A romance on the brink of reality.
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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Spare, intimate, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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“Is Johnny Depp the best thing in Benny & Joon?”
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“Is Benny & Joon too earnest?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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Cast
- Johnny DeppSam
- Mary Stuart MastersonJuniper 'Joon' Pearl
- Aidan QuinnBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- Julianne MooreRuthie
- Oliver PlattEric
- CCH PounderDr. Garvey
- Dan HedayaThomas
- Joe GrifasiMike
- William H. MacyRandy Burch
- Liane CurtisClaudia
Crew
- Jeremiah S. ChechikDirector
- Lesley McNeilWriter
- Barry BermanWriter
- John SchwartzmanDirector of Photography
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
- Carol LittletonEditor
- Donna RothProducer
- Susan ArnoldProducer
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