Benny & Joon (1993)
Overview
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23,202,734.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.0936 |
Directed By
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Crew
Barry Berman
Lesley McNeil
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Donna Roth
Carol Littleton
Bill Badalato
Susan Arnold
Lesley McNeil
Ralph Osborn
Martin Lasowitz
Allan Mason
Rachel Portman
Lisa Krueger
Neil Spisak
Scott Millan
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
John Schwartzman
Barbara Munch
Fríða Aradóttir
Pat Tagliaferro
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
J. Paul Huntsman
Adam Sawelson
Pat McCormick
Bruce Birmelin
Paul Zydel
Suzanne Spangler
K.C. Colwell
Heidi Levitt
Kimberly Harris
Gary C. Bourgeois
Patty York
Mark Streapy
Jessica Gallavan
Mitchell Amundsen
Jeff Rosen
Chuck Velasco
John Haeny
Matthew Sawelson
Elmo Ponsdomenech
Michael J. Cerone
James Thornton
David Halbert
Risa Bramon Garcia
J.D. Streett
Joseph Pisani
Myron Nettinga
Noon Orsatti
TOP CAST
Johnny Depp
Sam
Mary Stuart Masterson
Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
Aidan Quinn
Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
Julianne Moore
Ruthie
Oliver Platt
Eric
CCH Pounder
Dr. Garvey
Dan Hedaya
Thomas
Joe Grifasi
Mike
William H. Macy
Randy Burch
Liane Curtis
Claudia
Eileen Ryan
Mrs. Smail
Lynette Walden
Female Customer
Waldo Larson
Waldo
Don Hamilton
UPS man
Leslie Laursen
Admitting Nurse
John Grant Phillips
Policeman
Irvin Johnson
Orderly
Shane Nilsson
Orderly
Faye Killebrew
Video Customer
Ramsin Amirkhas
Video Clerk
Amy Alizabeth Sanford
Young Joon
Brian Keevy
Young Benny
Tony Lincoln
Local
Noon Orsatti
Patron
Dan Kamin
Patron
Gregory Cook
Guy in the Park (uncredited)
Aaron Haedt
Bicyclist (uncredited)
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