YMMV / Benny & Joon

• Awesome Music: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers.
• Diagnosed by the Audience: While Joon is stated to be schizophrenic, Sam appears to be not so far behind her. It's hard to tell what are just eccentricities and what is a genuine harmful condition. Beyond trying to be a real life silent movie character, it's shown he can't read or write either. He likely just hasn't been diagnosed with anything, but at the very least has some sort of learning difference.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Johnny Depp apparently loved his joke of mouthing along the lines to Ruthie's crappy horror movie because he'd later use it verbatim in Ed Wood.
• I Am Not Shazam: Benny & Joon does not refer to the romantic leads, but the brother and sister. Johnny Depp is NOT the titular Benny (his character is named Sam), but this mistake is made often.
• Retroactive Recognition: Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, and Oliver Platt play supporting roles before becoming bigger names later.

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