Good Will Hunting (Miramax)

Good Will Hunting (1997) — Academy Award-Winning Drama

Sometimes the greatest challenge is believing in yourself. Good Will Hunting is a powerful and deeply human story about extraordinary talent, friendship, emotional healing and finding the courage to choose your own future. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the film earned Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams).

Detailed Story Synopsis

Will Hunting is a brilliant but troubled young janitor working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Raised in South Boston and fiercely loyal to his childhood friends, Will hides a once-in-a-generation gift for mathematics behind a sharp wit, a quick temper and a history of run-ins with the law. When acclaimed professor Gerald Lambeau discovers that Will has anonymously solved an exceptionally difficult math problem, he becomes determined to guide the young man's future.

After a violent confrontation lands Will in legal trouble, Lambeau arranges for him to study advanced mathematics and attend therapy. Will dismisses a series of therapists until he meets Sean Maguire, a widowed psychologist whose directness, humor and compassion gradually break through Will's defenses. As Will develops a romance with Harvard student Skylar and weighs opportunities far beyond his neighborhood, he must confront the painful experiences that have made him afraid of intimacy and change.

With unforgettable performances and heartfelt dialogue, Good Will Hunting explores what it means to be truly understood—and why intelligence alone cannot tell someone how to live.

Cast & Characters

• Matt Damon — Will Hunting
• Robin Williams — Dr. Sean Maguire
• Ben Affleck — Chuckie Sullivan
• Minnie Driver — Skylar
• Stellan Skarsgård — Professor Gerald Lambeau
• Casey Affleck — Morgan O'Mally
• Cole Hauser — Billy McBride
• John Mighton — Tom
• George Plimpton — Dr. Henry Lipkin
• Rachel Majorowski — Krystyn
• Colleen McCauley — Cathy
• Matt Mercier — Barbershop Quartet Member

Movie Information

Writers: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

Studio: Miramax Films

Rating: R

Runtime: Approximately 126 minutes

Language: English

Edition Details

Format: DVD

Edition: Miramax DVD

Condition: Used

Standard Miramax DVD release of the 1997 film. Check the original case for disc features, audio options and presentation.