Benny & Joon: Difference between revisions

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Joon is smart, creative and pretty -- and severely schizophrenic. She lives together with her protective brother Benny. When Joon "wins" the eccentric, mentally disabled Sam (Johnny Depp) during a poker game, Benny reluctantly agrees to let Sam stay with them for a while.

Sam and Joon inevitably fall in love, and as they try to set up a life together, the darker side of Joon's schizophrenia comes to light. Still, Sam refuses to give up, despite Benny flat-out telling him that Joon would never be fit for an adult relationship.

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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Sam.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Sam and Joon.

* [[~~Cowboy~~ ~~Bebop~~ ~~at His Computer~~]]: Benny & Joon does not refer to the romantic leads, but the brother and sister. Johnny Depp is NOT the titular Benny, but this mistake is made often.

* [[Media Research Failure]]: Benny & Joon does not refer to the romantic leads, but the brother and sister. Johnny Depp is NOT the titular Benny, but this mistake is made often.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Benny.

* [[Funny Schizophrenia]]: Averted. At first it seems like Joon's mental handicap will be played for wackiness, but the film also shows the full extent of what having a personal relationship with someone like her would entail. Her breakdown on the bus while trying to run away with Sam is particularly tragic.

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