Tromeo and Juliet [10th Anniversary Special Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman

Overview

Notorious schlock and psychotronic production company Troma hails Tromeo & Juliet -- it's contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's love tragedy -- a "thrill-a-minute, body-piercing, computer sex, sapphic, car-crashing extravaganza." Set in NYC, the tale centers on the romantic travails of Tromeo and Juliet and contains profanity and graphic scenes of considerable gore.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2006
UPC:	0790357933693
Original Release:	1996
Source:	Troma
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	30,655

Special Features

4 audio commentaries with cast and crew including writer James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead 2004, Slither), director Lloyd Kaufman (Poultrygeist, Toxic Avenger), Oscar nominee Frank Reynolds (In The Bedroom) and co-star Sean Gunn (Gilmore Girls); New interviews with cast and crew including stars Stephen Blackehart, Debbie Rochon, Tiffany Shepis, Sean Gunn and Lemmy!; Deleted scenes (Including the long-lost Ron Jeremy scene); Fan reenactments of classic scenes; Never-before-seen rehearsal footage of Jane Jensen and Debbie Rochon's Sapphic scene; "Slithering Through Hollywood" - featuring Lloyd Kaufman's on-set video diary of James Gunn's Slither featuring brand new footage; "Getting Hostel With Hollywood" - James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman visit Eli Roth's birthday party; Willie Wisely music video featuring Andy Dick and Playboy Playmate Kara Monaco; Classic Troma movie introductions featuring the stars of Tromeo & Juliet; Brand new introduction by Troma President Lloyd Kaufman and Vice-President Michael Herz; And much more on 2 great discs!!; Plus Lemmy!!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Keenan	Tromeo Que
Jane Jensen	Juliet Capulet
Debbie Rochon	Ness
Valentine Miele	Murray Martini
Steve Gibbons	London Arbuckle
Sean Gunn	Sammy Capulet,Found a Peanut Father
Joe Fleishaker	1-900 Hunk
Lemmy	The Narrator
Stephen Blackehart	Benny Que
Flip Brown	Father Lawrence
Patrick Connor	Tyrone Capulet
Earl McKoy	Monty Que
Wendy Adams	Ingrid Capulet,Guy Who Says It Will Take Him Only Two Minutes to
Tamara Craig Thomas	Georgie Capulet
Brian Fox	Bill Shakespeare
Maximillian Shaun	Cappy Capulet
Gene Terinoni	Detective Ernie Scalus
Antonia Lurie	Brittany
Jacqueline Tavarez	Rosy
Steven Lawrence Loniewski	Harry
John Fiske	Vic
Garon Peterson	Fu Chang
Tiffany Shepis	Peter
Peter James Kelsch	Bluto Fitzgibbon
Manon Kelley	CD ROM Woman
Joseph Anthony	Flavio
Caroline Smith	Pauline,Actor
Steve Roberts	Fellow with Disgusting Larva,Boy Dancing in Field
Liz Ip	Fluttery Eyelids Girl in Opium Den
Kathleen Warner	Found a Peanut Mother
Brian Stefanovic	Found a Peanut Kid,Found a Peanut Kid
Marc Manfro	Cop
Charis Michelson	Blind Chick
Merle Allin	Biker Dude
Neal Ruddy	Nice Man Hit by Car
Lauren Danielle Gold	Cissy
Karl Unger Jr.	`Carl'
Ralph Villela	Guy Who Looks at Camera
Lisbeth Kaufman	Mutant Kid,Mutant Kid
Giovanni Giaconi	Giovanni
Wesley Walker	Dog Wearing Visor
London Arbuckle	Paris
Jane Jansen	Actor

Technical Credits

Lloyd Kaufman

James Gunn

Lloyd Kaufman	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Michael Herz	Producer
Daniel Laikind	Executive Producer
Marcos Miranda	Stunts
Grant Quasha	Executive Producer
Robert Schiller	Executive Producer
Andrew Weiner	Casting
Louie Zakarian	Special Effects
James Gunn	Screenwriter
David Alvarez	Sound/Sound Designer
Jonathan Slon	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The Troma team topped themselves once again with this willfully obnoxious circus of perversions, bodily fluids, obscenities, and classic literature. This is one of their better hybrids of jocularity and gore, with an amusing appropriation of the well-worn Shakespeare story that substitutes New York City for Verona and features the inspired touch of casting Lemmy from Motorhead as narrator. The standard self-referential Troma touches abound (posters for their past schlock hits adorn every wall and viewers can always count on a cameo from the Toxic Avenger) and a gleefully cheery tone takes much of the sting out of casually broached subjects like child abuse, incest, and pedophilia. As with most in-house Troma products, the film succeeds due to the fact that as tasteless as it is, the underlying intent is not to offend or disturb (though certain sensitive audience members may find that it does both). The action is too outrageous, the special effects are too crude, and the humor is too broad for Tromeo and Juliet to be anything more than a great big joke at no one's expense.