Joon is a peculiar young woman overprotected by her older brother. Joon meets her match when she falls in love with a whimsical misfit, Sam. Sam is a dyslexic charmer obsessed with silent comedies. Together they prove the perfect mismatch.

Joon, a mentally disturbed young woman, lives with her older (and over-protective) brother Benny. He puts up with the untenable situation because of his love for her and his dislike of institutions. Just when their relationship reaches a point where things have to change, the soft-spoken Sam enters their lives and slowly begins a romance with the fragile Joon. His love proves to be just the therapy she needs -- and it finally gives the reclusive Benny, who hasn't even been able to commit to a second date, the chance to start a romance of his own.

Dan Kamin choreographed the "Physical Comedy Sequences."

Shot on location in Spokane, Washington, in Eastmancolor and Panavision; prints by Deluxe.

Screenwriter Barry Berman is a graduate of the "prestigious Clown College" and worked as a clown for the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus for a year.

Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.

The Director's Cut includes deleted footage, the theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Jeremiah Chechik, wardrobe and makeup tests, and more.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.78
Single Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary
Behind the Scenes - 1. Stunt Reel
2. Costume and Make-Up Test
Music Videos
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Johnny Depp: American Actor - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STR
Dan Hedaya: American TV/Film Actor
Mary Stuart Masterson: American actor/director, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL/BENNY & JOON
Aidan Quinn: American Actor, AVALON (1991)
Oliver Platt: Actor/"Beethoven"
Julianne Moore: Actress

Jeremiah Chechik: American Director

"...Cheerfully conceived and presented with admirable restraint....There are times when [Depp] genuinely seems to become [Buster Keaton]..."
"...[Quinn and Masterson] are persuasive..."
"...Startling performances....Both Depp and Masterson, whose screen chemistry sparkles, excel in embodying the spirits of magic..."
"...BENNY & JOON becomes genuinely touching -- a love story about separation anxiety....Quinn has the charisma of goodness..."
"...Depp pulls it off....Here, without ever explaining himself, he simply behaves sometimes in the real world in the way Keaton and Chaplin behaved in their movie worlds..."