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Good Will Hunting[Widescreen AC3 Special] - DVD

SKU: 3536971 | Release Date: 12/8/1998

Rating: R for Adult Situations, Profanity, Questionable for Children

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Rating: R for Adult Situations, Profanity, Questionable for Children
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1997
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Other Formats: Blu-ray Disc (Widescreen Dubbed AC3 Dts) - $29.99

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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, All Movie Guide

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Audio commentary by director Gus Van Sant and Academy Award winners Matt Damon and Ben Affleck 11 deleted scenes with audio commentary Production featurettes Theatrical trailer TV commercials Academy Award Best Picture montage 'Miss Misery" music video Behind-the-scenes footage Dolby Digital 5.1 audio Chapter search

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Ben Affleck - Chuckie
Robin Williams - Sean McGuire
Matt Damon - Will Hunting
Stellan Skarsg�rd - Lambeau
Casey Affleck - Morgan
Minnie Driver - Skylar
Cole Hauser - Billy
George Plimpton - Dr. Henry Lipkin

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Screenwriter: Ben Affleck
Costume Designer: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Editor: Pietro Scalia
Executive Producer: Kevin Smith
Production Designer: Melissa Stewart
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Director: Gus Van Sant
Casting: Billy Hopkins ,Suzanne Smith
Screen Story: Matt Damon
Screenwriter: Matt Damon
Casting: Kerry Barden
Executive Producer: Jonathan Gordon
Producer: Lawrence Bender
Executive Producer: Su Armstrong
Cinematographer: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Composer (Music Score): Danny Elfman
Executive Producer: Scott Mosier
Songwriter: Elliott Smith

Good Will Hunting: AMG Review
Rebecca Flint Marx , AMG

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, All Movie Guide

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