Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy film about how two misfits, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper/Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love.

Sam

 * You know, it seems to me that, I mean, except for being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal.
 * Oh, oh Benny, hey Benny, thanks for the couch... um Mike made me sleep under the sink.
 * Mommy?
 * Ruthie, do you got any avocados?

Joon

 * Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese.
 * Don't underestimate the mentally ill. We know how to count.
 * Having a Boo Radley moment, are we?

Benny

 * I am serious. I'm always serious. I'm too serious.
 * You can't bet a human being!

Dialogue

 * Sam: You don't like raisins?
 * Joon: Not really.
 * Sam: Why?
 * Joon: 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.
 * Sam: Did you see those, those raisins on TV? The ones that sing and dance and stuff?
 * Joon: They scare me.
 * Sam: Yeah me too.
 * Joon: It's sick. The commercial people they make them sing and dance so people will eat them.
 * Sam: It's a shame about raisins.


 * Joon: You're out of your tree.
 * Sam: It's not my tree.


 * Joon: We have to tell him.
 * Benny: What? Tell me what?
 * Sam: Uh, Benny, Joon and uh and I are uh... you know.


 * Benny: Hi, I'm Benny
 * Sam: With an N?
 * Benny: Yeah. Two of them. And this is Joon.
 * Sam: With an N?
 * Joon: One.

Cast

 * Johnny Depp - Sam
 * Mary Stuart Masterson - Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
 * Aidan Quinn - Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
 * William H. Macy - Randy Burch
 * Julianne Moore - Ruthie
 * Oliver Platt - Eric
 * CCH Pounder - Dr. Garvey (as C.C.H. Pounder)
 * Dan Hedaya - Thomas
 * Joe Grifasi - Mike