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Romeo + Juliet

Year:

1996

Duration:

120 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 22 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-11-01

Filming Locations: Alameda, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $14,500,000

Opening Weekend: $11,133,231 (USA) (3 November 1996)

Gross: $46,338,728 (USA) (17 February 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Leguizamo

Romeo + Juliet

Mario Cimarro

Leonardo DiCaprio

Romeo

Claire Danes

Juliet

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 Martín Manzo Otálora

Petruchio

Christina Pickles

Caroline Montague

Diane Venora

Gloria Capulet

Pedro Altamirano

Peter

John Sterlini

Sacristan

Harriet Sansom Harris

Susan Santandiago (TV Gossip) (as Harriet Harris)

Michael Corbett

Rich Ranchidis

Edwina Moore

Anchorwoman

Quindon Tarver

Choir Boy

Jorge Abraham

Post Haste Delivery Man

Fausto Barona

Altar Boy

Ricardo Barona

Altar Boy

Catalina Botello

Post Haste Clerk

Farnesio de Bernal

Undertaker

Des'ree

Diva

Ismael Eguiarte

OP Officer

Rodrigo Escandon

Kid With Toy Gun

Paco Morayta

Middle Age Occupant

Alex Newman

Altar Boy 2

Cory Newman

Altar Boy 2

Lupita Ochoa

Attractive Girl

Gloria Silva

Nun

Carolyn Valero

Middle Age Occupant

Margarita Wynne

Station Mother

Did you know?

Trivia

Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, and John Leguizamo auditioned for the role of Mercutio before Baz Luhrmann decided to make Mercutio black. Benicio Del Toro was considered for the part of Tybalt.

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Cinematographer Donald McAlpine was faced with a real problem with the meet-cute scene between Romeo and Juliet at the fish tank - the reflections of the water and the glass of the tank were almost impossible to light without causing all sorts of untoward reflections. McAlpine solved the problem by inserting a couple of fluorescent tubes into the tank out of the camera's eyeline. These were the sole source of light in the scene.

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Romeo and Juliet first kiss which takes place in a cramped elevator with the camera dizzyingly swirling around them was achieved by making the elevator into sections and putting the camera on a circular dolly. As it spun round, stage hands would lift and very hurriedly replace the elevator panels to accommodate the bulky camera equipment.

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Goofs

When Juliet is about to shoot herself in the head, the gun is obviously on safety which would make it impossible to shoot.

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When Mercutio is shooting fish at the beach, his gun is heard firing, but there is no flash.

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At the gas station showdown, a boom mic is visible in a car window as the camera moves past it.

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Quotes

Juliet: You kiss by the book.

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Romeo: He that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail!