

Set in modern-day Manhattan, the film begins with the narrator ( Lemmy of Motörhead) introducing two families: the Capulets and the Ques.Īt the center of these families are Tromeo Que and Juliet Capulet. The film's title is a portmanteau of " Troma" and "Romeo & Juliet".


The film is more or less a faithful adaptation of the play except with the addition of extreme amounts of Troma-esque sexuality and violence, as well as a revised ending. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Kaufman and James Gunn, who also served as associate director. Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 American independent transgressive romantic comedy film and a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment.
