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Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

A romance on the brink of reality.

1993•1h 38m•7.0/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.0/10(812)

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

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Production

Roth-Arnold Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Eileen Ryan

Eileen Ryan

Mrs. Smail

Lynette Walden

Lynette Walden

Female Customer

Waldo Larson

Waldo

Don Hamilton

UPS man

Leslie Laursen

Admitting Nurse

John Grant Phillips

Policeman

Irvin Johnson

Orderly

Shane Nilsson

Orderly

Faye Killebrew

Video Customer

Ramsin Amirkhas

Ramsin Amirkhas

Video Clerk

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