Romeo + Juliet: Baz Luhrmann’s Turns 30

Remembering ‘Romeo + Juliet’: When Baz Luhrmann Put Leo in an Hawaiian Shirt

Amid 30 years of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, THR looks back at the bold, modern take on Shakespeare starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

Romeo + Juliet: Baz Luhrmann’s Turns 30

Thirty years ago, Baz Luhrmann gave Shakespeare guns, Hawaiian shirts and a killer soundtrack — and turned Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes into movie stars. Coming off his 1992 debut, Strictly Ballroom, Luhrmann delivered a modern Romeo + Juliet, with the Bard’s dialogue transplanted to present-day Verona Beach, where the Montagues and Capulets were rival, […]