Romeo Must Die movie storyline. In this modern day Romeo and Juliet, kung fu action star Jet Li plays Romeo to hip-hop singer, Aaliyah Haughton’s Juliet. Li is an ex-cop investigating the murder of his brother, who had ties with the Chinese mafia in America. Aaliyah plays the daughter of the American mob boss. Neither side approves of their romance, so, obviously, kung fu action ensues, with a soundtrack by Aaliyah.
Romeo Must Die is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his directorial debut, and also fight choreography by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li and Aaliyah. The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2000.
In the film, a Chinese former police officer travels to the United States in order to avenge his brother’s death. He also falls in love with a rival mobster’s beautiful daughter and they are struggling together against both the Chinese and the American mobs. It is considered Jet Li’s breakout role in the English speaking American film industry.
The film’s plot is loosely related to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but the feuding families are respectively black and Chinese. The film’s setting is Oakland, California, but other than a few establishing shots, film production was entirely in Vancouver, British Columbia. This film was the acting debut of R&B singer Aaliyah. The film grossed $91 million against a production budget of $25 million.
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Starring: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX, Delroy Lindo, Edoardo Ballerini, Anthony Anderson, Terry Chen, Matthew Harrison, Ronin Wong
Screenplay by: Mitchell Kapner, Eric Bernt
Production Design by: Michael S. Bolton
Cinematography by: Glen MacPherson
Film Editing by: Derek Brechin
Costume Design by: Sandra J. Blackie
Set Decoration by: Rose Marie McSherry
Music by: Stanley Clarke, Timbaland
MPAA Rating: R for violence, some language and brief nudity.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Nelease Date: March 22, 2000
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