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{{quote| '''Juliet''': ''Parting is such sweet sorrow.''<br />
{{quote|'''Juliet''': ''Parting is such sweet sorrow.''
'''Tromeo''': ''Totally sucks.'' }}
'''Tromeo''': ''Totally sucks.'' }}


[[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''... [[In Space|in modern day New York]]. And, you know, with a little artistic license taken (it's a [[Troma]] movie, after all). Written by a young [[Slither|James Gunn]].
[[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''... [[In Space|in modern day New York]]. And, you know, with a little artistic license taken (it's a [[Troma]] movie, after all). Written by a young [[James Gunn]].
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=== This movie contains examples of: ===


* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]
* [[Artistic License]]: The ending is... a little different from the original.
* [[Artistic License]]: The ending is... a little different from the original.
* [[B-Movie]]
* [[B-Movie]]
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: Tybalt has [[An Arm and A Leg|his arm ripped]] while being dragged by a car, and then is [[Off With His Head|decapitated]] landing on a moving truck's camp. The head lands on a family's car and causes it to crash spectacularly.
* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: Tybalt has [[An Arm and a Leg|his arm ripped]] while being dragged by a car, and then is [[Off with His Head|decapitated]] landing on a moving truck's camp. The head lands on a family's car and causes it to crash spectacularly.
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Does it really need Lampshading?
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Does it really need Lampshading?
{{quote| '''Tromeo:''' [[Captain Obvious|Maybe both of us are warped]].}}
{{quote|'''Tromeo:''' [[Captain Obvious|Maybe both of us are warped]].}}
* [[Fan Service]]: It's a Troma film, topless girls had to appear.
* [[Fan Service]]: It's a Troma film, topless girls had to appear.
* [[Filth]]: The Capulets and Ques are porn mogul.s
* [[Filth]]: The Capulets and Ques are porn mogul.s
* [[Fingore]]: A sex scene goes from "I love fingers" to cutting them with a machete.
* [[Fingore]]: A sex scene goes from "I love fingers" to cutting them with a machete.
{{quote| '''[[The Cinema Snob (Web Video)|The Cinema Snob]]:''' Looks like this was done when the writer learned foreshadowing, but not subtlety.}}
{{quote|'''[[The Cinema Snob]]:''' Looks like this was done when the writer learned foreshadowing, but not subtlety.}}
* [[Foreshadowing]]: "And then you put a little incest into the mix..." (see [[Incest Is Relative]] below)
* [[Foreshadowing]]: "And then you put a little incest into the mix..." (see [[Incest Is Relative]] below)
** There's plenty of cow references, when... well, see [[Half Human Hybrids]] below.
** There's plenty of cow references, when... well, see [[Half Human Hybrids]] below.
* [[Gag Penis]]: The first appearance of a certain popular [[Troma]] prop...
* [[Gag Penis]]: The first appearance of a certain popular [[Troma]] prop...
* [[Girl On Girl Is Hot]]
* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Gorn]]
* [[Half Human Hybrids]]: Juliet's potion doesn't make her look dead, instead turns her into a cow monster.
* [[Half Human Hybrids]]: Juliet's potion doesn't make her look dead, instead turns her into a cow monster.
* [[Incest Is Relative]]: {{spoiler|Tromeo and Juliet end up being siblings.}}
* [[Incest Is Relative]]: {{spoiler|Tromeo and Juliet end up being siblings.}}
* [[Not His Sled]]
* [[Not His Sled]]
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: Tromeo has a [[Porn Stash]] with [[Julius Caesar (Theatre)|Et Tu, Blow Job]], [[The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Penis]], [[As You Like It|As You Lick It]], and [[Much Ado About Nothing|Much To Do About Humping]].
* [[Parallel Porn Titles]]: Tromeo has a [[Porn Stash]] with [[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Et Tu, Blow Job]], [[The Merchant of Venice|The Merchant of Penis]], [[As You Like It|As You Lick It]], and [[Much Ado About Nothing|Much To Do About Humping]].
* [[Parental Incest]]
* [[Parental Incest]]
* [[Rasputinian Death]]: Cappy Capulet.
* [[Rasputinian Death]]: Cappy Capulet.
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Tromeo And Juliet]]
[[Category:Tromeo and Juliet]]
[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:Films Based on Plays]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 8 June 2023

Don't you remember the lesbians in the original?

Juliet: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Tromeo: Totally sucks.

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet... in modern day New York. And, you know, with a little artistic license taken (it's a Troma movie, after all). Written by a young James Gunn.

Tropes used in Tromeo and Juliet include:

Tromeo: Maybe both of us are warped.

  • Fan Service: It's a Troma film, topless girls had to appear.
  • Filth: The Capulets and Ques are porn mogul.s
  • Fingore: A sex scene goes from "I love fingers" to cutting them with a machete.

The Cinema Snob: Looks like this was done when the writer learned foreshadowing, but not subtlety.

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