Directed by:
Jeremiah S. ChechikScreenplay:
Barry BermanCinematography:
John SchwartzmanComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, CCH Pounder, Dan Hedaya, Joe Grifasi, William H. Macy, Eileen Ryan (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Joon (Masterson) is a little unbalanced. Sometimes, without warning, her sweet nature gives wayto odd behaviorincluding a penchant for setting fires! She lives with her older brother Benny (Quinn), who has spent his life taking care of her since their parents died. One night, while playing in a poker game with unusual stakes, Joon loses her hand...and wins Sam (Depp), a whimsical misfit who soon charms his way into Joon's heart. Now if they can only find the perfect mate for her overprotective brother... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Johnny Depp
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Mary Stuart Masterson
USA
Best movies:
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Benny & Joon (1993)
Aidan Quinn
USA
Best movies:
The Mission (1986)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Flipped (2010)
Julianne Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
Oliver Platt
Canada
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Benny & Joon (1993)
CCH Pounder
Guyana
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Avatar (2009)
All That Jazz (1979)
Dan Hedaya
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Maverick (1994)
Joe Grifasi
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Sunday (1997)
William H. Macy
USA
Eileen Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Magnolia (1999)
Benny & Joon (1993)
Lynette Walden
Best movies:
Benny & Joon (1993)
Split Image (1982)
Saved by the Light (1995) (TV movie)
Liane Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Benny & Joon (1993)
The Kid Brother (1987)
Sixteen Candles (1984)