Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 1, 1996

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Romeo + Juliet

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 1, 1996

Romeo + Juliet
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers 20th Century Fox, Bazmark Films
Original title Romeo + Juliet
Directors Monica Castellanos, Harry Jarvis, Miguel Lima, Efren del Moral, Miguel Gil, Grant Lucibello, Sydney Gilner, Everardo Gout, Martin Walters, Baz Luhrmann
Writers Craig Pearce, William Shakespeare, Baz Luhrmann

Cast

Claire Danes

as Juliet

Jesse Bradford

as Balthasar

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Captain Prince

Brian Dennehy

as Ted Montague

John Leguizamo

as Tybalt

Miriam Margolyes

as Nurse

Harold Perrineau

as Mercutio

Christina Pickles

as Caroline Montague

Pete Postlethwaite

as Father Laurence

Paul Rudd

as Dave Paris

Paul Sorvino

as Fulgencio Capulet

Diane Venora

as Gloria Capulet

M. Emmet Walsh

as Apothecary

Edwina Moore

as Anchorwoman

Zak Orth

as Gregory

Jamie Kennedy

as Sampson

Dash Mihok

as Benvolio

Lupita Ochoa

as Attractive Girl

Gloria Silva

as Nun

Vincent Laresca

as Abra

Carlos Manzo

as Petrucchio

Carolyn Valero

as Middle Aged Occupant

Paco Morayta

as Middle Aged Occupant

Rodrigo Escandon

as Kid With Toy Gun

Margarita Wynne

as Station Mother

Harriet Sansom Harris

as Susan Santandiago

Michael Corbett

as Rich Ranchidis

Pedro Altamirano

as Peter

Mario Cimarro

as Capulet Bouncer

Des'ree

as Diva

Ismael Eguiarte

as O P Officer

Ricardo Barona

as Altar Boy

Fausto Barona

as Altar Boy

Quindon Tarver

as Choir Boy

Alex Newman

as Altar Boy 2

Cory Newman

as Altar Boy 2

Jorge Abraham

as Post Haste Delivery Man

John Sterlini

as Sacristan

Farnesio de Bernal

as Undertaker

Catalina Botello

as Post Haste Clerk