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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Matt Damon (written by) &
Ben Affleck (written by)
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Release Date:
9 January 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them. more
Plot:
Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 35 nominations more
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(250 articles)
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
 (From Manny the Movie Guy. 17 December 2009, 7:11 AM, PST)

Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting 2?
 (From E! Online. 12 December 2009, 7:15 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Incredible, moving movie. more (519 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Sean Maguire

Matt Damon ... Will Hunting

Ben Affleck ... Chuckie Sullivan

Stellan Skarsgård ... Prof. Gerald Lambeau

Minnie Driver ... Skylar

Casey Affleck ... Morgan O'Mally

Cole Hauser ... Billy McBride
John Mighton ... Tom - Lambeau's Teaching Assistant
Rachel Majorowski ... Krystyn
Colleen McCauley ... Cathy

Matt Mercier ... Barbershop Quartet #1
Ralph St. George ... Barbershop Quartet #2
Rob Lynds ... Barbershop Quartet #3
Dan Washington ... Barbershop Quartet #4
Alison Folland ... M.I.T. Student #1
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue.
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126 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Michael Winterbottom was approached to direct but declined. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Will solves the second problem that Professor Lambeau puts on the chalkboard in the hallway, Lambeau and Tom look at it and Tom mutters "looks right". The problem is one that Lambeau and his associates know the answer too, so why does Tom say "looks right"? Either it is right or it isn't. more
Quotes:
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Lambeau: Mod fx... squared... dx. So please finish Parceval, by next time. I know many of you had this as undergraduates, but it won't hurt to brush up.
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Danny Boy more

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62 out of 76 people found the following comment useful.
Incredible, moving movie., 3 March 2006
10/10
Author: gufando from Canada

A lot of things have been said about this fantastic movie, and I only hope to add a few more praises.

The fact that it was written by Ben and Matt was a shock to me, I did not expect any strong writing and a solid script, but boy was I wrong. The movie lasts for 2 hours, and every minute of it I couldn't even focus on anything beside the incredible world of Will Hunting.

Matt plays Will Hunting, who is a brilliant young man who denies his unreal intellect. Will has had a very abusive childhood which hurt him mentally to a point where he can no longer let anyone close to him aside from his best friend who is played by Ben. That is until a professor at one of the top colleges finds Will's talent and helps him out of trouble with the law. Robin Williams later comes in as a therapist to Will, he is the only one who can really stand up to Will's intellect and manages to break the layer of distrust that Will has developed over years of solitude, and the two develop a bond beyond friendship.

Yes there is a girl, but this is not a romantic movie. There is more to life then what we are taught and what we have to show for it.

The writing is witty, brilliant and hilarious at times, both Matt and Robin Williams preform wonderfully from both a comedic and theatrical prospective. Matt's best work since Dogma and Williams best along side Dead Poet's Society.

If your looking for a typical Hollywood movie with a Hollywood ending, then do not bother spending two hours on this movie. This movie is ahead of it's time, and lands an easy 10 out of 10.

This one is a keeper in my movie library.

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