The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form rival gangs. Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) is aloof toward the goings-on of his Montague cousins, but after he realizes that Juliet (Claire Danes) is a Capulet at the end of one very wild ...
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The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form rival gangs. Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) is aloof toward the goings-on of his Montague cousins, but after he realizes that Juliet (Claire Danes) is a Capulet at the end of one very wild party, the enmity between the two clans becomes the root of his angst. He relies heavily -- and with serious consequences -- on his rebel gender-bender of a friend, Mercutio (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Father (not Friar) Lawrence (Pete Postlethwaite) for protection and support. Romeo is, of course, exiled, and it looks like Juliet will be forced into an arranged marriage with the bland Paris (Paul Rudd). It ends, as Romeo and Juliet must, when Romeo hears a tragic piece of misinformation and brings his suicide wish to what was meant to be Juliet 's temporary tomb. This time, though, the turf and the weapon of choice have taken a turn toward the surreal. Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Pete Postlethwaite, Harold Perrineau, John... Good. 1996 Run time: 120. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Pete Postlethwaite. Fine in fine packaging. Language: English. Run time: 120 mins. Originally released: 1996. Contains all original materials.
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Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Pete Postlethwaite, Harold Perrineau, John... Good. 2016 Run time: 120. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Pete Postlethwaite, Harold Perrineau, John... Good. 2002 Run time: 120. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Pete Postlethwaite, Harold Perrineau, John... Good. 2007 Run time: 120. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!