Good Will Hunting

UPC: 031398134602

Summary: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-scripted and star in this drama, set in Boston and Cambridge, about rebellious 20-year-old MIT janitor Will Hunting (Damon), gifted with a photographic memory, who hangs out with his South Boston bar buddies, his best friend Chuckie (Affleck), and his affluent British girlfriend Skylar (Minnie Driver). After MIT professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) stumps students with a challenging math formula on a hallway blackboard, Will anonymously leaves the correct solution, prompting Lambeau to track the elusive young genius. As Will's problems with the police escalate, Lambeau offers an out, but with two conditions -- visits to a therapist and weekly math sessions. Will agrees to the latter but refuses to cooperate with a succession of therapists. Lambeau then contacts his former classmate, therapist Sean McGuire (Robin Williams), an instructor at Bunker Hill Community College. Both are equally stubborn, but Will is finally forced to deal with both his past and his future. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Screenplay – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Screenplay – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay – Broadcast Film Critics Association Breakthrough Performer – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Dramatic Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Outstanding Individual Performance – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – National Board of Review Special Achievement – National Board of Review Special Achievement – National Board of Review Best Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Acting – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Good Will Hunting

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/15/2011

Runtime: 126 Minutes

Rebecca Flint Marx

Featuring a script by obscure actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and direction by Gus Van Sant, previously a director who avoided the mainstream, Good Will Hunting beat all odds to become a huge success. Powered by Miramax's marketing muscle, its real life rags-to-riches story mirrored the fortunes of titular, troubled math genius Will Hunting. The story is fairly conventional: equal parts love story, coming-of-age struggle, ode to friendship, and therapy session, the film didn't so much break new ground as till well-trod property. But its assured direction, strong production values, and heartfelt lead performances helped make it an out-of-nowhere success, propelled by the attractive synergy between its real story and its fictional story. In addition to raking in millions at the box office, it gave Robin Williams his first Oscar and won Best Original Screenplay for Damon and Affleck. The toast of Hollywood in the aftermath of their triumph, they had no trouble finding the sort of quality roles that had seemed so out of reach when they wrote their screenplay. Where many movies seem to speak from their wallets, here was one that spoke from the heart. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

Cast and Crew: George Plimpton  Actor 
Ben Affleck  Screenwriter 
Matt Damon  Screenwriter 
Jonathan Gordon  Executive Producer 
Su Armstrong  Executive Producer 
Lawrence Bender  Producer 
Danny Elfman  Composer (Music Score) 
Kevin Smith  Executive Producer 
Gus Van Sant  Director 
Bob Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Harvey Weinstein  Executive Producer 
Scott Mosier  Executive Producer 
Matt Damon  Actor 
Robin Williams  Actor 
Ben Affleck  Actor 
Minnie Driver  Actor 
Stellan Skarsgård  Actor 
Casey Affleck  Actor 
Cole Hauser  Actor 

Country: USA