Benny And Joon (DVD)

...her housekeepers into retirement as Benny works his car clinic, plays poker with his friends for bizarre stakes including spare parts and gives up any hope of a serious relationship because he has no idea of how Joon is going to fit in. The natural order and occasionally cliched creakiness of this life is suddenly shattered however, when at a poker game, Joon loses her hand and wins her opponent's cousin Sam (Johnny Depp), a beguiling and whimsical ...
...sister..... Summary ~~~~~~ Benny and Joon is based on a screenplay by Barry Berman and Leslie McNeil. Berman was suitably qualified to pen the story as he had been a graduate of Ringing Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's highly competitive college in Florida. He had earned his apprenticeship in the world-renowned circus, and had loved watching Buster Keaton's and Charlie Chaplin's silent comedy classics in between performances under the big top. More ...

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...case, here I go! Benny and Joon originally made in 1993 is one of my favourite films. I bought it on DVD on E Bay for£5.65, when I was looking for more Johnny Depp matter to watch! It is a romantic comedy with a good storyline, some excellent one-liners, and some very memorable slapstick/comedy routines, set to very inspiring music. Cast of Main Actors Johnny Depp ………….... Sam Mary Stuart Masterson .... Juniper 'Joon' Pearl Aidan Quinn………….... ...
...for the last 12 years. Benny works as a motor mechanic, whilst he tries to find housekeepers to keep any eye on his sister, so that he doesn't have to "Farm her out" to a Group Home, as suggested by the Psychiatric Evaluation team. Benny has no social life to speak of, apart from the odd game of poker with his workmates, which he can take Joon along for. Juniper 'Joon' Pearl - Younger sister of Benny, suffering from mental health 'Episodes' when ...

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Benny & Joon is a very sweet romantic comedy starring not only the brilliant and famous Johnny Depp but also the supremely talented though far less well-known actress Mary Stuart Masterson. Add in Aidan Quinn and Juliette Moore, throw in William H Macey and Oliver Platt for good measure, and you have a cast well able to handle a surprising but excellent script that results in one of the most pleasing films ever made. (Advance warning - this was written ...
...via a line break.) Benny (Quinn) is havng a bit of a mid-life crisis. His sister Joon (Masterson) is afflicted by some kind of mental problem and his whole life is basically devoted to caring for her. (Both of there parents are dead.) He's supposed to be finding out about a Care Home for her to go to but won't let go. It's not having a good effect on his life. " Ruthie: Be serious. Benny: I am. Ruthie: Really? Benny: I'm always serious. I'm too ...

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Benny has been looking after his mentally handicapped sister, Joon, since their parents died when they were young. She is an intelligent, talented woman, who just isn’t all there. When Joon becomes involved in Benny’s weekly poker night, betting goes awry, and she ends up losing the bets – not money is lost though… she has agreed that should she lose, they will take home another player’s cousin. Sam (Depp) is an innocent soul (if not too bright) ...
...the world around them. Benny isn’t happy though. Joon’s illness has gradually been getting harder for him to handle alone, and he is torn between doing what is right for his sister, and what is right for his own life – and he is sure that Sam is not right for either of them! Watch with delight as a beautiful love story unfolds for both Benny and Joon. It is a story of an innocent love, a complicated love, and the unbreakable love of a brother and ...

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...look after and protect her. Benny (Johnny Depp)(For reasons I can no longer remember) manages to get himself into their house and working as her guardian while the brother is at work. Benny is eccentric, spending much of his time acting out the strange acts of Charlie chaplain - which makes for some classically funy moments. He's a socail misfit as well, but his ability to make Joon laugh cerates a bond between them that gradually turns into love. ...
...but as abuse, and removes him. Joon goes into a decline and ends up in a mental institution, but there is a dramatic and insane rscue to hand, and you can tell from the start that this film will end well. This is much more like a British film than an American one - largely subtle, with gentle humour and some intelligence. It's a very sweet story that has some darker and more serious moments. Fans of Johnny Depp will love it - his dazed, amusing ...

Bryn_Pearson 11.07.2001 · Read full review
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...He is happy enough when Benny and Joon are just good friends, but when their relationship grows he finds it hard to deal with. This is a story of love, heartbreak, the boundaries of the family unit and the difficulties and stereotyping faced by those of an "inferior" mental ability. This beautiful film has touched me more than many big-budget Hollywood flicks since. ...

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...accept the way her brother Benny copes with her illness. When Sam comes into their life because of a card game the fragile Joon is wary of him and the change that will come into her life. But Sam is such a gentle and naive man that she eventually grows to trust him and then to love him. This in turn helps her to live independantly from her brother and so gives him a chance of love also. The film was one that you can sit on a cold and wet Saturday ...
...of wine and really be entertained. Even though the film tackles mental health it is not so much 'in your face' as to make you feel uncomfortable but helps you sympathise with the people involved. The scene in the park where Sam acts out a scene from a Chaplin/Keaton silent movie is one of the funniest I have seen in ages. Also when Sam uses an iron to make toast and the scene in the cafe with the forks and bread rolls were also very funny. A definate ...

DawnAndrews 20.03.2006 (04.04.2006) · Read full review
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I love this film. Watch it. It's lovely and sweet, and satisfyingly un-Hollywood. One of Jonny Depp's best performances in my opinion. I feel like I need say no more, but apparantly I have to write some more to make this a proper review. Julianne Moore pops up in it, not looking quite as glamourous as she does these days, but an okay performance nontheless. Aidan Quinn is as lovely as ever as the slightly uncomfortable character Benny. I saw ...
...I was recording something else, but I watched and fell in love and it's been my favourite ever since. I want everyone to enjoy it too, but I almost feel like it's a lovely secret I should keep to myself. So go watch it, but don't tell anyone. ;-) ...

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