, is the only actor in the movie who…More

- Natalie Portman was originally cast as Juliet but Baz Luhrman felt the age gap between her and Leonardo DiCaprio (eight years) was a problem. Lurhman also felt Portman was too young (she was…More