Tromeo and Juliet

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Tromeo & Juliet
Tromeo & Juliet Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Lloyd Kaufman James Gunn (uncredited)
Produced by	Lloyd Kaufman Michael Herz
Written by	James Gunn Lloyd Kaufman
Starring	Jane Jensen (Musician) Will Keenan Valentine Miele Maximillian Shaun Steve Gibbons Sean Gunn Debbie Rochon Lemmy Stephen Blackehart Tiffany Shepis
Music by	Willie Wisely
Distributed by	Troma Entertainment
Release date(s)	February 28, 1997 (USA)
Running time	137 min. (Unrated Version) 107 min. (Rated R Version)
Language	English
Budget	$350,000
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Tromeo and Juliet is a cult-classic film released in 1996 by the famed B-movie production company, Troma pictures. Famous for mixing the high and low brow, the film contains glorified violence, hyper-sexuality and the trademark Troma B-Movie style, wrapped around a Shakespearean template.

The punk rock adaptation of the William Shakespeare classic, Romeo and Juliet, the movie makers attempted to use gore and sexuality to shock the viewer in much the same way as it is believed actors might have done in Shakespeare's time^{[citation needed]} (but with proper adjustments to content to suit the times).

The movie stars Jane Jensen, Will Keenan (a frequent Troma actor), Evan Roberts, Valentine Miele, Sean Gunn (brother of screenwriter James Gunn), Debbie Rochon and Maximillian Shaun. Lemmy, of Motörhead fame, narrates. It was adapted by James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman, and also directed by Kaufman and, uncredited, Gunn.

Shortly after finishing this film, Kaufman and Gunn went on to write Kaufman's autobiography together: All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger.