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  2. Apr 27, 2023 · Speaking with Vanity Fair, Damon recalled being stunned by Williams' improvised line in a pivotal Good Will Hunting scene. After Maguire finally breaks through to Will, the young genius decides to follow his love to California.

    • Williams’ Got The Star-Power to The Movie
    • Williams’ Improvised The Famous Last Line of The Movie
    • Williams’ Impact on The Movie and Damon’s Career

    Damon revealed that he and Affleck wrote the part that Williams played to get a renowned actor to play the role. The idea was that a popular actor could help them get more money that Affleck and Damon, at the time, couldn’t have sourced. Damon explained they’d heard Harvey Keitel signing on to do Reservoir Dogs brought more money for Quentin Tarant...

    Damon revealed that the last line of the movie, when Maguire reacts to Hunting’s goodbye letter to him, was not written. “Son of b***h, he stole my line,” Williams said, making it a memorable movie ending. Damon said Williams improvised the line last minute. “We’d scripted that he just sits there and takes it in and realizes that my character[Hunti...

    Not only was Williams’ presence integral to getting the movie made, but his presence on set also helped Damon and Affleck as writers. Williams could just “throw lines out,” Damon said. More importantly, the late actor played his role to perfection. His moving portrayal of the widower still struggling to get on with life and a therapist helping Hunt...

  3. Good Will Hunting is a 1997 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film tells the story of janitor Will Hunting, whose mathematical genius is discovered by a professor at MIT.

  4. Oct 13, 2023 · In the timeless classic, 'Good Will Hunting,' Robin Williams delivers a heart-wrenching and unforgettable speech to Matt Damon's character on a park bench. This scene is a pivotal...

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    • Matt Damon Wrote The First Treatment Of Good Will Hunting For A Playwriting Class At Harvard. Several years before his name would be called at the Academy Awards, Matt Damon initially started out working on what would become Good Will Hunting in a playwriting class at Harvard University.
    • Good Will Hunting Originally Had A Spy Thriller Subplot Before Rob Reiner Stepped In. The original version of Good Will Hunting and the one that would eventually end up getting produced both centered on a brilliant kid from South Boston, but the former also had a spy thriller subplot involving the NSA.
    • Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Wrote An Out-Of-Place Sex Scene To Make Sure Studios Were Reading The Script. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck eventually took the script elsewhere after the relationship with Castle Rock soured over rewrites and other creative differences.
    • Kevin Smith, Mel Gibson And Michael Mann Were All Approached To Direct Before Gus Van Sant Signed On. Before Gus Van Sant took on directing duties for Good Will Hunting, several notable directors were attached in one shape or another.
  5. Jan 14, 2015 · Sean (Robin Williams) teaches Will (Matt Damon) that not everything about life can be learned from books. In this scene: Sean (Robin Williams), Will (Matt Damon) About Good Will...

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  6. Apr 20, 2022 · In this clip from Good Will Hunting, Will (Matt Damon) and Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin Williams) have an emotional heart-to-heart, and Sean assures Will that it’s not his fault.

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