Released: 1 November 1996 [USA] - 28 March 1997 [UK]
 Genre: Drama / Romance / Tragedy
 Tagline: "Hope & Despair. Tragedy & Love. Romeo & Juliet."

 Written by: William Shakespeare / Craig Pearce / Baz Lurhmann
 Directed by: Baz Lurhmann
 Co-Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo

 Synopsis
Classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".

Trivia
• Shakespearian quotes are seen in the graffiti in the background. It was often created by the cast during breaks from filming.
• A number of important moments (and a lot of trivial ones) involve water. When we first see Juliet, she is holding her head under water; when Romeo and Juliet first see each other, it's through a fish tank; the balcony scene is moved from a balcony to a swimming pool; Mercutio is killed at the beach; when Tybalt is shot, he falls into a pond; when the banished Romeo comes to Juliet's room he is drenched from the pouring rain, and when he leaves the next morning he falls into the pool again.
• The film runs for exactly two hours, in line with the prologue which states: "Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage".
• All the guns in the film are named after types of swords (e.g., the gun that Mercutio drops into the sand is called Dagger).
• Leonardo DiCaprio's version of Romeo's speech at Juliet's bier was so good it moved Claire Danes to tears, nearly ruining the scene. The moment the director yelled "cut!," Danes smacked DiCaprio on the arm and said, "Don't make me cry. I'm supposed to be comatose, here!"

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