[7], At Reiner's request, screenwriter William Goldman read the script. Chuckie takes Will's place at a meeting with a company called Holden & McNeil. Reporting on what you care about. IF he had not been able to quickly repeat a sequence of twelve boys' names, it would have been a giveaway that he was lying. His throughline is explored, appropriately enough, in the psychology domain.The screenplay description sketches his current existence: "Although there is a confidence in his eyes . Afterwards, Paddie's like, "yeah, geez, now that's what I've been missin'. In its January 1998 wide-release opening weekend, it earned $10,261,471. However, he has to learn how to put the past behind him and to not blame himself for what had happened because it simply wasnt his fault. The positive mentorship between Will and Sean is a beautiful thing to see develop over the course of the film. The character of Sean is based on a combination of Matt Damon's mom and Ben Affleck's dad. Also, the way she tells the joke isn't (classically) "ladylike" and I think Will is a bit shocked by this, highlighted by him looking away concerned or even a bit anxious. It actually gets longer/shorter as Ben smokes it. 0:30 - 0:38 Is anyone else fascinated about what Will could be thinking about here? What would you like?" "Elliott [Smith]'s music, the way it was edited, Danny Elfman's score, Gus [Van Sant], every actor in it, every word that was written or improvised, the cinematography -- it's all so beautiful. If you look at Ben's hair in that movie, it's totally acceptable by today's standards, but no, I wanted the frosted fuckin' hair. May 18, 2002. Will is going through a transition period in his young life where he is starting to think about a future beyond just getting drunk with his buddies and hiding his talents from the world. Im one of those guys who has always considered her to be sexy. Will Hunting can be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Hunting was born with the innate gift of having genius level intellect. 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Harvard normally disallows filming on its property, but permitted limited filming by the project after intervention by Harvard alumnus John Lithgow. Abandoned by those people who were supposed to love and cherish him, Will, for good reason has a fear of abandonment and does not trust other people. Question: When Will is discovered by the professor, he is solving a math problem using what appear to be stick figures. (LogOut/ Then Harvard. There are also the wonders of the world that Will can experience such as how it smells in the Sistine Chapel in Italy. This particular one (pictured above) was in the script, though. I remember Jean-Yves [Escoffier], who was the amazing cinematographer, saying, 'Let him sleep, we'll just shoot it from above.' He recalls telling them, "Sorry, fellas, I gotta go see about a girl." Dunk! Sean is able to tell Will that he is not so special in the fact that his life has been extraordinarily difficult. I don't remember how that one goes and it doesn't seem to appear on the DVD I've got, but the original joke is: All right, there's an old couple in bed, Mary and Paddie. Later, Chuckie goes to Will's house to pick him up, only to find that he is not there, much to his happiness. Will and Sean's characters mirror each other throughout the film. Personality goofy, direct, and loving. A proposed freeway project in West Virginia has been nicknamed the "Good Will Hunting" (so called because it will be an improvement of the existing roadway between Williamson and Huntington). As for Skarsgard, he admits he's not at all like the mathematician he plays. View all posts by Ben W. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The next day, Will and his friends fight a gang that contains a member who used to bully Will as a child. Good Will Hunting is a film about the pronounced relationship between a therapist and janitor, Will Hunting. It also launched the careers of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. I wondered about the math questions/proofs in the movie and don't know if they are real examples or if they are just a bunch of symbols slapped together to give the appearance of advanced mathematics. For more information, please see our The film overflowed with on-screen talent, but Affleck and Damon's story made it successful. His social interactions are limited because of the abusive childhood he endured but he is happy with his group of three friends: Billy, Morgan, and his best friend Chuckie. Answer: "How do you like those apples" is an expression used to denote triumph, like "told you so" or "put that in your pipe and smoke it". While its not a blockbuster and isnt a mainstream favorite, it carries deep messages regarding relationships, dealing with the future, and learning to love and trust other people. [6] Damon said the only scene from that script that survived "it survived verbatim" was when Will Hunting (Damon) meets his therapist, Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), for the first time. "You get a little stiff and too skillful and too elegant if your performance doesn't get fucked up by someone and he was really good at that.". And Matt said, 'No, it's exhausting.' The group shared some things you may not have known about the award-winning 1997 film, written by its stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Matt Damon based it on his artist brother Kyle visiting MIT's Infinite Corridor and writing "an incredibly elaborate, totally fake, version of an equation" on a blackboard, which lasted for months. 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[19] [20], The Bow and Arrow Pub, which was located at the corner of Bow Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, doubled as the exterior of the Harvard bar in which Will met Skylar for the first time. Large families with ten or more children are not unheard of, particularly if the parents have been married more than once. Goldman consistently denied the persistent rumor that he wrote Good Will Hunting or acted as a script doctor. That was the most beautiful, earth-shattering thing ever! There were plenty of scenes that were exactly as written, but plenty of improv in it and I always loved the fact that they wanted you to see that. I have read several online articles asserting that Matt's [and Ben's] IQ is "as high as 160." Before filming began, Satenstein left Damon for Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. He mocks and teases his first two assigned psychiatrists so badly that they refuse to work with him, but then he meets his match with a community college professor named Dr. Sean Maguire (Williams). Sean was also abused as a child and knows where Will is coming from. Despite the fact that Will does his best to keep Skylar at arm's length, she falls in love with him quickly. Will is particularly struck by Sean's story of how he met his wife, who later died of cancer, by giving up his ticket to the historic game six of the 1975 World Series, after falling in love at first sight. Mary looks up to him and she goes, [Skylar takes a swig of her drink] "Give us a kiss." [47] Emanuel Levy of Variety called the film a "beautifully realized tale engaging and often quite touching". In 2014, it was ranked at number 53 in The Hollywood Reporters "100 Favorite Films" list.[4]. Many experts assert that the really high IQ scores don't exist and/or there is no known test that can accurately measure very high IQs. 2. One of the best lines in the film that Will and Sean both use for courting the special women in their lives is Sorry, I had to go see about a girl. Is there anything in modern cinema that can compare to this phrase so simple yet so full of meaning? Matt Damon and Ben Affleck used to slip Sean and Will sex scenes into the script. Find out how you match to her and 5500+ other characters. The two get off to a rocky start, which ends with Sean's hand around Will's throat, but they slowly become friends. When Will and Sean met each other, they were both stuck in the past, and refused to do anything that might result in pain or failure. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and do not reflect or represent those of any outside organization, company, or other third party. [17], The interior bar scenes set in "Southie" were shot on location at Woody's L St. He declined, saying they needed a "good director,"[12] that he only directed projects he wrote, and that he was not much of a visual director, but he still served as one of the film's executive producers. Glashow referred Damon to his brother-in-law, Daniel Kleitman, a mathematics professor at MIT. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Good Will Hunting". I loved that everything worked around that. The short answer is that you get some old-fashioned movie making magic. I'm tall, I like to wear shorts. Patrick O'Donnell, who says "bullshit" in a bar scene in "Good Will Hunting," was actually the man behind the math equations used in the film. While a generation sets them apart, their commitment to the craft of acting shines through in this classic film that takes place in the city of Boston where I currently reside titled Good Will Hunting.. Both men have made their mark on Hollywood and this film that they carry together is one of the reasons for that happening. Sean and Will share and find out that they were both victims of child abuse. Minnie Driver almost didn't get the part of Skylar. When one talks about excellent drama films that have made even the most stoic individuals shed a tear, Good Will Hunting definitely tops this list. Answer: If by your question you are referring to all the complicated math formulas in the film, if Affleck and Damon themselves aren't well-versed in that area, then they would have hired an advisor for the film. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. He secretly answers difficult math problems at MIT, where he works as a janitor. The joke wasn't that good, but you're right, Minnie Driver was so charismatic in that movie! She had to be exceptional to be able to believably pull . You're such a good-looking feller. The film stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgrd. "Good Will Hunting" is the story of a genius youngster whose life was on a brink of self-destruction and how four people tried desperately to help him with his life. I looked like I should be singing backup for Color Me Badd.". When he moved to L.A., he asked Ben Affleck to help him make it into something bigger. We had to do it again and I came in and it was James Cagney. Skyler's joke in Good Will Hunting. Hunting was born with the innate gift of having genius level intellect. Will may also be concerned that the topic of the joke contains elements of an elderly, happy couple. He also lost his wife, the one true love of his to a long battle with cancer years ago and hasnt been able to become romantically involved with anyone since then. [And her drink comes out of her mouth, indicating what would be coming out of Mary's mouth in the joke]. At the end of the movie, Will Hunting tells his therapist that he is not going to take the job which his teacher offered him, and instead he is going to drive to California to live with his "girlfriend". It actually gets longer/shorter as Ben smokes it. Good Will Hunting Quotes Showing 1-20 of 20. She gives him a blow job. One definition of genius is having an IQ over 160, suggesting that maybe he is and maybe he isn't! Starring: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver. Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. I don't regret the 6 years I had to give up counseling when she got sick, and I don't regret the last years when she got really sick. With Wills urging, Sean is also ready to put his tragic past behind him to begin anew. [10] Castle Rock put the script in turnaround, and gave Damon and Affleck 30 days to find another buyer for the script who would reimburse Castle Rock the money paid, otherwise the script reverted to the studio, and Damon and Affleck would be out. Will seems to lighten up as Skylar delivers the punchline to the joke (as if she has passed a test to be funny) but I've always wondered what purpose the prolonged shot served. Whether the foster parents had their own biological children and/or other foster kids, Will could have easily had twelve "brothers" who were the functional equivalent of biological brothers. Professor Lambeau of the Mathematics department discovers Will solving this problem and calls after him to no avail but with a four-letter crude response from Mr. 6. Lambeau sets up a number of job interviews for Will, but Will scorns them by sending Chuckie as his "chief negotiator", and by turning down a position at the NSA with a scathing critique of the agency's moral position. Answer: There are two versions of the joke actually. Drama: A therapist tries to help a brilliant, but troubled young man overcome his personal problems and realize his potential. The group shared some things you may not have known about the award-winning 1997 film, written by its stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Having helped Will overcome his problems, Sean reconciles with Lambeau, deciding to take a sabbatical. You stole my line." The movie was nominated for nine Oscars and won two: Best Original Screenplay went to Damon and Affleck and Best Supporting Actor went to Robin Williams. "[Mighton] actually tried to teach me and make me understand those things, but it was impossible," Skarsgard joked. I would like for it." According to Boston Magazine, when Robin Williams read the script, he said, "This is really extraordinary." And then med school. No goodbye . Will just adds his own little humorous twist to it. In the movie, Will Hunting demonstrates all . That Will receives therapy. Good Will Hunting is a brilliant screenplay as everything (dialogue, characters, structure, story) is in service of having the reader experience emotions. Lambeau sits in on his court appearance and watches Will defend himself. And Sean. But just this last time I picked up the fact that Sean wins the lottery at the end. [39], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, writing that while the story is "predictable", it is "the individual moments, not the payoff, that make it so effective". The joke wasnt that good, but youre right, Minnie Driver was so charismatic in that movie! 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