''Shakespeare's Shitstorm'' (stylized as ''#ShakespearesShitstorm'') is a 2020 American

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film written and directed by

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. Produced by

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, it is a contemporary

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's '' The Tempest''.

Plot

After being betrayed by his treacherous sister Antoinette and pharmaceutical big shot Big Al, scientist Prospero Duke swears revenge.

Cast

as Prospero Duke / Antoinette Duke * Erin Miller as

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* Kate McGarrigle as Miranda Duke * Abraham Sparrow as Big Al *

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as Senator Sebastian * Amanda Flowers as

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* Dylan Greenberg as Trini * Monique Dupree as

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* Dai Green as Cordelia * Teresa Hui as Chien Wu Bang * Zac Amico as Lindy West * Bjarni Gautur as The Captain * Mala Wright as Sycorax * Vada Callisto as Puck * Julie Anne Prescott as Hippolyta * Frazer Brown as

* Brandon Bassham as

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Reception

A reviewer for ''

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'' remarked that the film delivered the cheap look, dumb jokes and gross-out imagery which appeals to those with the taste of teenagers and for which Troma is known. A reviewer for

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said that the film provided horrible puns, disgusting gags and family fun.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakespeare's Shitstorm 2020 films American comedy horror films Films based on The Tempest Films directed by Lloyd Kaufman LGBT-related comedy horror films Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Teensploitation 2020s English-language films Troma Entertainment films 2020s American films