Sammy gets caught in the window of Monty’s speeding car, where he is thrown head-first into a fire hydrant and (very slowly) dies. Almost immediately afterwards, Monty and Cappy start threatening each other with weapons. In the meantime, a bloody brawl between Murray and Sammy Capulet catches the attention of Detective Ernie Scalus, who gathers the heads of the two families together and declares that they will be held personally accountable for any further breaches of peace. Juliet is sequestered in her family’s mansion, watched over by her abusive father Cappy, passive mother Ingrid, and overprotective cousin Tyrone, all the while being sexually satisfied by family servant Ness ( Debbie Rochon).īoth Tromeo and Juliet are trapped in cases of unrequited love: Tromeo lusts for the big-bosomed, promiscuous Rosie Juliet is engaged to wealthy meat tycoon London Arbuckle as prelude to an arranged marriage. Tromeo lives in squalor with his alcoholic father Monty and works at a tattoo parlor with his cousin Benny and friend Murray. Set in modern-day Manhattan, the film begins with the narrator ( Lemmy of Motörhead) introducing two families: the Capulets and the Ques.Īt the center of these families are Tromeo Que and Juliet Capulet. The title of the film is a portmanteau of " Troma" and "Romeo & Juliet". The film is more or less a faithful adaptation of the play except with the addition of extreme amounts of Troma-esque sexuality and violence, as well as a revised ending. The film was directed by Lloyd Kaufman and co-directed by James Gunn, who also wrote the film's screenplay. Tromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment.