Good Will Hunting

Year:

1998

Duration:

126 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

8.3

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 43 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-01-09

Filming Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,261,471 (USA) (11 January 1998)

Gross: $138,339,411 (USA) (26 July 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Matt Damon

Will Hunting

Robin Williams

Sean Maguire

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

Derrick Bridgeman

M.I.T. Student #2

Vik Sahay

Nemesh = M.I.T. Student #3

Shannon Egleson

Girl on Street

Rob Lyons

Carmine Scarpaglia

Steven Kozlowski

Carmine Friend #1

Jennifer Deathe

Lydia

Scott William Winters

Clark

Philip Williams

Head Custodian

Patrick O'Donnell

Assistant Custodian

Kevin Rushton

Courtroom Guard

Jimmy Flynn

Judge George H. Malone

Joe Cannon

Prosecutor

Ann Matacunas

Court Officer

George Plimpton

Henry Lipkin - Psychologist

Francesco Clemente

Rich - Hypnotherapist

Jessica Morton

Maurine - Bunker Hill College Student

Barna Moricz

Vinnie - Bunker Hill College Student

Libby Geller

Toy Store Cashier

Chas Lawther

M.I.T. Professor

Richard Fitzpatrick

Timmy

Frank Nakashima

Executive #1

Chris Britton

Executive #2

David Eisner

Executive #3

Bruce Hunter

NSA Agent #1

Robert Talvano

NSA Agent #2

James Allodi

Security Guard

Michael Arthur

Reunion Guest (uncredited)

Bobby Curcuro

(uncredited)

Kent Damon

Chess Game Player

Riva Di Paola

M.I.T. Student

Jed Griswold

MIT Alum (BG) (uncredited)

Christian Harmony

Student (uncredited)

Harmony Korine

Jerve

Thomas Lundy

Waiter

Paul McGillicuddy

Race Track Fan (uncredited)

Daniel Olsen

MIT Student

Brian Rivers

Harvard Square resident / Wonderland Greyhound Park bettor (uncredited)

Stephen Trouskie

Bystander (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Mel Gibson was offered a chance to direct, even meeting with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and executive producer Harvey Weinstein, but ultimately passed on directing.

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The entire scene where Sean tells Will the "farting wife" sequence, was unscripted.

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When Robin Williams won the Oscar for his supporting role, he sent Peer Augustinski, who dubbed his voice in German, a small replica of the Oscar statue with a note saying, "Thank you for making me famous in Germany."

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Goofs

When Will is seen driving to Stanford during the closing credits, the sign on a bridge over the highway says "Prospect St., Stockbridge", which points to him being on Rt. 90 west (MassPike). This means Will was taking an 18-mile/1-hour detour through upstate NY and Cleveland, Ohio, as the faster way to go (according to Google Maps) is via Rt. 84 south through Connecticut. However, prior to Google Maps (and indeed even today), most people driving from Boston to San Francisco take the direct route of I-90 to Chicago and then I-80 from there. In spite of Google Maps, due to higher speed limits, Will's route is actually the faster route.

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The U.S. Army general who sits next to will during his interview at the NSA has several things wrong with his uniform; he's missing the thick black band that generals wear on their lower sleeve, he has some non-US decoration under his name badge that shouldn't be there, he wears Infantry branch insignia (crossed rifles) on his lapels which a general shouldn't wear and his cap has a braided 'chin strap' (above the visor/peak) which is wrong for any US army cap.

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While at the race track, Skylar, while rooting on her dog, mentions that it is winning the race. However, the camera cuts to the race and the "2" dog overtakes the leader and wins. She then states how happy she is that she won.

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Quotes

Sean: Thought about what you said to me the other day, about my painting. Stayed up half the night thinking about it. Something occurred to me... fell into a deep peaceful sleep, and haven't thought about you since. Do you know what occurred to me?