Benny & Joon
1993 film by Jeremiah S. Chechik / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benny & Joon is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper "Joon" (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love. Aidan Quinn also stars, and it was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.
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Directed by | Jeremiah S. Chechik |
Screenplay by | Barry Berman |
Story by | Barry Berman Leslie McNeil |
Produced by | Susan Arnold Donna Arkoff Roth |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
Edited by | Carol Littleton |
Music by | Rachel Portman |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $30 million[1] |
The film features Depp's physical comedy routines (which are based on silent film comics Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd). In the United States, it popularized the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers.[2] Benny & Joon was shot primarily on location in Spokane, Washington, while the train scenes at the beginning were shot near Metaline Falls, Washington.