Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
Troma’s version: raunchy, violent, and set in Manhattan’s underground.
The play is full of sex jokes and street violence already; turn both up until it is a punk film.
You love cult films, you are not easily shocked, and you want to see how much this play can survive.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the lovers, the feud and the shape of the plot.
Changes: the taste level, on purpose. The Folger’s own catalogue describes it as a raunchy, violent reimagining, with body piercing, explicit sex, car crashes and Lemmy of Motörhead.
A Troma film, directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman, set in Manhattan’s underground, with Will Keenan and Jane Jensen.
Whose story is it?
Tromeo’s and Juliet’s, and Troma’s. It is a Troma film first.
How much time does it ask?
A feature, 1 hour 47 minutes. Rated R.
Directed by Lloyd Kaufman; screenplay by James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman. Troma Entertainment.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch · 4K + Blu-ray (Vinegar Syndrome) — Amazon
More ways into Verona: Romeo and Juliet (George Cukor, 1936) · Romeo and Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968) · William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996)