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Directed by | Lloyd Kaufman |
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Based on | Romeo and Juliet 1597 play by William Shakespeare |
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Cinematography | Brendan Flynt |
Edited by | Frank Reynolds |
Music by | Willie Wisely |
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Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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Running time | 107 minutes 137 minutes (Unrated Directors Cut) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $350,000[1] |
Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 American independent transgressive romantic black comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Kaufman and James Gunn, who also served as associate director.[2]
The film is a loose adaptation of the play, as it includes the extreme amounts of sexuality and violence characteristic of Troma, as well as a revised ending. The film's title is a blend of "Troma" and "Romeo and Juliet".