Benny & Joon (1993)
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Duration: 98 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Stars: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson and Aidan Quinn
IMDb score:
7,1 (65.526)
Releasedate: 16 April 1993
Benny & Joon plot
"A romance on the brink of reality."
Benny works in a garage and struggles to find a helper to care for his mentally handicapped sister Joon. Unsupervised, Joon sets things on fire or explodes in public. When Benny loses a poker game, he has to take in a friend's cousin. This Sam also has strange traits, but easily gets in touch with Joon. When Benny sees how well Sam and Joon get along, he feels a little left out.
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Actors and actresses
Sam
Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Ruthie
Eric
Dr. Garvey
Thomas
Mike
Randy Burch
Claudia
Reviews & comments
Decec
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- 6755 messages
- 8653 votes
A fun comedy/drama/romance film...
Nice and great story...
Great acting...
Young famous actors Johnny Depp, Oliver Platt and
Aidan Quinn...
Nice HD quality widescreen...
Great background sound/music
(Dolby Digital)...
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K. V.
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- 4418 messages
- 3810 votes
Brought this one because this was one I haven't seen with Johnny Depp. It turned out to be a pretty special film, but I thought it was worth watching. The film also has a nice soundtrack and the cast is certainly not bad.
Maybe not the most famous movie (I had never heard of it myself) by Johnny Depp, but if you don't want to see him as a pirate, you've come to the right place.
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Banjo
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- 2070 messages
- 4366 votes
What a busy emotionally full film!.
There is quite a lot coming at you, now and then a laugh but also a lot of intense drama.
Benny & Joon is a good movie but... it might also be too full and too ambitious.
I'm not quite sure yet.
3 1/2 star
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