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Benny & Joon

Name: Benny & Joon
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1993
Rating: 7
Cast: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt

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

1993 · Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik · 98 min · Comedy · Drama · 10 frames

Tagline

A romance on the brink of reality.

Crew

Written by: Lesley McNeil, Barry Berman
Cinematography: John Schwartzman
Edited by: Carol Littleton
Music: Rachel Portman
Production design: Neil Spisak
Produced by: Donna Roth, Susan Arnold

Cast

Johnny Depp as Sam
Mary Stuart Masterson as Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
Aidan Quinn as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Julianne Moore as Ruthie
Oliver Platt as Eric
CCH Pounder as Dr. Garvey
Dan Hedaya as Thomas
Joe Grifasi as Mike
William H. Macy as Randy Burch
Liane Curtis as Claudia

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Roth/Arnold Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box office: $23,202,734
Themes: sibling relationship, autism, car garage, eccentric

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