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• Matt Damon stars as a troubled yet brilliant janitor challenged to realize his full potential in the Academy Award winning drama Good Will Hunting. Damon and co-star Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay, for which they received an Oscar and Golden Globe.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: December 5, 1997
  2. Director: Gus Van Sant
  3. Screenwriters: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
  4. Producer: Lawrence Bender
  5. Distributor: Miramax Films
  6. MPAA rating: R
  7. Run time: 126 mins The New York Times: Good Will Hunting Overview
  8. Worldwide box office: $225,933,435 Box Office Mojo: Good Will Hunting

• Plot Summary

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology janitor Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is intellectually gifted, but his impoverished background and rebellious nature have prevented him from attending college. After he anonymously solves a difficult math problem left on a classroom blackboard, Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) recognizes his brilliance and seeks him out. To escape the consequences of yet another run-in with the law, Hunting agrees to see a therapist and attend weekly educational sessions with Lambeau.

• Cast

  • Robin Williams: Sean Maguire
  • Matt Damon: Will Hunting
  • Ben Affleck: Chuckie Sullivan
  • Stellan Skarsgard: Professor Gerald Lambeau
  • Minnie Driver: Skylar
  • Casey Affleck: Morgan O'Mally

• Awards

  1. Oscars: Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams)
  2. Oscars: Best Original Screenplay
  3. Golden Globe Awards: Best Screenplay
  4. SAG Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams)Yahoo! Movies: Good Will Hunting Awards and Nominations

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