In New Jersey, two rival families, the Ques and the Capulets, are a bunch of grotesque, foul-mouthed cretins from different social classes. Coinciding with the genesis of the Internet and DVD eras, Tromeo and Juliet also featured a more ambitious scale in both execution and promotion than before, featuring a sprawling and comparatively complicated narrative and a PR blitz that wound up converting a new generation entirely unaware of the charms of Toxic Avenger's antics. Originally released to coincide with the release of Baz Luhrman's modernized big-budget pop epic with Leonardo DiCaprio, this "Tromatized" spin on the Shakespeare classic (itself a tragic riff on an oft-adapted Italian tale with at least three different endings) was the studio's first stab at a high-profile theatrical original after several years of regurgitated sequels and questionable pick-ups. Troma (Blu-Ray) (US R0 HD) (DVD) (US R0 NTSC) Starring Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele, Maximillian Shaun, Steve Gibbons, Sean Gunn, Debbie Rochon, Lemmy
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