Minnie Driver Honors Robin Williams With Sweet Good Will Hunting Story?Watch | E! News Share Email For Minnie Driver, one of the best parts of Good Will Hunting with Robin Williams took place off-screen. In an interview on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live that aired on Wednesday, the British actress reminisced about working with the actor, who died on Aug. 11 at age 63 . Williams, a standup comedian-turned-TV and movie star, received his first and only Oscar for his role as therapist Dr. Sean Maguire, while Driver garnered an Academy Award nod for her role as Skylar. Cast members Matt Damon , who played Maguire's client and the title character, a troubled genius, and Ben Affleck , who played his friend Chuckie, also received Academy Awards for co-writing the script of Good Will Hunting. Host Andy Cohen asked Driver to talk about her best memory from her time filming the 1997 movie in Boston.

"Oh, it's sad now," she said, recalling watching the filming of a "beautiful," iconic scene in which Williams' character delivers an emotional and powerful monologue about life to Hunting while sitting beside him on a bench at Boston's Public Garden, overlooking a lagoon with swans and swan-decorated boats. VIDEO: Robin Williams plays cranky old man in A Merry Friggin' Christmas—watch the trailer Then the magic continued. "He did this amazing impromptu stand-up routine to all the people eating their sandwiches on the Common and people coming out of buildings because they heard that he was doing this," Driver said. "At the end of lunch, there were about 300 people." Boston-area location manager Charlie Harrington, who worked with Williams on Good Will Hunting, recalled in an interview with local NPR station 90.9 WBUR how fans gathered to see the actor after learning he was in town. "There was 100 people or more outside and he posed for pictures with everybody," Harrington said.

"Everybody felt like they knew him because he was so approachable on the screen and his live performances." PHOTOS: Robin Williams' best roles Millions of fans, as well as Williams himself, list the bench scene as their favorite part of Good Will Hunting. "Where we shot, and how we shot it…it was just the idea of that kind of beauty and the experiences you have," the actor told Boston Magazine in 2013. "Telling the kid, ‘If you don't get out and experience life, you're not going to have that stuff, you're not going to have anything. You have to pull your head out of your ass and experience this stuff.'" Lionsgate / Miramax Films After Williams' death, scores of fans flocked to Boston's Public Garden as well as to the house featured on Mork and Mindy, the 1970s sitcom that made him famous, to memorialize the actor, leaving flowers and messages ( see photos ). One person wrote on the bench, "My dad is Peter Pan?," quoting a line from another one of William's most popular and most loved films, Hook. Williams battled depression, anxiety and Parkinson's disease before he took his own life.

He was mourned by a slew of celebrities and is survived by wife Susan Schneider and three adult children, Zak Williams, Zelda Williams and Cody Williams. Driver had told E! News days after the actor's death that she was "utterly shocked" by his passing, adding that he was "one of the funniest, best, loveliest people to be around." (E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family.) Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition? E!

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The Young Han Solo spin-off movie casts its mentor and more… The Week in Movies is an excerpt from the weekly Flickering Myth Super Newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox every Sunday. Matt Damon had hair back then. Then he starred in a badly-received superhero movie dogged by an interfering studio ( Daredevil – 44% on Rotten Tomatoes ) and a critically-panned crime film ( Gigli – 6%), released around the same time he publicly split with his celebrity fiancée ( Jennifer Lopez ). Who saw that coming? That was 2003, and Affleck ’s » - Oli Davis 12 January 2017 2:05 PM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news » Matt Damon has been in the spotlight for more than 28 years now, but we still can't get over how gorgeous he is. The 46-year-old actor first stole hearts with his roles in movies like The Talented Mr. Ripley , Good Will Hunting , and Saving Private Ryan , but it was his role as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise that really made our crush go over the top.

Aside from being one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, Matt is also a husband and father; he's been married to his wife, Luciana Barroso , since 2005, and together they have four children: Isabella, Gia, Stella, and Alexia, Luciana's daughter from a previous marriage. Much like his family, we will also never get tired of seeing that sweet, sweet smile. Related:18 Ben and Matt Pictures That Perfectly Capture Their Friendship Through the YearsMatt Damon Steps Out With His Lovely Wife For a Red Carpet » - Kelsie Gibson 12 January 2017 8:41 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news » When it comes to accents frequently featured in film, the Boston accent is a shining star. From The Departed and Good Will Hunting to Manchester by the Sea and Live By Night , Hollywood has a love affair with the Boston setting and its local tongue. Not all Boston movie accents are created equal, however — just ask expert/native Bostonian Ben Affleck .

People caught up with the actor-director recently and asked him to weigh in on Boston-born sports writer Bill Simmons ’ recent claim that Matt Damon ‘s accent in Good Will Hunting is indeed “the greatest Boston accent that’s ever » - Kara Warner Read our Live By Night review below. Live By Night is Ben Affleck ‘s fourth film as director after cutting his teeth with his debut feature, the impressive Gone Baby Gone , followed by the slightly superior The Town ,and then the Oscar-winning Argo . One might say that he’s on a cinematic roll, at least behind the camera, so it’s no surprise that he has aimed high for his latest, the period gangster epic Live By Night . The film opens in 1920s Boston where Affleck ’s character, local hoodlum Joe Coughlin is introduced as the son of the local chief of police (and Wwi veteran) Thomas Coughlin, played by Brendan Gleeson . Joe is carrying out petty crimes to finance his lifestyle, gradually moving up the crime food chain.

» - Paul Heath 11 January 2017 12:19 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news » Author: Jon Lyus Ben Affleck Live By Night European Premiere Photo by Colin Hart This is the second collaboration between Affleck and Lehane, the first being Gone Baby Gone which was Affleck ’s directorial debut. The cast assembled at the riverside BFI venue and Scott Davis and Colin Hart were on the red carpet to interview the cast. Live by Night Premiere Hyperlapse During out interview with Ben Affleck , he speaks about Lehane’s books are so cinematic, how they jump off the page and how great they are visually and counted himself lucky to be » - Jon Lyus 10 January 2017 6:29 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news » Ben Affleck opened up to Et at Monday's Live by Night premiere, acknowledging the people he relies on most when the going gets tough. The Oscar winner's legendary bromance with childhood friend Matt Damon hit an all-time high last year with their playful feud in which they argued over who was better friends with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady .

Damon even hacked into Affleck 's Facebook to change the Live by Night star's profile picture, photoshopping his own face over Affleck 's in a photo of Affleck with the Super Bowl champ. Pic: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck 's Bromance Was on Full Display at Guys' Choice Awards This was all in jest, of course, to promote various philanthropic efforts, and Affleck got personal with Et on the Live by Night carpet, showing how much he appreciates people like Damon who have been by his side for most of his life. "I can't tell » 10 January 2017 8:40 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news » Ben Affleck is quite the proud big brother. He gave a fist pump as his brother Casey Affleck won the best actor – motion picture drama Golden Globe on Sunday for his role in Manchester by the Sea . The two were even seen the following night at an after party following the world premiere of Ben’s new film Live by Night . One person who might be even prouder of Casey than Ben, though? His nephew.

“My kids stayed up to watch it, and I went home today and I asked my -year-old, ‘Sam, did you see Uncle Casey up there? » - Jen Juneau 10 January 2017 6:58 AM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news » Ben Affleck sat down with Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday morning to discuss everything from brother Casey Affleck 's Golden Globe win to his adorable family. The Live by Night actor described how excited his 4-year-old son, Samuel, was about seeing his uncle take home a trophy and also reflected on the incredible moment 20 years ago when he himself was the award season darling for his work on Good Will Hunting with Bff Matt Damon . The proud brother also revealed that he took his kids, as well as Casey and Matt's kids, for a fun skiing trip over the holidays. The only problem? His kids - Seraphina, Violet, and Samuel - are a little bit of a handful. "[They] have the world's greatest mom," he said of estranged wife Jennifer Garner .

"But even she cannot conquer the obstacles there." Related:All the Times Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Have Been Spotted Together Since » - Quinn Keaney 10 January 2017 5:58 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news » Word to the wise: always thank your family in your award show acceptance speeches. Casey Affleck won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama, for his role in Manchester by the Sea , and during his acceptance speech he thanked Amazon, Matt Damon and many others. Unfortunately, he forgot to give his brother Ben Affleck a mention. "I was a little taken aback," Ben confessed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday. "I wouldn't do that. If it's me, I thank people." Host Jimmy Kimmel replayed Ben 's acceptance speech when he won the Oscar for Good Will Hunting , and Ben did, in fact, thank his brother Casey. Kimmel also played video of Eli Manning thanking his brother Peyton » 10 January 2017 12:40 AM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news » It looks like Casey Affleck may owe his big brother an apology!

The Manchester By the Sea star nabbed his first Golden Globe on Sunday night, but failed to thank a very important person during his acceptance speech – his famous brother, Ben Affleck . Ben visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night to call out his Casey for the faux pas. Watch: Exclusive: Casey Affleck Talks First Golden Globe Win, Jokes Brother Ben Displays His Awards ‘In His Window’ “Someone was omitted… I was a little taken aback,” he teased. “That’s not the kind of thing I would do. If it’s me, you know, I thank people.” And Kimmel proved the Live By Night star’s point, showing a clip from his 1998 Oscar win for Good Will Hunting , in which pal Matt Damon mentioned Casey and Ben chimed in with his own praise. “I needed that little push, but I did say 'My brother is brilliant » 9 January 2017 12:50 PM, PST | POPSUGAR | See recent BuzzSugar news » Now that 2016 has (thankfully) come to an end, it's time to look forward to what lies ahead in 2017.

But how can we look forward without getting a little nostalgic about where we've been? Once the New Year hit, a whole new selection of movies officially became two decades old. All of Brendan Fraser 's shirtless glory in George of the Jungle ? One of Robin Williams 's most iconic roles in Good Will Hunting ? All that heartbreak from Titanic? It's all turning 20 this year. And that's just the tip of the iceberg . . . pun intended. Related:17 Movies That We're Excited to See in 2017The '90s It Girls You Wanted (and Still Kind of Want) to BeThe Albums Every Alt-Girl Owned in the '90s » - Ryan Roschke 9 January 2017 11:26 AM, PST | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news » Neck-chomping culebras will make house calls this February when Entertainment One unleashes the third season of El Rey Network's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series on Blu-ray and DVD, and we have a look at the cover art and sizable list of bonus features for the ravenous release.

Street Date: February 7, 2017 Blu-ray/DVD Srp: $49.99/$38.99 The Loaded 3-Disc Set Features All 10 Unedited Episodes and Exclusive Extras from the Recently-Wrapped Third Season of the Action-Packed, Horror-Filled Series Starring D.J. Cotrona , Zane Holtz , Eiza González and Guest Stars Including Ana de la Reguara and Tom Savini Program Synopsis: This February, home audiences will be whisked deep into the vortex of a culebra underworld on the verge exploding in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series - Season Three. Across 10 new horror-packed episodes, Miramax and El Rey's fan-favorite, supernatural crime saga returns on loaded blu-ray and DVD, » - Derek Anderson 9 January 2017 7:23 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news » Immediately after “Moonlight” won the Golden Globe for Best Picture-Drama to end the telecast on Sunday night, the after party dash began for most, but not for the boys from Boston.

The “ Good Will Hunting Crew” — Matt Damon , Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck — lingered in the ballroom to huddle with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and “ Manchester by the Sea ” director Kenneth Lonergan . With the younger Affleck ’s Globe in hand (for Best Actor – Drama) they debated their next move. Luciana Barroso , Matt Damon , Sienna Miller , and Ben Affleck at Amazon. (Todd Williamson/ Getty Images for Amazon) “Amazon,” Damon announced to the group, » - Mikey Glazer More: Casey Affleck Gushes Over Michelle Williams During His Golden Globe Win Et’s Kevin Frazier caught up with Casey right after his speech to talk about how he plans to celebrate the news with Ben. “He knew it was coming,” Casey joked. “No, I'm just kidding. That’s not true. No one knew it was coming. Yeah, he likes to show off his hardware. I’m not that kind of guy. I discreetly put it away. He's got it like in his window.

Some people put Christmas lights or a menorah and Ben lines up his hardware.” Ben has two Golden Globes of his own » 8 January 2017 11:13 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news » Casey Affleck made his big brother proud! Ben Affleck hoped Casey would take home the Best Actor in a Drama trophy for his role in Manchester by the Sea on Sunday, and that's just what the 41-year-old actor did! Related: 2017 Golden Globes -- See All The Winners! During his acceptance speech, Casey gushed over his co-star Michelle Williams ' performance in the film. "There's no award that belongs to just one actor," he told the audience. "I wish Michelle could be on stage with me because she made most of it work. She's perfect." Among the many other names that Casey mentioned were the film's producers, Matt Damon and Kevin Walsh . "To Kevin Walsh and to Matt Damon for giving me the opportunity, your support, your friendship," he said before taking a playful shot at Damon.

"I suspect you won't be passing on any more movies...but I'll take this one." Before getting » 8 January 2017 9:28 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news » It's crazy to think that it's almost been 20 years since Matt Damon and Ben Affleck made a wave in the movie business from their breakout roles in Good Will Hunting . And it's even crazier to believe that their co-star and legendary actor, Robin Williams , has been gone for over two years now. Damon, who produced the film Manchester by the Sea , nominated this year for Best Motion Picture, Drama, spoke to Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet of the 2017 Golden Globes tonight, and shared some bittersweet words about his late friend. "Oh, man, [I have] a lot of Robin Williams memories, good memories of him.

And Ben said recently, it's weird, we always felt like we were going to, we had this incredible debt » 7 January 2017 11:43 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news » Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner ‘s kids won’t be following in their parent’s acting footsteps anytime soon — at least, not if Affleck has anything to say about it. The 44-year-old Oscar winner told Extra‘s Mario Lopez that he wouldn’t encourage his kids to jump into acting. “I wouldn’t allow them to do it until they’re 18,” he said. “Once they were 18, they can do whatever the want to do — but I would discourage it.” Of course, the Affleck /Garner kids have a few years to go before they reach their dad’s cutoff. Daughter Violet is the oldest, » - Dave Quinn 6 January 2017 2:20 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news » Ben Affleck is hoping to make history at Sunday's Golden Globes.

The 44-year-old actor has already won three Golden Globes -- two for Argo , and one for Good Will Hunting -- and if his brother, Casey Affleck , picks up a Best Actor in a Drama win for his performance in Manchester by the Sea , the two will be the first brothers to ever win a pair of Golden Globes. So, does Ben think Casey will win? "He can," Ben told Et's Carly Steel on Friday at the junket for his new film, Live by Night . "I was trying to see if there were any brothers that have won Oscars for separate movies for separate categories in separate years, and I'm not sure there are. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine both won, and they're siblings, but they're not brothers." Watch: Ben Affleck Opens Up About His Past Mistakes, Says the Next 'Batman' Movie Is 'Not a Set Thing' » Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein (Courtesy: Mark Von Holden/ Getty Images ) By: Carson Blackwelder Managing Editor Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein have been fixtures in the film biz for decades and have produced some of the biggest movies that have hit the big screen.

And when it comes to Oscars — particularly the best picture category — they’ve amassed numerous nominations and wins, from their time at Miramax to The Weinstein Company, with Lion poised to be the 27th to-date. Lion is up against some big threats in the best picture category at the 2017 Oscars, but The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — this site’s namesake — lists it as a frontrunner. Other films in contention include La La Land , Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea , Hell or High Water , Hacksaw Ridge , Fences, Hidden Figures , Arrival, and Sully. If nominated, Lion — directed by Garth Davis and features the likes of Dev Patel and » - Carson Blackwelder Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting News Good Will Hunting Brief Information Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon , Robin Williams , Ben Affleck , Minnie Driver , and Stellan Skarsgï¿½rd.

Written by Affleck and Damon, and with Damon in the title role, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a patient of a therapist (Williams) and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor (Skarsgï¿½rd). Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend (Affleck), his girlfriend (Driver), and himself, facing the significant task of thinking about his future. Good Will Hunting received universal critical acclaim and was a financial success. It grossed over US$225 million during its theatrical run with only a modest $10 million budget. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, and won two: Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon. Good Will Hunting - Movies & TV on Google Play Good Will Hunting Item added to wishlist. Item removed from wishlist. You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released.

( 1,387) Synopsis A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for 9 Academy Awards® -- winning Oscars for Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor) and hot newcomers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (Best Original Screenplay). The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student ... he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting (Damon) is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor (Williams), who might be the only man who can reach him! With acclaimed performances from Academy Award®- nominee Minnie Driver (GROSSE POINTE BLANK) and Ben Affleck (ARMAGEDDON) -- you'll find GOOD WILL HUNTING a powerful and unforgettable movie experience! My review 1 8 Emanuel Levy Towering performance by Matt Damon as a troubled working class who needs to address his creative genius elevates this drama way above its therapeutic approach, resulting in a zeitgeist film that may touch chord with young viewers the way The Graduate did Andrew Sarris The film works as a character-driven narrative because Mr.

Van Sant and his co-screenwriters are not afraid to unlock the psychological mysteries of their five major characters with clear and concise dialogue. Derek Adams It's acted and directed with care, and Damon is outstanding, his scenes with Driver being especially sparky. Kenneth Turan While the charismatic performances of Damon and Affleck make "Good Will Hunting" a difficult entertainment to resist, doing just that is not as hard as the film would like to think. Matthew Kohut Good Will Hunting narrowly avoids many sentimental pitfalls thanks to what doesn't happen... Janet Maslin As Francis Ford Coppola does with The Rainmaker, Van Sant demonstrates how entertainingly a real pro can direct a strong if not especially groundbreaking story. Critic reviews Emanuel Levy Towering performance by Matt Damon as a troubled working class who needs to address his creative genius elevates this drama way above its therapeutic approach, resulting in a zeitgeist film that may touch chord with young viewers the way The Graduate did Full Review Andrew Sarris The film works as a character-driven narrative because Mr. Van Sant and his co-screenwriters are not afraid to unlock the psychological mysteries of their five major characters with clear and concise dialogue.

Derek Adams It's acted and directed with care, and Damon is outstanding, his scenes with Driver being especially sparky. Full Review Kenneth Turan While the charismatic performances of Damon and Affleck make "Good Will Hunting" a difficult entertainment to resist, doing just that is not as hard as the film would like to think. Full Review Janet Maslin As Francis Ford Coppola does with The Rainmaker, Van Sant demonstrates how entertainingly a real pro can direct a strong if not especially groundbreaking story. Full Review John Hartl This has not been a great year for language in movies, but people are going to be memorizing and reciting some of these lines for years to come. User reviews Morgan Starnes December 3, 2015 Good Will Hunting So far my personal fav for Damon as far as the content goes, actually for both Afleck and Damon. I believed there could not have been as good a character as Williams lent it. Could and should have been more than Driver in this role. I agree with Mast about the ending seeming a bit rushed.

Full Review David Hansen December 17, 2015 An amazing portrayal of the human spirit and conditions A compelling story of how deep rooted conditions can affected our lives and paralyze our abilities to advance. Unlocking those psychological doors in our minds, that hold us back, was creatively played out in this heartrending movie. This is a must see movie especially if you like GREAT endings built on human triumphs. A definite tear jerker. Full Review Timothy Bradford February 18, 2015 You like apples?? Well then you'll like these apples! I mean come on...Matt Damon & Ben Affleck write and star in their flagship movie and win Academy Awards with it?? Who does that? Good Job Hunting is not something they'll ever have to hear because they've found their niche. One of the greatest movies of all time, up there with The Godfather II, Jaws, The Breakfast Club, Star Wars, and Saving Private Ryan! Oh yeah, Matt was in that too! Full Review Andy Mast August 13, 2014 I seriously love this film I wish this movie was a little longer, because the end seems rushed, trying to tie together loose ends.

That aside, the movie is young, fun and inspiring. Robin Williams does it again with a role that demonstrates his ability to be witty and serious. Damon and his crew have a vibe that feels authenticate through and through. Full Review Spheneh Bolsivic March 11, 2016 Excellent movie. Nothing else need to be said other than as always the acting of Robin Williams was outstanding while Ben Affleck couldn't do the same to save his life. Full Review Mayra Cintron March 27, 2013 Good Will Hunting What a humane and considered way to represent a theme that affects so many of us . People are mistreated and hurt and that stays with you for life ,maybe you have exceptional qualities and talents and act different than other people but inside you are special .Willams +Damon interpretations were superb .if only we developed tolerance ,compassion ,prudence and acceptance this would be a better world .DO MISS THIS MOVIE YOU WILL LOVE IT !!!

Full Review david swope June 3, 2016 Good Will Hunting The hardest part upbringing incomplete Innovative idea in the realm of physics by unifying Humanity as one is an undivided species with one view of prolonging are healthy and beneficial for the next Generations leaving them a prosperous Journey. a genius is difficult , although beneficial to the scientific community and Humanity as a whole it's difficult to explain and have written down as well as proven principles Full Review Chantale Haineault January 17, 2014 Love it. I believe it'll become a classic. Just hate myself for not having gotten it when it was was available in the USA. Hope it'll be available again soon. Full Review John Kricorian (Krico) April 2, 2015 Doesn't need my review. Watch. Friends, anger, love, scars, healing. I mean, it's not perfect. Just very very good. Full Review Adam St Arnold March 1, 2015 Great movie. One of my all time favorites and Damon is excellent as always. I'm glad he branched out and stopped working with Ben so much.

Full Review Morgan Murdock November 26, 2014 The best I have never seen a movie that is as good scene for scene. Matt Damon, Robin Williams, and Ben Affleck are fantastic and the movie really makes you think about what is important in life. I think everyone can probably relate to it in some manner. Full Review Basith Raheem August 18, 2014 True classic Great movie, a true classic that can be watched over and over and will never get boring. Full Review Erick Ortiz November 26, 2014 Awe Inspiring Film It was really hard to watch this movie, especially when Matt Damon is ruining all his relationships, but I have to say: the message of this movie is superb. That's all. Full Review Laurietta Oakleaf July 23, 2014 Very inspirational Don't miss this movie. This movie is heartwarming and inspirational. It tells a story about something that happens so much here and how hard this can be to overcome but that this can be done. This movie has some wonderful actors working together that just make this movie.

I could watch this movie over and over and always catch something new and am always amazed at the depth of this movie. Full Review Andrew Brooks January 23, 2016 Better than I thought I love robin Williams, he was great, I still miss him, but I will never forget him. I also love Matt Damon. I thank they were a perfect and awesome cast. I highly recommend this movie. Definitely a classic, timeless and a masterpiece in my opinion. I want any robin Williams and/or Matt Damon fans to watch this. You will not be disappointed. Full Review Bree Watts February 27, 2015 Genius. You never know who, how someone figures out difficult solutions, and what others do to maintain good within by circumstances. Full Review Andy Isaac August 13, 2014 I had to go see about a girl. love this movie. matt damon and robin williams are excellent in this. brilliant story and brilliant acting. i just had to see this again after and it was hard watching it knowing he isn't here anymore. one of my all time fav actors and movie.

Full Review Steve Mathie February 1, 2016 Good Will Hunting One of the great screenplays ever written. Some of the greatest acting we've ever seen. Beautifully imperfect film. Jason Parkes September 20, 2014 Why can't u rent this movie Selfish companies. Full Review robert rentschler March 18, 2015 THIS MOVIE IS BASED ON A PERSON NAMED WILLIAM SIDIS. HE WAS A GENIUS AND GRADUATED COLLEGE BY 12. HIS IQ WAS BELIEVED TO BE A ROUND 300. LOOK HIM UP THIS IS WHOM WILL HUNTINGTON IS BASED ON. Full Review obscura October 10, 2014 Good Will Hunting Rating.... One of those movies that helps a person find themselves. Purpose in life.... guidance. Full Review Ryan Kearns December 30, 2014 A Must See Film This film is a true work of art that everyone should see. The underlying themes speak volumes on life. Story, acting, characters, and pacing is all gold here.

David Beltran January 19, 2015 Amazing Can't beat it one of the best movies if all time Benjamin Avitia May 27, 2013 Must see I never get tired of this movie Wesley Loveless December 1, 2014 Gloversville, New York 12078 Thank you !! Full Review Blake McMillian August 15, 2013 Perfection One of the greatest movies that I have ever watched in my entire life. This movie is both touching and thrilling ! One of the few movies that I have watched more than once Full Review Jeon Kwanghwi October 2, 2016 One of the best movies in my life. No matter how many times I watch, it gives me same feeling, emotion, and something to learn. Such a well made movie. Full Review sam Crowe April 7, 2015 R.I.P. Robin Williams I watched this in class and when I first saw Robin Williams, I was happy. I miss him dearly. He made a huge impact in everythibg he does. He did very good in this movie.

Kudos Robin Dosu Kinuta August 17, 2014 I want to buy this But i need Sd format Full Review Perry Boggia August 15, 2014 Good Will Hunting So many powerful scenes . "Will, it's not your fault". "IT Would be like reading Oliver Twist, and knowing what it's like to be an ophen"; too many to mention. Full Review Carlos Poupart October 15, 2014 Fantastic I love this morning from beginning to the end. About time they have it on the Play Store. It's definitely a must buy Full Review Miss Noname November 21, 2016 Inspirational If you watch this movie, your outlook on life is slightly changed. I love this movie. It teaches you the real factors of life. Full Review Will O'Brien March 10, 2013 Breathtaking Matt damon and robin williams give the best perfomances of both their unbeliavable careers absolutely fantastic movie Big Jangles November 15, 2014 A favorite for sure Hard to believe a couple of stoners put this together. Outstanding.

Full Review Matt Ihrig December 25, 2013 Honestly If you don't like this movie, then you have to be a communist. I just wish it was available in America. Full Review Andrew Tilley March 1, 2015 Amazing One of those movies that you will watch over and over again, because it's simply that good. Brandon Stokes February 28, 2015 Great movie! One of my favorite movies of all time! You will not be disappointed. A Google User April 5, 2012 Good Will Hunting One of the most inspiring, heartwarming stories ever. An amazing movie. Alex Linebrink December 11, 2014 All time favorite! I can't describe how much I love this movie.

A Google User July 28, 2012 It brings back memories My mom rented this when video stores were around man Good Will Hunting | Moviepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Gross $225,933,435 Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon , Robin Williams , Ben Affleck , Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard. Written by Affleck and Damon, and with Damon in the title role, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of adeferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a patient of a therapist (Williams) and studies advanced mathematics with a renowned professor (Skarsgård). Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend (Affleck), his girlfriend (Driver), and himself, facing the significant task of thinking about his future. Good Will Hunting received universal critical acclaim and was a financial success. It grossed over US$225 million during its theatrical run with only a modest $10 million budget.

It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, and won two: Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon. Contents Edit Twenty-year-old Will Hunting (Damon) of South Boston is a self-taught, genius-level intellect with an eidetic memory, though he works simply as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technoglogy, and spends his free time drinking with his friends Chuckie (Affleck), Billy (Cole Hauser) and Morgan (Casey Affleck). When Professor Gerald Lambeau (Skarsgård) posts a difficult problem taken from alegebraic graph theory as a challenge for his graduate students, Will solves the problem anonymously, stunning both the graduate students and Lambeau himself. As a challenge to the unknown genius, Lambeau posts an even more difficult problem and chances upon Will solving it. Fearing he'll lose his sole means of (a meager) income, Will flees, and skips going into work the next day. That night, Will meets Skylar (Driver), a British orphan about to graduate from Harvard, who plans on attending graduate school at the Stanford University School of Medicine immediately after.

Assaulting a man who bullied him as a child, Will faces incarceration, but Lambeau arranges for him to forgo jail time if he agrees to study mathematics under Lambeau's supervision while simultaneously seeking behavioral health treatment with a therapist. Will tentatively agrees but treats his first few therapists with contempt; his refusal to open up is met with staunch defiance by the bourgeois mentality of the therapists, who each refuse to treat Will further. In desperation, Lambeau calls on Dr. Sean Maguire (Williams), his estranged—and much more grounded—college roommate, who now teaches psychology at Bunker Hill Community College. Unlike the other therapists, Sean actually challenges Will's weak defense mechanisms, and after a few unproductive sessions Will begins to open up. Will is particularly struck by Sean's story of how he met his wife by giving up his ticket to the historic sixth game of the 1975 World Series after falling in love at first sight. Sean neither regrets his decision, nor does he regret the final years of his marriage when his wife was dying of cancer. This encourages Will to build a relationship with Skylar, though he lies to her about his past and is reluctant to introduce her to his friends or show her his run-down neighborhood.

Will also challenges Sean to take an objective look at his own life, since Sean has been unable to move on from his wife's death. Chafing under Lambeau's high expectations, Will makes a mockery of job interviews that Lambeau arranges for him. Will walks in on a heated argument between Sean and Lambeau over his future and it greatly upsets him. When Skylar asks Will to move to California with her, he panics and pushes her away, revealing that he is an orphan and that his foster father physically abused him. Skylar tells Will that she loves him, but he denies loving her and then leaves. He next storms out on Lambeau, dismissing the mathematical research he has been doing. Sean points out that Will is so adept at anticipating future failure in his interpersonal relationships that he deliberately sabotages them in order to avoid emotional pain. When Will refuses to give an honest reply about what he wants to do with his life, Sean shows him the door. Will tells Chuckie he wants to be a laborer for the rest of his life; Chuckie responds that it would be an insult to his friends for Will to waste his potential, and that his fondest wish is that Will should leave to pursue something greater.

Will decides to accept one of the job offers arranged by Lambeau. Sean and Will share that they were both victims of child abuse, and Sean helps Will to accept that the abuse he suffered was not his fault. Having helped Will overcome his problems, Sean reconciles with Lambeau and decides to take a sabbatical to travel the world. When Will's friends present him with a rebuilt Chevrolet Nova for his 21st birthday, he decides to pass on his job offers and drive to California to reunite with Skylar, which he mentions in a letter to Sean. Cast George Plimpton as Dr. Henry Lipkin Production Edit Development Ben Affleck and Matt Damon originally wrote the screenplay as a thriller: Young man in the rough-and-tumble streets of South Bostonwho possesses a superior intelligence is targeted by the FBI to become a G-Man. Castle Rock Entertainment president Rob Reinerlater urged them to drop the thriller aspect of the story and to focus on the relationship between Will Hunting (Damon) and his psychiatrist (Williams). At Reiner's request, noted screenwriter William Goldman ead the script and further suggested that the film's climax ought to be Will's decision to follow his girlfriend Skylar to California.

Goldman has consistently denied the persistent rumor that he wrote Good Will Hunting or acted as a script doctor. In his book, Which Lie Did I Tell? , Goldman jokingly writes "I did not just doctor it. I wrote the whole thing from scratch." before dismissing the rumour as false. Castle Rock bought the script for $675,000 against $775,000, meaning that Affleck and Damon would stand to earn an additional $100,000 if the film was produced and they retained sole writing credit. However, studios balked at the idea of Affleck and Damon in the lead roles, with many studio executives stating that they wanted Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio . At the time Damon and Affleck were meeting at Castle Rock, director Kevin Smith was working with Affleck on Mallrats and with both Affleck and Damon on Chasing Amy . Seeing that Affleck and Damon were having trouble with Castle Rock, Smith and his producer partner Scott Mosier brought the script to Miramax , which eventually resulted in the two receiving co-executive producer credits for Hunting. The script was put into turnaround and Miramax bought the rights from Castle Rock.

After buying the rights from Castle Rock, Miramax gave the green light to put the film into production. Several well-known filmmakers were originally considered to direct, including Mel Gibson , Michael Mann ans Steven Soderbergh. Originally Affleck asked Kevin Smith f he was interested in directing. Smith declined, saying they needed a "good director" and that he only directs things he writes and is not much of a visual director. Affleck and Damon later chose Gus Van Sant for the job, whose work in previous films like Drugstore Cowboy (1989) had left a favorable impression on the fledgling screenwriters. Miramax was persuaded and hired Van Sant to direct the film. Filming Good Will Hunting was filmed on location in the Greater Boston area and Toronto over five months in 1996. Although the story is set in Boston, much of the film was shot at locations in Toronto, with the University of Toronto standing in for the interiors of MIT and Harvard University. The classroom scenes were filmed at McLennan Physical Laboratories (of the University of Toronto) and Central Technical School.

(Harvard initially refused to allow scenes to be filmed on campus, but a phone call from actor and Harvard graduate John Lithgow changed matters.) Likewise, only the exterior shots of Bunker Hill Community College were filmed in Boston; however, Sean's office was built in Toronto as an exact replica of one at the college. The restaurant to which Lambeau took Sean was Lock-Ober, on Winter Place. It closed in 2012. The interior bar scenes set in South Boston (Southie) were shot on location at Woody's L St. Tavern. Meanwhile, the homes of Will and Sean, while some distance apart in the movie, were actually next door to each other at the northern corner of E Street and West 6th Street. The rear of Will's house backs onto Bowen Street. The Bow and Arrow Pub, which was located at the corner of Bow Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, doubled as the Harvard bar in which Will met Skylar for the first time.

The Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin' Donuts featured in the "How'd you like them apples?" scene was next door to the pub (now Grafton Street) at the time of the film's release, but now it is two doors down after One Bow Street opened up between the two the following year. In September 2013 it was reported that the Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts business was to be moved from this location, but was instead kept open. The Tasty, which is the present-day Citizens Bank at the corner of JFK and Brattle Streets, was the scene of Will and Skylar's first kiss. The Au Bon Pain, where Will and Skylar discuss the former's photographic memory, is at the corner of Dunster Street and Mass Ave. Cups of Will's caffeine of choice, Peet's Coffee, are visible on several tables because the product was served at Au Bon Pain locations at the time. The footage during the closing credits is along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Stockbridge, heading west toward the New York border. The cast engaged in considerable improvisation in rehearsals. Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver each made significant contributions to their characters.

Robin Williams' last line in the film, as well as the therapy scene in which he talks about his character's wife's little idiosyncrasies, were both ad-libbed. The therapy scene took everyone by surprise. According to Damon's commentary in the DVD version of the film, this caused the cameraman to laugh so hard that the camera can be seen moving up and down slightly. Director Gus Van Sant says in the DVD commentary that, had he known just how successful the film was going to be, he would have left at least a couple of edited scenes intact that were cut purely for considerations of length. One of these involves Skylar's visit to Chuckie in hopes of shedding light on some of Will's eccentricities that Will himself is unwilling to discuss. The film is dedicated to the memory of poet Allen Ginsberg and writer William S. Burroughs, both of whom died in 1997. Reception Edit Box office In the film's opening weekend in limited release, it earned $272,912. In its January 1998 wide-release opening weekend, it earned $10,261,471.

It went on to gross $138,433,435 in North America for a total worldwide gross of $225,900,000. Critical response Good Will Hunting has received universal acclaim from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoesgive the film a score of 97% based on review from 69 critics, with an average score of 8/10, making the film a "Certified Fresh" on the website's rating system. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted meanrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 70, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, writing that while the story is "predictable", it is "the individual moments, not the payoff, that make it so effective." Derek Adams liked the film, saying "To an extent, the film challenges America's ingrained anti-intellectualism, yet its anti-elitist instincts lead it close to equating academia with a dubious effeminacy.

In the end it even falls back on that old cinematic panacea: get in touch with your inner Robin Williams." Gary Brown says "Despite its coarse exterior, Good Will Hunting proves to be a rather positive and motivational experience." Jeffery Overstreetsays "... beneath their arrogance and crass behavior, you'll find a lot of hurt and many defense mechanisms raised against a compassionless, manipulative society." Several scholars have examined the film as a portrayal of residual Catholic-Protestant tensions in Boston, as Irish Catholics from Southie are aligned against ostensibly Protestant characterswho are affiliated with Harvard and MIT.

Question: Minnie Driver was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Good Will Hunting in 1997, but who played the title role?
Answer: Matt Damon