Romeo + Juliet/Trivia
- Dawson Casting: Originally the 14 year old Natalie Portman was cast as Juliet, but the director thought that the much older Leonardo DiCaprio looked like he was "molesting her", so the 16-year old Claire Danes was hired instead.
- Hey, It's That Guy!:
- Luigi kills Link. Jack Dawson kills Luigi.
- Apparently Michael liked to dress in drag before he got to the Island.
- Brian Dennehy plays Ted Montague.
- Pete Postlethwaite plays the Priest.
- Also, Paul Rudd as Paris.
- Star-Making Role: For Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
- Unintentional Period Piece: This is a very 90s kinda movie, stylistically and visually.
- What Could Have Been: Not only was Natalie Portman supposed to play Juliet before Claire Danes, but John Leguizamo wanted to play Mercutio, before being cast as Tybalt.
- Claire Danes and DiCaprio were going to be reunited in Titanic, but Danes was too tired after shooting, so the role went to Kate Winslet instead.