Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper "Joon" (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. Aidan Quinn also stars, and it was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Plot
Benjamin "Benny" Pearl and his mentally ill sister Juniper ("Joon") live together following the accidental death of their parents. Joon joins a poker game at a friend's house and loses a bet that commits Sam, the eccentric cousin of Benny's buddy Mike, to live with the Pearls. Benny is initially angry, but after an evening with Sam at the local diner and then coming home the next day to find Sam has cleaned the house, Benny decides Sam should stay.
More details
| author | Barry Berman |
|---|---|
| director | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
| editor | Carol Littleton |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | accidental death clothe comedy routine coming home dinner date even grilled cheese group home mentally ill poker game pudding scream sibling struggle video store waiting room write |
| musicBy | Rachel Portman |
| producer | Donna Roth Susan Arnold |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| theme | romantic comedy |