The finest Mercutio performance ever seen on the big screen, it was sheer perfection. Harold Perrineau gave a spectacular rendition that was Oscar worthy.
This, and Vincent D'Onofrio's death scene as Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. Two best movie death scenes I've ever seen and for both of them, they were so good that the movie was over for me at that point. It's a wrap, folks!
A lot of people think this story is just about Romeo and Juliet's love for each other. But the second half of the story is driven entirely by Romeo's love for Mercutio, and his love for Romeo. Mercutio takes Romeo's place in the duel to stand up for him and is killed. Romeo's love for Mercutio, in that moment, trumps his love for Juliet as he pursues her cousin to take revenge. Romantic love is only one part of this story, the rest is the family feud, hatred and friendship love.
@@irwinjones3960 Well, no, the poison and their own naivete was the vessel. Im putting forth that Mercutios curse does indeed portend these events in the superstitious world of Shakespeares Literature
They are speaking modern English. Listen to midevil English being spoken. It's really unexpected. I realize Shakespeare wasn't midevil, but it was closer to midevil than modern
@@StephenWest-t2v for the most part, if not entirely, every line in this scene is as per the original text. Edited down to be much more brief, and a few rearrangements and combinations of lines, but ultimately the same Shakespearean dialogue preserved and not modernised (in this scene at least). The context is overtly modernised throughout but the written words, aside from said edits, are not modified at all. That's the beauty of this adaptation, and the wonder of its actors' delivery.
stab wounds are extremely dangerous, and even getting him to the ER "in time" doesn't guarantee a favorable outcome. i think according to FBI statistics, more people survive 2-4 pistol wounds than 2-4 knife stabs a stab wound in the abdomen is likely to lead to sepsis too, which is a fancy way of saying the poopoo in your guts spills over into your blood and organs leading to massive infection (usually leads to death)
Well, I wouldn't say. This is a brawl, participation in illegal things. If an ambulance had arrived, they would have had to register the case, and there the Montagues and Capulets, they were forbidden to engage in skirmishes at the beginning of the film. If they had, both families would have had problems, let's be honest.
He's incredible. I'm so glad he finally got a starring role in something. He's killing it in the series FROM - it may have a huge cast but it's his show, truly.
King of cats, I want nothing but one of your nine lives, is one of the greatest lines in literal history. And his echoing scream when wishing a plague on them always sends shivers.
Mercutio survived the stabbing but unfortunately was paralyzed and imprisoned in Oswald state penitentiary where he lived until suspiciously murdered one day.
1999 I remember drama class, we were made to watch this and reenact it and I played Mercutio, A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES, i was going through family issues so to say those lines, I spoke it from the heart and this scene gets to me!
I'm pretty sure Mercutio could have lived from the placement of his wound unless Tybalt perfectly stabbed him in his kidney or aorta then yeah then he would die fast
This scene is important asf , it escelated the plot well and shows romeos death of innocence when he finished tybalt at the fountain and beat him to death in the book
I love this scene because Mercutio and Romeo were Amazing. That pain and loss- Lord 😢 They really were best friends. Romeo gets his revenge of course filled with rage because there was so much love there and for a moment he forgot he was married to T's cousin and would have to amswer for this.
So I was 6 when this came out, and even I knew it was really ahead of its time. I had the cassette tape, the instrumental soundtrack, the CD, the VHS, and eventually the DVD. I have always been able to really feel this film, through and through, since the first time I saw it. The emotions come across so raw, I believed every character, I LOVED the acting. Baz Luhrman’s films are eccentric, but so passionate. Shakespeare was very much like that. When this came out, it was very misunderstood, IMO. Not well received. In 1996, ppl wanted ‘Die Hard’ or ‘Mission Impossible’, not literature. Ppl went to see it in theaters but left because of the language, the Shakespeare. I didn’t realize how unique it was that I loved it, and that I somehow just understood it. Sooo many other ppl didn’t care to even try. It’s crazy to share this about myself because I’ve never thought of it, now I have a 3 year old…if he read Shakespeare in 3 years, I’d fall the fuck out😂
The year this came out there was a group of teenage girls at my school who were obsessed with this movie and legit spent two weeks speaking in Shakespearean English thinking they were so cool.
@@Feliciathedoll what a strange conclusion to reach from my comment. It has nothing to do with what teenage girls “like”- going around speaking in Shakespearean English because of a movie is weird regardless of gender or age. If Mike Tyson himself were to do this it would be as equally goofy and strange.
This movie opened Lot of doors for me.. I went to see this movie with three friends.. All 3 said they thought it was horrible.. 2 of them both somehow didn't get it.. Calling the movie dumb.. I knew it was brillant. The writing music directing lighting acting.. Etc.. This movie led to more books than movies.. I thought Shakespeare was over rated.. Once i saw this movie i then read and watched with an open mind.. Each surgical word shows a master at work.. When i saw titanic i thought leo would make a few movies and thats that.. The man has had a remarable career.. Inception is still awe.inspiring.. Anyone know of any obscure or famous writer's, poets, painters, artists or movies such as this???
That's why he says (matching the original text) at 3:30 MERCUTIO "Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm." ROMEO "I thought all for the best."
When this came out, I thought there was jst no way it could work Tell ya this, when I saw this scene, & the scene where Romeo chases & kills Tybalt -knew “yeah, these dudes are prob gonna get hella roles in the future” Harold P. (not gonna try to spell it) & Decaprio were incredible
After Mercutio died, God decided to play a nasty trick on him and, instead of letting him into Heaven, trapped him and a lot of other people in a supernatural town with nocturnal man-eating monsters.
Loved this movie with all my heart. I think if I saw it today, a lot would be lost upon me because it’s cheesy at times. But I was just getting into Shakespeare and this helped me understand and be able to be a better reader.
Ok here's what I don't understand - in this version, unlike the original when it wouldn't have been possible, he literally had a handgun. He dropped it on purpose and got himself killed. He could've literally just pointed that gun and broken up the fight without firing a bullet. I've never seen this version of the movie so maybe I'm missing something here. Anyway, Harold Perrineau is a BEAST, just a phenomenal actor.
All the guns in this film are names some type of bladed weapon. If you look, Mercutio's Beretta 92f is engraved "Dagger." The firearms are branded "sword", "dagger", longsword."
@JulieBarbara The way I interpreted it was Mercutio wasn’t going into it to actually kill Tybalt-he wanted to stand up for his friend. He saw that Romeo was trying to make peace, even going so far as saying Tybalt’s name was as dear to him as his own. So I think Mercutio wasn’t acting on the whole blood feud but more so restoring the honor of his friend, by fighting Tybalt in Romeo’s stead. Shooting Tybalt wouldn’t have the been the right way to go about that. That’s what I thought when he threw his gun into the sand. But who knows 🤷🏻♀️
Shut up. If this came out today you'd be crying about Mercutio being black. Guarantee you can not give me a good reason why you're okay with Mercutio being black but probably whined about Finn in Star Wars.
Obviously Harold is brilliant here; I don’t think anyone can watch this and not feel it in the bones. BUT: John Leguizamo’s Tybalt in this scene is also incredible. You can see the regret and dread consume him when he realizes what he has done.
This version made me actually appreciate the dialog
💯
omg yes, I remember some of the dialog 20 yrs later❤
I still couldn't understand a dag thing they were saying but it was incredible
This is the greatest rendition of Romeo & Juliet ever made. Every single actor turned in outstanding performances.
Hell yes!
Zifferelli
Damn YESSSS
The finest Mercutio performance ever seen on the big screen, it was sheer perfection. Harold Perrineau gave a spectacular rendition that was Oscar worthy.
This, and Vincent D'Onofrio's death scene as Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. Two best movie death scenes I've ever seen and for both of them, they were so good that the movie was over for me at that point. It's a wrap, folks!
The very best Mercutio.
A lot of people think this story is just about Romeo and Juliet's love for each other. But the second half of the story is driven entirely by Romeo's love for Mercutio, and his love for Romeo. Mercutio takes Romeo's place in the duel to stand up for him and is killed. Romeo's love for Mercutio, in that moment, trumps his love for Juliet as he pursues her cousin to take revenge. Romantic love is only one part of this story, the rest is the family feud, hatred and friendship love.
And the cycle of how violence begets violence.
@@TeachMeHow2Douglasthe cycle of revenge ends only with forgiveness
@@retro.raider but that's not how the story ended. The story ended with EVERYONE paying a heavy price for the age old feud.
@ yes exactly.
What. A. Performance! Harold Perrineau killed this scene.
Interesting choice of words 😂
And in it they killed him, circle of life
Nobody else could have so aptly portrayed Mercutio
Best scene in the whole movie!!!
My opinion Leonardo killed This scene absolutely 100%.💔😭
It JUST occurred to me that Mercutio killed Romeo and Juliette with his dying curse.
They're tragedy is the plague on both houses.
“Star-crossed lovers…” they were doomed from the start, Mercutio was just the vessel the universe used to carry it out at that point
@@irwinjones3960 Well, no, the poison and their own naivete was the vessel. Im putting forth that Mercutios curse does indeed portend these events in the superstitious world of Shakespeares Literature
Ever heard of foreshadowing?
@@the_AtomicPunk I'm describing foreshadowing
The very beginning tells you they die and so does the priest i think too.
Mercutio felt so natural. Like he would talk like this even if everyone was speaking modern English
They are speaking modern English. Listen to midevil English being spoken. It's really unexpected. I realize Shakespeare wasn't midevil, but it was closer to midevil than modern
@@StephenWest-t2vvery evil
@@StephenWest-t2v for the most part, if not entirely, every line in this scene is as per the original text. Edited down to be much more brief, and a few rearrangements and combinations of lines, but ultimately the same Shakespearean dialogue preserved and not modernised (in this scene at least).
The context is overtly modernised throughout but the written words, aside from said edits, are not modified at all.
That's the beauty of this adaptation, and the wonder of its actors' delivery.
I know mercutio was supposed to die, but in this modern setting I’m like “you can call an ambulance or drive him to the ER”😂
stab wounds are extremely dangerous, and even getting him to the ER "in time" doesn't guarantee a favorable outcome. i think according to FBI statistics, more people survive 2-4 pistol wounds than 2-4 knife stabs
a stab wound in the abdomen is likely to lead to sepsis too, which is a fancy way of saying the poopoo in your guts spills over into your blood and organs leading to massive infection (usually leads to death)
Totally
Well, I wouldn't say. This is a brawl, participation in illegal things. If an ambulance had arrived, they would have had to register the case, and there the Montagues and Capulets, they were forbidden to engage in skirmishes at the beginning of the film. If they had, both families would have had problems, let's be honest.
Right lol. 😅🤣🤣🤣
Takes away from the drama a bit though😊
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you will find a grave man"
Such a great line delivered perfectly.
"find *me* a grave man"
Got to love Mercurio, he’s about to die and just HAS to make a pun. GOAT.
This scene single handedly made me a huge Harold Perrineau fan! Just insane acting chop! 🤙🏽🙌🏽
He's incredible. I'm so glad he finally got a starring role in something. He's killing it in the series FROM - it may have a huge cast but it's his show, truly.
@@JulieBarbarayes!! I have loved him since Romeo and Juliet and love him even more with From!
@@JulieBarbara Yesss!! Just got done binge watching From & I can't wait for the next season. 🥹💕
King of cats, I want nothing but one of your nine lives, is one of the greatest lines in literal history. And his echoing scream when wishing a plague on them always sends shivers.
I watched my VHS copy of this so many times it eventually got worn out
This scene, the musical score, Harold Perrineau's performance....still goodebumps and emotional tightness in my heart.
"Tis but a scratch" "ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"
“They’ve made worms meat of me” 😭
@@acaliharte such a good line too. I wish more people would react to that movie on here.
It’s just a flesh wound.
And then there’s just a bunch of people riding a freaking Ferris wheel in the background
This movie would never be made today. It is a product of the 90s. Such a cool concept.
This version of mecurtios death is probably the most emotional imo
Mercutio survived the stabbing but unfortunately was paralyzed and imprisoned in Oswald state penitentiary where he lived until suspiciously murdered one day.
😂😂😂
Stop! 😆 🤣
You stupid for this. 🤣
Nah he faked his death and snuck onto a plane that crashed on a mysterious island in the Pacific.
1:32 Mercutio saw Tybalt was gonna kill Romeo with that shard of glass. So he had no choice but to sacrifice himself to Romeo
1999 I remember drama class, we were made to watch this and reenact it and I played Mercutio, A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES, i was going through family issues so to say those lines, I spoke it from the heart and this scene gets to me!
The guy smiling actually believed it was a scratch.
This performance! My God!!! I loved it then and still love it till this day!
“Are thou hurt?”☝️🤓
He died and now is stuck in a town surrounded by a forest and creatures that only came at night to kill
I've been in love with Johnny Leguizamo ever since❤❤❤
His outfit tho ❤
He's a woke freak.
relax this is a movie john + we're not all mentally ill here.@@sdlock83
My teenage self didn't know how to cope with the beauty of John Leguizamo and Jesse Bradford
Yo, this movie is actually on Disney Plus!!! Imma watch it now
the PDF file channel
Really? 😮
a plague o'both your houses!
The way he says "I was hurt unto your arms" 😭
Yeah😢
I want to see an edit of this where instead of "A plague on both your houses!", Mercutio screams "Waaaaalt!".
I"m in tears!!!😂
This scene made me nearly cry. 🥲💔
I'm pretty sure Mercutio could have lived from the placement of his wound unless Tybalt perfectly stabbed him in his kidney or aorta then yeah then he would die fast
It admittedly would have made a bit more sense if they had just placed the wound higher up on his chest.
Nahh bro, Mercutio was a real one :(
man everything Harold Perrineau is in I just love. I saw he was in Oz after having watched this and i was in.
Even Tibelt knew he fucked up when murcuctio put the curse
Mercutio= Link from Matrix Reloaded.
Harold Perrineau, of course.
"and eye for an eye and the world will go blind" what a masterpiece the whole movie is
3:02 even Spongebob's had enough
This scene is important asf , it escelated the plot well and shows romeos death of innocence when he finished tybalt at the fountain and beat him to death in the book
I love this scene because Mercutio and Romeo were Amazing. That pain and loss- Lord 😢 They really were best friends. Romeo gets his revenge of course filled with rage because there was so much love there and for a moment he forgot he was married to T's cousin and would have to amswer for this.
So I was 6 when this came out, and even I knew it was really ahead of its time. I had the cassette tape, the instrumental soundtrack, the CD, the VHS, and eventually the DVD. I have always been able to really feel this film, through and through, since the first time I saw it. The emotions come across so raw, I believed every character, I LOVED the acting. Baz Luhrman’s films are eccentric, but so passionate. Shakespeare was very much like that. When this came out, it was very misunderstood, IMO. Not well received. In 1996, ppl wanted ‘Die Hard’ or ‘Mission Impossible’, not literature. Ppl went to see it in theaters but left because of the language, the Shakespeare. I didn’t realize how unique it was that I loved it, and that I somehow just understood it. Sooo many other ppl didn’t care to even try. It’s crazy to share this about myself because I’ve never thought of it, now I have a 3 year old…if he read Shakespeare in 3 years, I’d fall the fuck out😂
A scratch! 😢
1:29 the way they look at each other, just breaks my heart omg I have tears in my eyes 😭 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Even if the ambulance was called, that glass severed a vital organ. He would die regardless... Topped with a real hurricane
Great Remake
The year this came out there was a group of teenage girls at my school who were obsessed with this movie and legit spent two weeks speaking in Shakespearean English thinking they were so cool.
Apparently people hate what teenage girls like. But that's none of my business. 🤷♀️
@@Feliciathedoll what a strange conclusion to reach from my comment. It has nothing to do with what teenage girls “like”- going around speaking in Shakespearean English because of a movie is weird regardless of gender or age. If Mike Tyson himself were to do this it would be as equally goofy and strange.
Dang I did that too 😅
Cool is in the eye of the beholder. I mean, this script survived 400 years even before this adaptation, so maybe they were on to something.
I have been against this for YEARS for "modernizing", but I never knew they kept the Shakespearean dialogue
I’m in 2025 and i still watch
That's my man, Sheriff Boyd in FROM series
I remember watching this as a kid, not understanding anything about Shakespeare, and just kept thinking "when are they gonna talk normally."
Chris Rock after getting slapped...😂
2:46
This movie opened Lot of doors for me..
I went to see this movie with three friends.. All 3 said they thought it was horrible.. 2 of them both somehow didn't get it..
Calling the movie dumb..
I knew it was brillant. The writing music directing lighting acting.. Etc..
This movie led to more books than movies.. I thought Shakespeare was over rated.. Once i saw this movie i then read and watched with an open mind.. Each surgical word shows a master at work..
When i saw titanic i thought leo would make a few movies and thats that..
The man has had a remarable career..
Inception is still awe.inspiring..
Anyone know of any obscure or famous writer's, poets, painters, artists or movies such as this???
1999 I played Mercutio in drama class in high school, this character was pure TRAGEDY! A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES!!!
Luhrmann is just out of this world
All these people just watching someone call 911 and fetch him a surgeon
A plague on both your houses
This scene goes hard
If Romeo would of let go of Mercutio he wouldnt of gotten stabbed.
That's why he says (matching the original text) at 3:30
MERCUTIO "Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm."
ROMEO "I thought all for the best."
My favorite film ever
When this came out, I thought there was jst no way it could work
Tell ya this, when I saw this scene, & the scene where Romeo chases & kills Tybalt
-knew “yeah, these dudes are prob gonna get hella roles in the future”
Harold P. (not gonna try to spell it) & Decaprio were incredible
That 90s Show brought me here
A scratch, a scratch.
Not great
See zifferelli version.
I just finished season 3 of From. 😅
After Mercutio died, God decided to play a nasty trick on him and, instead of letting him into Heaven, trapped him and a lot of other people in a supernatural town with nocturnal man-eating monsters.
A plague on both your houses 😢 Harold Perrineau did a tremendous job playing Mercutio
Loved this movie with all my heart. I think if I saw it today, a lot would be lost upon me because it’s cheesy at times. But I was just getting into Shakespeare and this helped me understand and be able to be a better reader.
Great film
This is why I hate Leonardo DeCaprio😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
gran libro
A part of me feels like Romeo and Mercurio did consort. IDK but the bromance was there.
Leo can act his ass off
Whats chicharito doing in this movie
Best Mercutio ever.
The best Mercutio to ever Mercutio’d
Live Action One Piece vibe
Uhha today’s man. A fight for no reason!
Cody's is Claire Danes from this movie her other name is Claire baby October lady Juliet...................lollollol
A scratch! 🕺💅🏻💁♀️
Jack from Titanic
Harold Perrineau ❤️
Ok here's what I don't understand - in this version, unlike the original when it wouldn't have been possible, he literally had a handgun. He dropped it on purpose and got himself killed. He could've literally just pointed that gun and broken up the fight without firing a bullet. I've never seen this version of the movie so maybe I'm missing something here. Anyway, Harold Perrineau is a BEAST, just a phenomenal actor.
Just gotta accept some things like that for this adaption to work lol
And ruin the way the story goes.. this is how it’s meant to happen and nothing needs to be changed
@@kyleriopel I know it has to happen that way, it's just one of the pitfalls of bringing the story into the present day.
All the guns in this film are names some type of bladed weapon. If you look, Mercutio's Beretta 92f is engraved "Dagger." The firearms are branded "sword", "dagger", longsword."
@JulieBarbara The way I interpreted it was Mercutio wasn’t going into it to actually kill Tybalt-he wanted to stand up for his friend. He saw that Romeo was trying to make peace, even going so far as saying Tybalt’s name was as dear to him as his own. So I think Mercutio wasn’t acting on the whole blood feud but more so restoring the honor of his friend, by fighting Tybalt in Romeo’s stead. Shooting Tybalt wouldn’t have the been the right way to go about that. That’s what I thought when he threw his gun into the sand. But who knows 🤷🏻♀️
hermosas lineas
He looks like the new Juliet 🤣
This is not a seat for noan but of the churches Catholicism of which commun and baptism is of importance with sacraments and onimtments
Coño pero si es Michael de Lost 😂😂😂😂😂
Aye a scratch! 💁🏿♀
They have made 🪱🥩 of🤦🏿♀
EITHER THOU OR I OR BOTH MUST GO TO HIM
They have made worms meat of me 😢
Mercutio
I see
"fuck this shit I'm out"
👍🏾😒🤔👌🫡🙈😘
Black Pete on the road.
❤❤
A SCRATCH! 🫴🏿
This movie was a fever dream I swear lmao, no way I actually watched this and thought it was good.
Back when diversity was done RIGHT! No political agenda, just great drama.
You would still complain about this if it was me today. You just have an emotional attachment to this movie so you're giving it a pass
@@bigbawlzlebowski8886ding ding ding!
Shut up. If this came out today you'd be crying about Mercutio being black. Guarantee you can not give me a good reason why you're okay with Mercutio being black but probably whined about Finn in Star Wars.
If this was done today. You would cry woke and snowflake bs. You're just emotionally attached to the past.
No I didn’t really care for the movie. Still good representation. Without feeling forced. Maybe it’s just the internet wasn’t a thing then.
I feel like I’d like this more if Leonardo DiCaprio was not Romeo. I just don't like him.
Woah nvm this dude fr black like i lowered my brightness and he disappeared 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yo…
Why do Kai Cenat like that bruh
Nobody laughed
Omfg haha 😂
hilarious 😐
Obviously Harold is brilliant here; I don’t think anyone can watch this and not feel it in the bones. BUT: John Leguizamo’s Tybalt in this scene is also incredible. You can see the regret and dread consume him when he realizes what he has done.