I cant pinpoint what it was about this movie that touched me so, but as an insecure, nerdy little 12 year old. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Tragedy, victory, pain, and laughter all make their way into this picture, with the only question marks being an implied sexual encounter and a. Bennys expression when he sees sam swinging by joons window, several stories up is priceless. In a small town, an auto mechanic named benny is devoted to taking care of his mentally ill sister, joon, who can barely function alone in the real world, despite being a talented artist. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. With johnny depp, mary stuart masterson, aidan quinn, julianne moore. I was relieved to discover it was about so much more than that. Aidan quinn benny pearl julianne moore ruthie oliver platt eric.
For the film, they redid the entire inside and outside. Benny aidan quinn is a mechanic whose adult life is anchored to his sister joon mary stuart masterson, a passionate, talented artist who happens to be mentally ill. A quirky, romantic drama about two misfits who come together as a result of an unusual poker game. Johnny depp is delightful to watch as the quintessential manicpixie dream guy, and masterson and quinn have a. Johnny depp, mary stuart masterson, aidan quinn, julianne moore, oliver platt, cch pounder, dan hedaya, william h.
The film is being sold as an offbeat romance between a couple of lovable kooks. Joon is an unstable artist who causes major problems whenever she leaves the home she shares with her brother. Colors are consistently vibrant from the opening scenes of joon painting, to the greens of the grass throughout the rest of the film. A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after buster keaton. When a mentally ill young woman falls in love with an eccentric vagabond, it threatens to tear her family apart. Benny works fulltime as an auto mechanic and has hired a string of housekeepers, as he calls them, to keep an eye on joon during the day. It flashes to joon in bed and benny walking by the trains. Aidan quinn also stars, and it was directed by jeremiah s.
Staring oliver platt, johnny depp, mary stuart masterson and dan hedaya. Paravail a cute, lighthearted and enjoyable romcom. Written by barry berman and lesley mcneil, benny and joon is a romantic comedy directed by jeremiah s. It shows joon again but awake by the window and sam at ruthies. While the film s depiction of mental illness might be a little soft focus, benny and joon is lifted by the lively charm of its three young leads. Based on the 1993 film starring johnny depp and mary stuart. Younger moviegoers these days seem to shy away from complexities, which is why the movie and its advertising all shy away from any implication of mental illness. Enter sam johnny depp, who comes into their lives via a card game, and shows the siblings that his. This offbeat romantic comedy features an early starring role for johnny depp as sam, a dreamy mimeartist who falls for joon, a painter with learning difficulties cared for by her brother benny. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. But if you went out and made a cup of tea, you may miss some of the points made and only see the fun bits or lightweight daft parts. Sam is a traveling oddball with a killer buster keaton impression. As benny notices that opportunities in his life are slipping away, he begins to contemplate sending joon to a group home.
Benny throws one out to sam as he throws him out after sam and joon reveal their relationship. Chechik the film is perhaps best known for depps humorous physical comedy routines which are based on silent film comics. The film stars aidan quinn and mary stuart masterson in the titular roles of benny and joon and costars johnny depp as sam and julianne moore as ruthie. Johnny depps character, sam, is a walking tribute to buster keaton. Johnny depp and mary stuart masterson star in this quirky romantic drama about two misfits who come together as a result of an unusual poker game.
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