Benny & Joon (1993)

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Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

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Johnny Depp
Sam

Mary Stuart Masterson
Joon Pearl

Aidan Quinn
Benny Pearl

Julianne Moore
Ruthie

Oliver Platt
Eric

CCH Pounder
Dr. Garvey

Dan Hedaya
Thomas

Joe Grifasi
Mike

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A very good movie

10 years, 5 months ago at Apr 18 14:36

johanlefourbe

2 votes

I know Johnny Depp is nowadays a huge super-star and probably the most popular mainstream actor at this moment but I honestly don’t care much about his recent work. Personally, I prefer what he did in the 90’s when he was still considered a box-office poison. This movie is a perfect example. It might be known among Depp aficionados but the mainstream audience seriously didn’t care for it whe... read more

(Very) slightly better the second time around

8 years ago at Sep 5 0:21

thaskett

1 vote

I first saw 'Benny and Joon' when it was still sort of new, back in 1994 or so; and I didn't care for it at all the first time around. Mostly due to the presence of Johnny Depp, whom I found "ugly" and very irritating. (The movie also kind of bored me back in those days.)

I finally watched it again recently on Netflix, and my opinion improved -- but only by a little bit.

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15 years, 11 months ago at Oct 14 7:33

Claudia

1 vote

Its a sweet, romantic comedy which is made even better with Johnny Depp. At times it has its weird moments, but that's what makes it unique.
A cute yet quirky movie that is highly enjoyable, a film for everyone..

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A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Release date: 23 April 1993
UPC: 027616857736

Tags: Romance (18), Drama (13), Comedy (13), 1993 (13), Mental Illness (10), 1990s (8), Johnny Depp (4), Quirky (4), Schizophrenia (4), Character Name In Title (4), Usa (3), Love Story (3), (3), Humour (2), Romantic Comedy (2), Romcom (2), Tree (2), Misfit (2), Dramas (2), Physical Comedy (2)

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