Romeo + Juliet
Bazmark Films (1996)
Drama, Romance
Not In Collection
#1967
5*
Seen ItYes
(11/12/2019 CableTV)
IMDB   6.7
120 mins USA / English
Starz 
Leonardo DiCaprio Romeo
Claire Danes Juliet
John Leguizamo Tybalt
Harold Perrineau Mercutio
Pete Postlethwaite Father Laurence
Paul Sorvino Fulgencio Capulet
Brian Dennehy Ted Montague
Paul Rudd Dave Paris
Vondie Curtis-Hall Captain Prince
Miriam Margolyes The Nurse
Jesse Bradford Balthasar
M. Emmet Walsh Apothecary
Zak Orth Gregory
Jamie Kennedy Sampson
Dash Mihok Benvolio
Vincent Laresca Abra
Carlos Manzo Petruchio
Christina Pickles Caroline Montague
Diane Venora Gloria Capulet
Pedro Altamirano Peter
John Sterlini Sacristan
Harriet Sansom Harris Susan Santandiago (TV Gossip)
Michael Corbett Rich Ranchidis
Edwina Moore Anchorwoman
Quindon Tarver Choir Boy
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Producer Baz Luhrmann
Martin Brown
Writer Baz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
William Shakespeare
Cinematography Donald McAlpine


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.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Notes
Richard & I happened on this version of Romeo & Juliet while surfing cable during a Tuesday breakfast. At one point I turned to him and said "This is not going to end well." And I did not mean the Shakesperian plot - which could only end one way. It's the getting there. It turned into a great muddle. If I had known, I would have surfed to another channel while I had my second cuppa.