When Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a hyper-stylized and modern take on William Shakespeare’s tragic play about star-crossed ...

Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, turns 20 on Nov. 1. Here are some fun behind-the-scenes trivia for the diehard fan.

20 years ago today, Baz Luhrmann gave us a film that had the MTV generation quoting Elizabethan verse and literature teachers clutching their pearls. Romeo + Juliet was a bold reinterpretation of ...

Leonardo DiCaprio may have only ben 21 when he starred as Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s modern retelling of ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ but he had a lot of input with the director.

The popular 1996 Shakespearean romance drama “Romeo + Juliet” recently turned 25, and its director, Baz Luhrmann, is sharing with TODAY how he feels about the movie a quarter century later.

Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet starred a young DiCaprio opposite Claire Danes. The iconic Shakespearean love story got a fresh perspective thanks to the ancient dialogue set in modern times.

As Ted Montague, Romeo’s father, Brian Dennehy played a lead role in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. The actor won a Tony for his lead performance in Death of a Salesman.

The play, whose 36th revival is currently on Broadway, has had a pervasive influence over popular culture. Test your knowledge, for never was a quiz of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

When Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a hyper-stylized and modern take on William Shakespeare’s tragic play about star-crossed lovers and forbidden love, came out, I was obsessed with it.Before ...