AustLit
Alternative title:
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Adaptation of
Romeo and Juliet
1595
single work
drama
Issue Details:
First known date:
1996...
1996
Romeo + Juliet
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Film Details - 20th Century Fox ; Bazmark Films , 1996
Producers:
Baz Lurhmann (Producer)
Gabriella Martinelli (Producer)
Martin Brown (Co-producer)
Catherine Martin (Associate Producer)
Jill Bilcock (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Bazmark Films
20th Century Fox
Director of Photography:
Donald McAlpine
Editors:
Jill Bilcock
Production Designers:
Catherine Martin
Composer:
Nellee Hooper
Craig Armstrong
Marius De Vries
Cast:
Incl. Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo), Claire Danes (Juliet), John Leguizamo (Tybalt), Harold Perrineau (Mercutio), Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence), Paul Sorvino (Fulgencio Capulet), Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague), Paul Rudd (Dave Paris), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince), Miriam Margolyes (The Nurse), Jesse Bradford (Balthasar), M. Emmet Walsh (Apothecary), Zak Orth (Gregory), Jamie Kennedy (Sampson), Dash Mihok (Benvolio), Vincent Laresca (Abra), Carlos Martín Manzo Otálora (Petruchio), Christina Pickles (Caroline Montague), Diane Venora (Gloria Capulet), Pedro Altamirano (Peter), John Sterlini (Sacristan), Harriet Sansom Harris (Susan Santandiago, TV Gossip), Michael Corbett (Rich Ranchidis), Edwina Moore (Anchorwoman), Quindon Tarver (Choir Boy).
Release Dates:
1. 1 November 1996 (USA and Canada). Released in Australia on 26 December 1996. All other releases 1997. For an extensive listing of international release dates, see the International Movie Database (IMDb) website.
2. Released on DVD format in 1999 by 20th Century Fox.
Location:
- Filmed on location in the USA (Alameda, California) and Mexico (Chapultepec Castle, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City; Mexico Estudios, Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City; Texcoco, Estado de México; and Veracruz.
Awards:
- Academy Awards, USA (1997), Best Art Direction and Set Decoration - Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch (nomination)
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (1997), Saturn Awards, Best Costumes - Kym Barrett (nomination)
- Australian Cinematographers Society (1997), Award of Distinction, Feature Productions Cinema - Donald McAlpine (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1997), Best Foreign Film Award - Gabriella Martinelli and Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - Nellie Hooper (winner)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), Best Production Design - Catherine Martin (winner)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), David Lean Award for Direction - Baz Luhrmann (winner)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), Best Cinematography - Donald McAlpine (nomination)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), Best Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (1998), Best Sound - Gareth Vanderhope, Rob Young and Roger Savage (nomination)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, USA (1998), Favorite Actor; Romance - Leonardo DiCaprio (winner)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, USA (1998), Favorite Actress; Romance - Claire Danes (winner)
- Casting Society of America Artios Awards, USA (1998), Best Casting for Feature Film; Drama - David Rubin (nomination)
- European Film Academy (1998), Screen International Award - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
- London Critics' Circle Film Awards UK (1998), Actress of the Year - Claire Danes (winner)
- London Critics' Circle Film Awards UK (1998), Film of the Year (nomination)
- London Critics' Circle Film Awards UK (1998), Director of the Year - Baz Luhrmann (nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best Female Performance - Claire Danes (winner)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best Kiss - Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes (nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best Male Performance - Leonardo DiCaprio (nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best Movie (nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best Movie Song - 'Crush' by Garbage (nomination)
- MTV Movie Awards, USA (1997), Best On-Screen Duo - Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes (nomination)
- Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (1997), Golden Reel Award; Best Sound Editing, Music (Foreign & Domestic)- Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz (nomination)
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards, USA (2007), Best Overall DVD - For The Music Edition (nomination)
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards, USA (1997), Golden Satellite Award; Outstanding Art Direction - Catherine Martin (winner)
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards, USA (1997), Golden Satellite Award; Outstanding Cinematography - Donald McAlpine
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards, USA (1997), Golden Satellite Award; Outstanding Film Editing - Jill Bilcock (nomination)
- International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards, USA (1997), Golden Satellite Award; Outstanding Original Song - Des'ree (written by Tim Atack) for the song "Kissing You"
- Hollywood Reporter's Annual Young Star Awards, USA (1997), Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film - Claire Danes (winner)
Notes:
1. Also known as Romeo and Julia (Austria/Germany), Rómeó és Júlia (Hungary), Roméo + Juliette (France), Roméo et Juliette (French Canadian title), Romeo and Giulietta (Italy), Romeo + Julija (Slovenia), Romeo i Julia (Poland), Romeo och Julia (Sweden), Romeo y Julieta, de William Shakespeare (Spain), Romeu + Julieta (Portugal), William Shakespearen Romeo + Julia (Finland).
