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Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1)
A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for nine Academy Awards® - winning Oscars® for Robin Williams and hot newcomers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. 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 and Ben Affleck - you'll find Good Will Hunting a powerful and unforgettable movie experience!
"Damon is sensational. " Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
"...a smart and touching screenplay...directed with style..." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Editor's Note
A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit, a beautiful Harvard student who wants to save him, a sympathetic buddy who wants him to escape South Boston, and a counselor who encourages him. A soundly acclaimed, homegrown effort from lifelong Boston buddies Damon and Affleck, who pushed their script through development by disguising it as a suspense thriller.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Theatrical Trailer | | TV Commercials | | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio | | Picture Montage | | Production Featurette | | Audio Commentary By Director Gus Van Sant And Academy Award Winners Matt Damon And Ben Affleck | | Behind-The-Scenes Footage | | Chapter Search | | "Miss Misery" Music Video | | 11 Deleted Scenes With Audio Commentary | | Academy Award Info |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 6/6/2006 |
| Running Time: 126 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 14888 | | UPC: 00717951000552 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Ben Affleck | | Matt Damon | | Minnie Driver | | Robin Williams | | Jean-Yves Escoffier - Cinematographer | | Beatrix Aruna Pasztor - Costume Designer | | Gus Van Sant - Director | | Pietro Scalia - Editor | | Danny Elfman - Musical Score | | Su Armstrong, et al. - Producer | | Missy Stewart - Production Designer | | Matt Damon - Screenplay | | Ben Affleck - Screenplay |
| Awards |
Oscar (1998) |  | Robin Williams, Winner, Best Supporting Actor | | Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen | | | Matt Damon, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Gus Van Sant, Nominee, Best Director | | | Pietro Scalia, Nominee, Best Film Editing | | | Danny Elfman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | | | Elliot Smith, Nominee, Best Music, Song "Miss Misery" | | | Lawrence Bender, Nominee, Best Picture | | | Minnie Driver, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | |
Golden Globe (1998) | | Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Winner, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | | | Matt Damon, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Drama | | | Robin Williams, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Matt Damon proves himself a charismatic and compelling actor..." 03/01/1998 p.50-1USA Today
"?...Matt Damon delivers the movie year's No. 1 breakthrough performance..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 04/17/1998 p.10E New York Times
"...A smart and touching screenplay....Directed with style, shrewdness and clarity..." 12/05/1997 p.E10 Box Office
"...An impressive scripting debut....Williams delivers an honest portrayal that adds greatly to the film's character interplay..." 01/01/1998 p.45 Premiere
"...A funny, affecting tale of friendship and self-determination..." 01/01/1998 p.22 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Smart, involving....The film has a good ear for the way these characters might really talk..." 12/25/1997 p.38 San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
We've got a winner in Good Will Hunting. The glow goes well beyond a radiant performance by Matt Damon as a misunderstood, rebellious genius. Intimate, heartfelt and wickedly funny, it's a movie whose impact lingers... A smart cast led by top-billed Robin Williams, along with Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard, keeps it fresh. The film is a departure for director Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho) -- this one has warmth as well as edge. That may disappoint hard-core Van Sant fans, but it shows the director applying a sure hand to a more mainstream story without forsaking the offbeat. Damon plays Will Hunting, a night janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He's a tough Boston "Southie"who relishes hanging out with his foul-mouthed Irish-American buddies, a group of aimless rowdies who hit bars and bully guys from other neighborhoods. His best friend, Chuckie, is played with smart-alecky affection by Affleck. But there's more than swagger and mysterious rage to Will Hunting. Behind the tough guy there's a genius... The film, though often riotously funny, is a powerful study of a young man whose tough facade and bullying charm are masks for the monster genius he can't shake... Good Will Hunting becomes a poignant, embracing drama of hurt, scared humanity learning to reach out. Damon is sensational. Even in quiet moments, torment seems to roil under his skin. He turns every gesture of defiance and denial into a revelation. His acting is earthy, audacious and intelligent. Williams also turns what might have been a star walk-through into a soulfully rich performance. His character is a kind, wise man, but Williams makes him bristle with feelings that reveal his vulnerability... - Peter Stack
The New York Times 8 of 10
Everybody loves a Cinderella story and Good Will Hunting has two of them: one on screen and one behind the scenes. That's why this film's single sweetest moment comes during its opening titles, as the new stars and old friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon walk proudly toward the camera while their writing credit appears. Two young actors with soaring reputations have written themselves a smart and touching screenplay, then seen it directed with style, shrewdness and clarity by Gus Van Sant. There couldn't be a better choice than the unsentimental Van Sant for material like this. 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. The script's bare bones are familiar, yet the film also has fine acting, steady momentum, a sharp eye and a very warm heart. Never one to condescend to restless young characters, Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, To Die For) neither romanticizes the angst of the film's college-age hero... Good Will Hunting [is] a film much more graceful than the pun in its title... - Janet Maslin
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