USA 1996 Color
Also Known As:
Verona Beach
Synopsis: An updated and reworked version of the Shakespeare
play, that features teen-age suicide, murder, drugs,
rioting, homosexuality and cross-dressing.
Produced by: Twentieth Century Fox
Approximate Budget: US$ 15 million
Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Canada
Filming Dates: January 8, 1996 - April 14, 1996
Directed by
Baz Luhrmann
Cast (in alphabetical order)
Jesse Bradford .... Balthasar
Claire Danes .... Juliet
Brian Dennehy .... Ted Montague
Leonardo DiCaprio .... Romeo
Jamie Kennedy .... Sampson
Vincent Laresca .... Abra
John Leguizamo .... Tybalt
Carlos Martin Manzo .... Petruchio
Miriam Margolyes .... Nurse
Dash Mihok .... Benvolio
Zak Orth .... Gregory
Harold Perrineau .... Mercutio
Christina Pickles
Pete Postlethwaite .... Father Laurence
Paul Stephen Rudd .... Dave Paris
Paul Sorvino .... Fulgencio Capulet
Diane Venora .... Gloria Capulet
M. Emmet Walsh .... Apothecary
Written by
Baz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
William Shakespeare(duh)
Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine
Music by
Nellee Hooper
Production Design by
Catherine Martin
Costume Design by
Kym Barrett
Film Editing by
Jill Bilcock
Produced by
Martin Brown (II) (co-producer)
Baz Luhrmann
Gabriella Martinelli
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