Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director
Baz Luhrmann
Writers
Screenplay
Craig Pearce
Baz Luhrmann
Based on Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Cast
The House of Montague
Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague
Christina Pickles as Caroline Montague
Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo
Dash Mihok as Benvolio
Jesse Bradford as Balthasar
Zak Orth as Gregory
Jamie Kennedy as Sampson
The House of Capulet
Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet
Diane Venora as Gloria Capulet
Claire Danes as Juliet
John Leguizamo as Tybalt
Vincent Laresca as Abra
Carlos Martín Manzo Otálora as Petruchio
Miriam Margolyes as Nurse
Others
Harold Perrineau as Mercutio
Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence
Paul Rudd as Dave Paris
Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince
M. Emmet Walsh as Apothecary
Quindon Tarver as Choir Boy
Edwina Moore as the Anchorwoman
