Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts drama film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Starring Jet Li, Aaliyah, Anthony Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, and features action and fight choreography by Corey Yuen. It is considered Jet Li's breakout role in the English-speaking American film industry. The movie's setting was Oakland, California, but other than a few establishing shots, the film was entirely shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. This film was the debut of R&B singer Aaliyah as an actress. Kung-fu action star Jet 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. the son of a chinese mafias boss enters a black gang member club dispite the growing tensions between two rival mafia clans one asian and one africa american clan a fight soon breaks out when an agent of a triad gang comes to recieve the son of a triad mafia boss, but are soon chased out by the clubs owner with machine guns.
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| Release date: | March 22, 2000 |
| Directed by: | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joel Silver, Jim Van Wyck |
| Editor: | Derek Brechin |
| Music by: | Stanley Clarke |
| Cinematography: | Glen MacPherson |
| Screenplay by: | Mitchell Kapner, Eric Bernt, John Jarrell |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Romeo and Juliet |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |