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Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

A romance on the brink of reality.

Genres

ComedyDrama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$23202734

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.028/10

Release Date

16 April 1993

Country

United States of America

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 Larson

Waldo

Don Hamilton

Don Hamilton

UPS man

Leslie Laursen

Leslie Laursen

Admitting Nurse

John Grant Phillips

John Grant Phillips

Policeman

Irvin Johnson

Irvin Johnson

Orderly

Shane Nilsson

Shane Nilsson

Orderly

Faye Killebrew

Faye Killebrew

Video Customer

Ramsin Amirkhas

Ramsin Amirkhas

Video Clerk

Amy Alizabeth Sanford

Amy Alizabeth Sanford

Young Joon

Brian Keevy

Brian Keevy

Young Benny

Tony Lincoln

Tony Lincoln

Local

Noon Orsatti

Noon Orsatti

Patron

Dan Kamin

Dan Kamin

Patron

Gregory Cook

Gregory Cook

Guy in the Park (uncredited)

Aaron Haedt

Aaron Haedt

Bicyclist (uncredited)

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