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What happens at the end of Benny and Joon?
Benny & Joon (1993) The Happy Ending: Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) is released from hospital and gets her own apartment. Lovely. The Depressing Implications: When Benny (Aidan Quinn) visits his sister, he finds her with Sam (Johnny Depp) and decides to leave them in peace.
What is wrong with Sam in Benny and Joon?
Our condolences to Johnny Depp — he’s trapped in this pot of curdled whimsy as Sam, a free-spirited dyslexic with a Buster Keaton fixation who falls for Joon, now played by Mary Stuart Masterson, and tangles with Benny, now played by Aidan Quinn.
What happens in Benny and Joon?
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Is Sam autistic in Benny and Joon?
Sam, like Joon, never has a mental illness explicitly stated in the movie, but a strong possibility may be supported through his behaviors. Sam is illiterate and his cousin calls him “stupid,” but Sam’s attempt at writing a letter to his mother suggests that he can learn how to read and write.
What mental illness did Joon have?
Many of Joon’s symptoms would be typical of a psychotic disorder including delusions, auditory hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and blunted affect. As Joon’s mental illness was never explored in depth, the viewer is free to explore the possibility of different diagnoses.
What illness does Joon have?
Although not specified during the film, Joon‟s mental illness can be inferred as schizophrenia, OCD, Asperger disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, all of which can be assumed to have occurred after her parent‟s death.
What happened to Benny and Joon parents?
Her brother Benny Pearl, who owns and operates a garage and who is her only living relative since their parents died twelve years ago in a car accident, has made the decision that she would live at home with him, in the process sacrificing being able to have a personal life of his own.
Does Joon have schizophrenia?
What mental illness is in Benny and Joon?
Abstract—The author closely observed the mentally ill character Joon from the film “Benny & Joon” directed by Jeremiah Chechik in 1993 and classified the numerous varying symptoms into four major categories: schizophrenia, OCD, Asperger disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.