Exactly what mental illness does Joon have?

whimsical and affectionate, like its characters

funny *and* realistic (whatever others may say)

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Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)

Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche in Chocolat (2000)

Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron in The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)

Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric The Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)

Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stoltz, and Lea Thompson in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

They used to be fat and juicy and now they're twisted. They had their lives stolen. Well, they taste sweet, but really they're just humiliated grapes. I can't say I am a big supporter of the raisin council.

Did you see those, those raisins on TV? The ones that sing and dance and stuff?

It's sick. The commercial people they make them sing and dance so people will eat them.

Mary Stuart Masterson and Aidan Quinn in Benny & Joon (1993)

Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson in Benny & Joon (1993)

Johnny Depp and Ramsin Amirkhas in Benny & Joon (1993)

Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aidan Quinn in Benny & Joon (1993)

Julianne Moore and Aidan Quinn in Benny & Joon (1993)

Johnny Depp

Mary Stuart Masterson

Aidan Quinn

Barry Berman

Lesley McNeil

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Benny &amp; Joon

Another Incredible Johnny Depp Performance

If you read this one exactly as it&apos;s written and take out the Depp character it can play accurately. It would never be a big movie like that (it wasn&apos;t big anyway) but it would be consistent and good. But insert Depp&apos;s character (and Depp&apos;s way of playing this character) and you have something entirely else. The title holds only if you don&apos;t have Depp in the movie - for this movie is all about Depp. He literally steals the show. I don&apos;t know much about Depp, what I&apos;ve heard he is a somewhat weird character, but if you look at what he&apos;s done - Scissorhands and this movie as two examples - you have to wonder if you&apos;re not looking at one of the truly great actors of the day. The diner scene with the two dinner rolls, the tray of dinners, the Wurlitzer and Julianne Moore; the kitchen antics; the jack-in-the-box scene - simple but still; the &apos;mail a letter to momma&apos; scene - look how Depp totally creates his character; and the park scene: this is great stuff. Is it about Benny and Joon and their ability to cope with their situation? Maybe. But moviegoers might remember this essentially &apos;feel good&apos; movie as only another incredible Johnny Depp performance.

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If you read this one exactly as it's written and take out the Depp character it can play accurately. It would never be a big movie like that (it wasn't big anyway) but it would be consistent and good. But insert Depp's character (and Depp's way of playing this character) and you have something entirely else. The title holds only if you don't have Depp in the movie - for this movie is all about Depp. He literally steals the show. I don't know much about Depp, what I've heard he is a somewhat weird character, but if you look at what he's done - Scissorhands and this movie as two examples - you have to wonder if you're not looking at one of the truly great actors of the day. The diner scene with the two dinner rolls, the tray of dinners, the Wurlitzer and Julianne Moore; the kitchen antics; the jack-in-the-box scene - simple but still; the 'mail a letter to momma' scene - look how Depp totally creates his character; and the park scene: this is great stuff. Is it about Benny and Joon and their ability to cope with their situation? Maybe. But moviegoers might remember this essentially 'feel good' movie as only another incredible Johnny Depp performance.

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