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Benny & Joon [DVD] [1993]

Johnny Depp (Actor), Mary Stuart Masterson (Actor), Jeremiah S. Chechik (Director) | Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt
  • Directors: Jeremiah S. Chechik
  • Writers: Lesley McNeil, Barry Berman
  • Producers: Bill Badalato, Donna Roth, Lesley McNeil, Susan Arnold
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Spanish, German, French, Italian, English
  • Subtitles: Spanish, German, French, Italian, English, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: German, English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005JYB3

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Longing for a romantic Hollywood film that will make your heart leap but not have you reaching for the sick bucket? Try Benny & Joon. Few mainstream US films manage to walk the thin line between emotion and schmaltz, but here is one film that pulls it off admirably. In the wrong hands the concept of marrying love and mental illness could have been a disaster but, as with the low-budget British film Some Voices, Benny & Joon manages to extract genuine humour and warmth from the subject. As the brother and sister of the title, the relationship between Aidan Quinn and Mary Stuart Masterson is central to the story, Benny desperately trying to keep home and job together while looking after the sick Joon. Their lives take an unexpected turn with the arrival of Sam, a brilliantly comic turn by Johnny Depp, as gradually the characters learn that the happiness that all thought beyond them is within their grasp. Depp adds yet another character to his liturgy of slightly odd outsiders but plays it with such panache, this time drawing heavily on Buster Keaton, that you cannot help but fall for him. Indeed, there is not a single character here that you would not wish well.

On the DVD: The usual scene selection and a very clear audio track, given the film's musical moments a huge boost. Few will probably be able to resist The Proclaimers' "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" which opens the film. Excellent picture quality too. --Phil Udell

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful 29 Oct 2006
By Leah Cox
Format:DVD
My motto is "if Johnny Depp's in it, it's got to be worth a watch" and never is that more true than when speaking of Benny and Joon.
This film touched my heart and the hearts of those who I have shared it with. I love this film so much that Benny, Joon and Sam will forever be in my heart.

Mary Stuart Masterson is Joon, the "mentally ill" sister of Benny (Aidan Quinn). Their parents are unfortunatlely deceased and Benny has spent the majority of his life caring for Joon, never really having the time to make a life for himself. Cue Sam (beautifully played by Johnny Depp) who Joon "wins" when she loses in a game of poker... but never has there been a losing hand at poker that has had such an amazing impact on someones life.

Sam... the oddball (who has traces of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton about him) sees the world through innocent eyes and is perfect for Joon, he sees past her condition and finds his way into her heart through his caring and quirky nature. This film takes you on the journey of a romance that is pure and unblinkered by what society expects of people... it's able to open your eyes and show you a twinkle of hope that love is still untainted and still able to sweep you off of your feet.

It's moving... heart wrenching even, but perfectly intwined with all the sweetness and innocence that a lot of movies of today lack. Benny and Joon never fails to put a smile on my face and I genuinely have fallen in love with the character Sam...
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All you need is love - no matter how quirky it might be 21 Aug 2005
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I've been a fan of Mary Stuart Masterson ever since I saw Some Kind of Wonderful, and Johnny Depp plays the kind of quirky characters I usually like, but something had kept me away from Benny & Joon all this time. Partly, it was the fact that I caught a few minutes of the movie on TV and saw Depp doing a whole vaudeville routine that smacked a little too much of mimes - like every sane person in the world, I detest mimes. At last, though, I have seen the film and I can declare it a wonderful motion picture - quirky, most certainly, but good and exceedingly human. It does stretch the theme of love conquers all just a bit, but who cares?

Mary Stuart Masterson plays Joon, a young woman with a mental illness that is never clearly delineated - she's been known to start little fires, she sometimes hears voices in her head, and there is a somewhat childlike character to her nature. Aidan Quinn plays her brother Benny, a truly good guy who puts his sister's needs ahead of his own - even if it means turning down dinner with a hot chick. The siblings are approaching a crossroads, though - Joon has just run off another housekeeper, Benny can't find anyone to stay with her during the day, and all the while Joon's doctor is urging Benny to put her in a group home. Then Sam (Johnny Depp) arrives, after Joon wins him in a poker game - he's one of Benny's buddy's cousins, and he's driving the guy crazy. Benny takes him home temporarily, and things soon begin to change around the house.

Sam is even weirder than Joon (he makes grilled cheese sandwiches with an iron, for example), so naturally the two hit it off quite well. He has his own problems, but his quirky ways and Buster Keaton-inspired antics quickly win over Benny and most especially Joon. Benny even starts seeing a local girl named Ruthie (Julianne Moore), whom Sam immediately recognized as a B-movie actress from a few years past. Then, of course, romantic love rears its ugly head, and things go south in a hurry for everyone concerned, pushing Joon into a serious episode that shows Sam just how sick she really is.

Aidan Quinn is quite good in his role of Benny (and Julianne Moore is a nice bonus for the film), but Depp and Masterson clearly carry the story with their characters' quirky antics and heart-warming commitment to one another. As I alluded to, I'm not a fan of the whole Buster Keaton comedy shtick, but Depp proves a master at it, and he and Masterson have a real chemistry between them. There's high drama alongside a fair amount of subdued comedy, but Benny & Joon is an unashamedly feel-good movie, quite predictable yet charming and touching - and blessed with an extremely talented cast.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This movie will hit your heart with an amazing force. 20 July 2005
By A Customer
Format:DVD
This film is incredibly moving. The story of a mentally ill woman with an overprotective brother who just can't let her go. When she falls in love with Sam, who is a little mentally challenged, her brother is a little angry to say the least. I won't spoil the end for anyone but I will say it is so......nice! At one point in the movie when Sam wants to apply for a job and has to fill out a form it almost broke my heart to see his handwriting like a little childs and the only part he could understand was his name. it was just so sad. Sam is brilliantly played by Johnny Depp, the most talented actor EVER! I can't imagaine anyone else playing Sam as excellent and moving as Mr Depp who is so blessed with an incredible talent. The rest of the cast are also great. It is a truly amazing, stunning, excellent, moving, touching and funny film. It's everything you could want from a film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Film
Only got this film because of Johnny Depp. He is so talented and his looks are mesmerising. I will watch this over and over again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
A enjoyable film showing the versatility of Johnny Depp which many younger viewers associate only with the Pirates of the Carrabean.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Benny and Joon (1993)
Quirky. That word characterizes Johnny Depp. 'Benny & Joon' (1993) is about as quirky as films go. This little off-beat, independent gem was released the same year as 'What's... Read more
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My item arrived on time and in the condition as promised, I would order again from this supplier with no hesitation!
Published 22 months ago by Pauline Brockette
3.0 out of 5 stars You can't bet a human being!
An auto mechanic named Benny is a devoted and adoring brother to his mentally ill sister, Joon. They exist well enough until Joon loses a poker game and both she and Benny have to... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Spike Owen
5.0 out of 5 stars Benny and Joon
A quirky, wonderful film, with amazing performances from Mary Stuart Masterson and Johnny Depp. At times it is heart achingly hard to watch but love conquers all. Read more
Published 24 months ago by S. Hatherell
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!!
This is a gorgeous movie.
I never heard of it before the weekend and can't believe it!
'Enable people to be the best they can be'
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