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Benny & Joon

Koichi Onso | 11:21 a.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I am intrested in Benny&Joon.I enjoyed.This movie is
very good.

Satoko Yamada | 11:22 a.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I like Som, because he made Joon very lively.
I think, Joon was cheered up by Sam.
So from now on, her condition will get better and her life
will be full.

Yuki Maeda | 12:51 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I can't understand all of acter's talks.But I enjoyed
wacthing this movie.My favarite acter is Sam.I like him
very much.Because I think he has a good personality.I hope
Joon and he are together.I haven't known last scene yet.
THANK YOU!!!

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Rika Kaburagi | 12:53 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I like this movie.
My favorite character is Joon.
She is very pretty.
I'd like to watch her picture.

Tomoe Asamure | 12:55 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I like this movie. Because, I know Benny's thought. He has
a lot of task. But, Joon never know Benny's thinking. He is
so kind person. I like Benny. I'm one of his fan.

dfaustus | 12:56 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I like this movie. It's not only serious but a litte funny.
Sam is my favorite character.
It's hard for me to hate him.

Sachiko Furukawa | 12:57 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I like this movie. Becouse this story is like real. I would
like to go to places which were showed in this movie.

Bruce | 12:57 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I think the movie is good.Spokane is a good city to shoot a
movie. I don't finish watching the movie yet.

Midori | 12:58 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I am Japanese,so I don't understand English very well.
But I think that this movie is maybe interesting, if I can
understand English very well.
I want to go to see the Benny's car repair shop.

Reiko Kajizuka | 12:58 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I think this movie is profound and funny!!! I do not the
whole of this movie yet. I am looking forward to watch this
movie to the last. Sorry for my poor English. Bye!!!

Maya | 12:58 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I stay at Spokane, so I'm interested in this movie. And I
want to go "Benny & Joon tour"!! I"m going to Ruthie's
cafe, Benny's car repair shop...and so on.

masayuki nitobe | 12:58 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

it is difficaut for japanees.But this is good movie.

Akiko Miyashita | 1:03 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I watched "Benny and Joon" in the English-class.I can't
hear and understand English very well,so I may
missunderstand this story.I come to Spokane to study
English.Spokane is drown very beautiful place in the movie.
I'm sorry my poor English mail!!

yukari hirano | 1:04 p.m. Aug. 19, 1999

I watched "Benny and Joon"in class. It was very
interesting. Iam Japanese. Now, I stay GONZAGA UNIVERCITY
and hostfamily's house in Spokane. In hostfamily's house
also, I found 'Benny and Joon'.

sayakaaratani | 10:18 p.m. Aug. 23, 1999

I had known about this movie.But I had not seen it.this was
for the first time to see it. I thought this movie is so
interesting.because this movie has many
problems.Love,mentally ill,friendship and so on.I thought I
want to see it again.

Janeausten | 2:31 p.m. Aug. 24, 1999

I have not finish to watch "Benny and Joon" yet.
But I like camera-work of this movie.
Benny's house is so cute.
Especially I like Joon's atelier.
The other day I went to the restaurant which was used in
this movie as 'cafe' and I touched chair!
I want to know the end of this movie.
And if I have get the chance, I want to watch this movie
in Japanese...

Chrissy Skelton | 1:38 a.m. Nov. 7, 1999

I strongly recommend this unique romance. Depp and
Masterson did an excellent job at perfectly portraying their
mentally challenged yet pure ay heart characters. I was
very touched by the innocence and simple yet deep romance
between the two. It was also very pleasing to see the
support they received at the end.

K_RET | 3:43 p.m. May 4, 2000

It's one of the best movies that I've ever seen! It's very
similar to The Secret Garden (Agnieszka Holland) and
American Beauty. All of these movies are about learning how
to live. And I very enjoy this idea... :)

Melissa | 8:37 p.m. July 2, 2000

I'm 14 years old and I faintly remember watching this movie
when I was little, and just today I saw it for the first
time in many years and I loved it so much. Its probably one
of my favorite movies of all time. I cry at the end of
every movie, and so, of course, I cried today when I saw
Benny and Joon. This movie is sooo cute! My whole family
loves it.

Elma | 8:48 a.m. Sept. 10, 2000

this is an fantastic movie and i love it,and well played by
the actors

emma and nadine | 4:40 p.m. Oct. 15, 2000

we thought that this movie was excellent, and we loved it.
Johnny is one hot peice of machinery. it has a good story
line to it. the actors acted very well.

Lianna | 6:26 p.m. May 21, 2004

I just finished watching this move. First off Johnny Depp
was PERFECT playing this role. Mary Stuart Materson
potrayed a mentally ill person exquisitely!! And Aidan Quinn
played the overprotective older brother wonderfully! All in
all this movie is and always will be oscar worthy through
and through!!!!!!!!!

Lisa | 8:57 a.m. June 3, 2004

I love this movie, it has in it everything you could
possible ask for. It is at the top of my favorites list,
for sure!

Beth | 11:35 p.m. June 12, 2007

This has been my favorite movie since I was 17. I love going
to Spokane and seeing the places that were used in the
movie. I always eat at the cafe everytime I'm there. I can
never resist it.

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Movie Info

Rated PG for violence, profanity, sex.

Cast: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn.

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