Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

romeo_juliet It€™s a very obvious reference, but one that needs to be made €“ the terrible Sandford amateur dramatics night where they showcase Romeo and Juliet is taken from Baz Luhrmann€™s 1996 interpretation of the work, with the same bed, costumes and light-bulb crosses as the Leo Di Caprio and Claire Danes flick. romeo and j The final nail in the play€™s coffin is hammered in as the society choose to forego the traditional bleak double-suicide ending for something altogether more cheery €“ a song-and-dance number to the tune of The Cardigans€™ Lovefool, a track from the movie which when enacted in this way would make Bill Shakespeare turn in his grave. As Simon Skinner said: €˜absolute tosh, wasn€™t it?'
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