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* [[Finger-Twitching Revival]]: '''JUST''' [[Driven to Suicide|as Romeo is preparing to drink the poison!]]
* [[Gun Fu]]: This particular version of the Shakespearean play is pretty big on the gunplay, both in the opening scene and in the shootout between Romeo and the cops near the end. Interestingly, guns in this movie are given the names of swords, since the Shakespearean dialogue is almost completely intact.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Most of the characters use guns, but Tybalt in particular gives this impression.▼
* [[Happier Times Montage]]: Shown after their mutual suicide.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Drag queen Mercutio plays up the potential for this in his lines wherever possible.
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** "A plague, ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES!" ( {{spoiler|Mercutio}}, right before his death)
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Guess who.
▲* [[The Gunslinger]]: Most of the characters use guns, but Tybalt in particular gives this impression.
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: A version of The Love Theme from the 60's Franco Zefferelli adaptation plays in the background at one point.
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: The setting is twenty minutes into the future of the late 1990s.
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