About the Movie:
Benny and Joon is a quirky little romance comedy released in 1993. It features an anachronistic, top hat, suspenders, and polka dot tie wearing man by the name of Sam (played by Johnny Depp) who can barely read or write and who gets entangled in the lives of a mentally ill girl named Joon and her caretaker and brother, Benny.
[Description provided on the VHS release of the movie:]
Joon is a little unbalanced.
Sometimes, without warning, her sweet nature gives way to odd behavior - and a passion for setting fires. She lives her older brother Benny, who has spent his life taking care of her since their parents died. One night, while playing a poker game with unusual stakes, Joon loses her hand...and wins Sam, a whimsical misfit who soon charms his way into Joon's heart with his Buster Keaton/Charlie Chaplin-like antics. Now if they can only find the perfect mate for her overprotective brother...
Other Info:
Big Names:
Johnny Depp, Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore
Rating:PG
Directed By:Jeremiah S. Cherchik
