Benny & Joon (1993) Movie Overview

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• Benny & Joon Movie Details
• Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
• Official Sites: MGM
• Tagline: A romance on the brink of reality.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 98 min
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance

• Cast Overview
• 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 (as C.C.H. Pounder)

Benny & Joon Movie Details from Imdb

In a small town, an auto mechanic named Benny is devoted to taking care of his mentally ill sister, Joon, who can barely function alone in the real world despite being a talented artist. This relatively stable situation is shaken up when Benny is obliged in a poker game to welcome another player’s relative, Sam, to his home for a few days. When Sam… Source

Benny & Joon (1993) from YouTube