Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy about how two misfits, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper/Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. The film is perhaps best known for Depp's humorous physical comedy routines (which are based on silent film comic Buster Keaton) and for popularizing in the U.S. the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers. The film was shot entirely on location in Spokane, Washington though many of...
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Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy about how two misfits, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper/Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. The film is perhaps best known for Depp's humorous physical comedy routines (which are based on silent film comic Buster Keaton) and for popularizing in the U.S. the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers. The film was shot entirely on location in Spokane, Washington though many of the places filmed, such as the hospital, used fictitious names.
Small-town auto mechanic Benny has devoted his life to caring for his schizophrenic sister, Joon, who isn't capable of living on her own. Her behavior drives away all of her caretakers, and Benny is informed by Dr. Garvey (Joon's psychiatrist) that it is time to consider placing her in a group care facility where she will be with her peers. The following day, Joon is picked up in the street by the police after Benny leaves her at home unattended to go to work. Benny then brings...
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