Benny and Joon

UPC: 027616857736

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children]

Summary: Johnny Depp was nominated for a Golden Globe for his astonishing performance in Benny & Joon, though the entire cast is equally impressive. Benny (Aidan Quinn) runs a small car repair shop. He must also take care of his mentally ill sister Juniper, better known as Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson). After losing a bet, Benny is forced to bring another eccentric into his house: Sam (Johnny Depp), the cousin of a friend. Not inclined to conversation, Sam expresses himself by performing Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton routines (and brilliantly!) Not surprisingly, he immediately hits it off with Joon. As Sam and Joon fall deeper in love, Benny for the first time in life experiences the pangs of jealousy. As can be gathered by this synopsis, Benny and Joon may not strike responsive chord with everyone; those who like the film, however, are almost militant in their devotion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Romance

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Costume & Make-Up Tests
Stunt Reel
Music Video
Original Theatrical Trailer

Benny and Joon

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/09/2001

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 2 PCM stereo, 1 USA & territories, Canada, 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish,English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selections.
0. Scene Selections.
1. Title/ Benny's Cars. [2:51]
2. "The Sea Has Spoken". [1:42]
3. High-Stakes Game. [3:11]
4. Time For A Group Home. [4:11]
5. A New Cousin. [8:06]
6. Diner Theatre. [:57]
7. First Day With Sam. [5:00]
8. Shame About Raisins. [2:15]
9. Dinner And A Movie. [1:58]
10. Considering Itemhood. [5:43]
11. Accidental Showman. [6:03]
12. "Don't Tell Benny". [2:42]
13. Tapioca And Run. [:14]
14. No Visitors. [3:09]
15. Room 335: Closed Ward. [5:21]
16. An Easier Life/Credits. [1:00]

Michael Costello

Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin may be long gone but their spirit lives on in Jeremy Chechik's whimsical film. Benny (Aidan Quinn) is a garage owner who is responsible for the care of his mentally ill sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson). After a poker loss forces him to take in the eccentric Sam (Johnny Depp) as a boarder, Benny becomes concerned when Joon finds Sam attractive. Chechik's film has charm to spare but is a trifle evasive in its suggestion that a form of mental illness that sounds like schizophrenia can be cured by love. But reality must take a back seat in a film which almost amounts to a showcase for a virtuoso performance by Johnny Depp. An actor who has often played down his matin?e idol looks to explore characters inhabiting the outermost regions of human experience and imagination, in this film he plays a character that has apparently absorbed the complete works of the great silent comedians, and replicates their style in his everyday behavior. Although this can sound repellently precious, Depp's ability to mimic Keaton and Chaplin, as well as inventing some of his own comic business, is astonishing. But as appealing as this character may be, one wonders, along with Benny, if he is the answer to the problems of the troubled Joon. Quinn, Masterson, and Julianne Moore, as a waitress Benny has his eye on, are all excellent. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Don Hamilton  Actor 
Irvin Johnson  Actor 
Heidi Levitt  Actor 
Dan Kamin  Actor 
Lynette Walden  Actor 
Tony Lincoln  Actor 
Noon Orsatti  Actor 
Liane Alexandra Curtis  Actor 
Risa Bramon Garcia  Actor 
Susan Arnold  Producer 
William Badalato  Executive Producer 
Jeremiah S. Chechik  Director 
Rachel Portman  Composer (Music Score) 
Leslie McNeil  Screenwriter 
Barry Berman  Screenwriter 
Donna Arkoff Roth  Producer 
Johnny Depp  Actor 
Mary Stuart Masterson  Actor 
Aidan Quinn  Actor 
Julianne Moore  Actor 
Oliver Platt  Actor 
CCH Pounder  Actor 
Dan Hedaya  Actor 
Joe Grifasi  Actor 
William H. Macy  Actor 
Eileen Ryan  Actor 

Country: USA