Good Will Hunting (1997)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers (WGA):

Matt Damon (written by) &
Ben Affleck (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them.

Plot:

Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Plot Keywords:

Janitor | Genius | Mathematics | Jail | Professor

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 35 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Buntownik z wyboru (Poland) [pl]
Can dostum (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Den enestående Will Hunting (Norway) [no]
Dobrý Will Hunting (Czech Republic) [cs]
Dobrý Will Hunting (Slovakia) [sk]
Dobri Vil Hanting (Serbia) [sr]
Dobri Will Hunting (Slovenia) [sl]
Dobri Will Hunting (Croatia) (video title) [hr]
El indomable Will Hunting (Spain) [es]
En busca del destino (Argentina) [es]
Gênio Indomável (Brazil) [pt]
Good Will Hunting - Der gute Will Hunting (Germany) [de]
Le destin de Will Hunting (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mente indomable (Mexico) [es]
O Bom Rebelde (Portugal) [pt]
O xehoristos Will Hunting (Greece) [el]
Sippuro Shel Will Hunting (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Will Hunting (France) [fr]
Will Hunting (Finland) [fi]
Will Hunting (Sweden) [sv]
Will Hunting - Genio ribelle (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (certificate #35614) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Israel:PG | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership

Trivia:

The real Skylar whom Matt Damon dated, and who inspired the role in "Good Will Hunting" was married to Lars Ulrich of Metallica. She is as an ER doctor.

Goofs:

Continuity: The location of the writing that Will puts on the chalkboards in the hallway.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Good Will Haunting (#3.6)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Fisherman's Blues

Must See Flick

The name of the film always put me off watching it. Ever so glad i was convinced in to it.

Only the fact that there is so much bad language and for Titanic being released in the same year this would have swept the boards in the Oscars!

I hate Robin Williams as a comedian, but i was in tears after watching his timeless performance. I love most of the classic movies but this is definitely the best film i have ever seen

Mat Damon played a great part, showing the full spectrum of emotions in his role.

I've ever gone out and bought the soundtrack to the film, i've watched it half a dozen times and always go right through to the final credits.

Pure brilliance!