The acting is stronger here than in previous Troma films, especially Will Keenan as Tromeo and Jane Jenson as Juliet. While most of the violence is played for laughs, a few moments are surprisingly serious and raw. A collaboration by Lloyd Kaufman ( The Toxic Avenger) and James Gunn ( Slither), the script successfully re-imagines the source material for modern film extremists. The Shakespeare classic was turned upside down when filtered through the Troma universe, resulting in gratuitous lesbians, ample violence, and a dark running theme of incest all set to a rock 'n' roll soundtrack that never lets up. Not long after Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, began receiving accolades for its raw energy and cutting edge cool, Lloyd Kaufman debuted Tromeo & Juliet as an answer to what cool really is. The 1990s brought a wave of contemporary adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, including My Own Private Idaho ( Henry IV with street hustlers) and Ten Things I Hate About You (a high school twist on The Taming of the Shrew). Greater obstacles are in store when Tromeo kills a member of the Capulet family in a fit of rage, and must avoid payback, at least until he can escape with his beloved Juliet. She turns to her trusted assistant Ness for advice, but since no one can help falling in love with Juliet, she ends up with a lesbian relationship to juggle too. The young lovers are constrained by their familial obligations, particularly in that Juliet is already engaged to London Arbuckle, an affluent meat mogul.
Twenty years later, an ongoing feud between the Ques and the Capulets has developed into a bloody rivalry, but things take a surprising turn as Tromeo Que crosses paths with Juliet Capulet in a case of love at first sight. He invited his friend Cappy Capulet to join him as a partner in the lucrative venture, but soon things turned ugly and Monty found himself losing both his wife and his business to his friend. "Silky Films" is an adult entertainment company started by Monty Que in the 1970s. Written by Lloyd Kaufman, James Gunn and William Shakespeare
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