Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 15 wins & 30 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaKey hair stylist Aldo Signoretti was kidnapped by gang members and held for $300 ransom which Baz Luhrmann paid.
- GoofsAt the gas station showdown, a boom mic is reflected in a car window as the camera moves past it.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens and closes with the Chorus, appearing as an anchorwoman on a TV screen, narrating the prologue and the closing lines.
- ConnectionsEdited into Nothing Is Truer Than Truth (2018)
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Performed, Written and Produced by Garbage
Garbage appears courtesy of Almo Sounds, Inc./Mushroom Records UK Ltd.
Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records
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It's not often that I've seen a movie three times and I can't give it a rating any higher then a 6.
I think I really tried and forced myself to like this since I can appreciate the modernization of this old story and the creativeness that was attempted.
Maybe it's unfair to say this movie is hard to follow. The dialogue is obviously a challenge for any inexperienced viewer but the story is familiar and each scene makes sense even if you're struggling to understand what each actor says. That being said, it's nothing special. Each time I finish watching this movie I just feel like it's ok. There is no gut wrenching impact it has left on me and I can probably affirmatively confirm this now after the third viewing. It's an interesting movie, a bold, perhaps unnecessary, punk-like remake that swaps swords with guns and also attempting humour. A part of movie history to say the least.
I think I really tried and forced myself to like this since I can appreciate the modernization of this old story and the creativeness that was attempted.
Maybe it's unfair to say this movie is hard to follow. The dialogue is obviously a challenge for any inexperienced viewer but the story is familiar and each scene makes sense even if you're struggling to understand what each actor says. That being said, it's nothing special. Each time I finish watching this movie I just feel like it's ok. There is no gut wrenching impact it has left on me and I can probably affirmatively confirm this now after the third viewing. It's an interesting movie, a bold, perhaps unnecessary, punk-like remake that swaps swords with guns and also attempting humour. A part of movie history to say the least.
- burnzyburns
- Mar 6, 2021
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- Language
- Also known as
- Romeo + Julieta
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Box office
- Budget
- $14,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $46,351,345
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,133,231
- Nov 3, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $147,554,998
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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