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Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

A romance on the brink of reality.

19937.01h 38m

Overview

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

Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by Lesley McNeil, Barry Berman
Produced by Donna Roth, Susan Arnold
Box Office0Revenue: $23.2M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Sam

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Juniper 'Joon' Pearl

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Ruthie

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Eric

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Dr. Garvey

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Thomas

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Mike

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Randy Burch

Liane Curtis

Liane Curtis

Claudia

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipautismcar garageeccentric

About Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon is a comedy, drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of sibling relationship, autism, car garage, eccentric. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, it stars Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn. A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

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