Two households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.
Plot outline
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Claire Danes
- John Leguizamo
- Harold Perrineau
- Lupita Ochoa
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Gloria Silva
- Paul Sorvino
- Brian Dennehy
- Paul Rudd
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Carolyn Valero
- Miriam Margolyes
- Paco Morayta
- Jesse Bradford
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Margarita Wynne
- Zak Orth
- Jamie Kennedy
- Dash Mihok
- Vincent Laresca
- Carlos Manzo
- Christina Pickles
- Diane Venora
- Pedro Altamirano
- John Sterlini
- Harriet Sansom Harris
- Michael Corbett
- Edwina Moore
- Quindon Tarver
- Mario Cimarro
- Ismael Eguiarte
- Ricardo Barona
- Fausto Barona
- Alex Newman
- Cory Newman
- Jorge Abraham
- Farnesio de Bernal
- Catalina Botello
- Des'ree
- Rodrigo Escandon
Plots
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".