
student, film studies) will present Tromeo and Juliet (1996), the second of our ‘Heartthrobs‘ series. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Tomorrow (Tuesday, 10/11) at 6:30 pm in Crawford 169 is the second Cinematheque screening of the semester. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Kaufman and James Gunn, who also served as associate director. Genres: Parody, Splatter, Black Comedy, Romance, Gross-Out. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime tragedy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment. Tromeo staggers around the party in disillusion until he locks eyes with those of Juliet. Starring: William Beckwith, Lemmy, Will Keenan, Jane Jensen. On the insistence of Murray and Benny, Tromeo attends the Capulets’ masquerade ball in the hopes of meeting Rosie, only to find her with another man. Juliet is sequestered in her family’s mansion, watched over by her abusive father Cappy (Maximillian Shaun), passive mother Ingrid (Wendy Adams), and overprotective cousin Tyrone (Patrick Connor), all the while being sexually satisfied by family servant Ness (Debbie Rochon).īoth Tromeo and Juliet are trapped in cases of unrequited love: Tromeo lusts for the big-bosomed, promiscuous Rosie (Jacqueline Tavarez) Juliet is engaged to wealthy meat tycoon London Arbuckle (Steve Gibbons) as prelude to an arranged marriage. Tromeo lives in squalor with his alcoholic father Monty (Earl McKoy) and works at a tattoo parlor with his cousin Benny (Stephen Blackehart)and friend Murray (Valentine Miele). At the center of these families are Tromeo Que (Will Keenan) and Juliet Capulet (Jane Jensen).
