Factual error: A cigarette cannot ignite petroleum fumes as it does not burn hot enough. This is a common mistake found in a lot of movies.
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
1 factual error - chronological order
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: John Leguizamo, Paul Rudd, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, Paul Sorvino, Jamie Kennedy, M. Emmet Walsh, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles
Visible crew/equipment: On the DVD, when the Capulets are jumping back into their blue car at the end of the gas station scene, look at the rear passenger window. A microphone boom is plainly visible in the shot. (00:07:21)
Romeo: Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything, of nothing first create! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!
Trivia: The song that the Montagues sing throughout the movie, 'A Pretty Piece of Flesh I Am,' is a quote from the play.
Question: What's the name of the song that is played very often, at the beginning and throughout the movie, it's very slow and calm?
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Answer: It's most likely "Kissing You" by Des'ree - the love theme from the movie.
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