Benny & Joon

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Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy-drama film about an eccentric young woman and her protective brother whose lives change when they take in an offbeat drifter with a flair for silent-film-style antics.

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instanceOf film
romantic comedy-drama film
awardNomination Golden Globe Award nomination for Johnny Depp (Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy)
basedOn original screenplay
character Benny Pearl NERFINISHED
Juniper "Joon" Pearl NERFINISHED
Sam NERFINISHED
cinematographer John Schwartzman NERFINISHED
colorProcess color film
composer Rachel Portman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jeremiah S. Chechik NERFINISHED
distributor MGM NERFINISHED
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editor Carol Littleton NERFINISHED
featuresStyle homage to Buster Keaton
homage to Charlie Chaplin
filmingLocation Spokane, Washington NERFINISHED
genre comedy-drama
romance film
romantic comedy
hasTagline A little crazy. A little romantic. A lot of fun.
hasTheme family responsibility
mental illness
nonconformity
romantic relationships
medium theatrical film
mpaaRating PG-13
narrativeFocus protective role of Benny over Joon
relationship between Joon and Sam
notableFeature features silent-film-style physical comedy
portrays an eccentric young woman with mental health challenges
originalLanguage English
producer Donna Roth NERFINISHED
Susan Arnold NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1993-04-16
releaseYear 1993
runtimeMinutes 98
screenwriter Barry Berman NERFINISHED
Leslie McNeil NERFINISHED
settingLocation Spokane, Washington NERFINISHED
soundtrackIncludes "I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers NERFINISHED
starring Aidan Quinn NERFINISHED
Johnny Depp NERFINISHED
Julianne Moore NERFINISHED
Mary Stuart Masterson NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 1990s

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