Good Will Hunting
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Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Damon and Affleck co-wrote the screenplay, which was based on a play Damon wrote for a Harvard University course. They won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1998 for their work on the film. The movie also stars Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, and Stellan SkarsgƄrd.12
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Ben AffleckAcademy Award for Good Will HuntingThe result was Good Will Hunting (1997), a drama that starred Damon as Will Hunting, a brilliant mathematician working as a janitor at MIT, and Affleck as his childhood friend; the film also featured Affleckās brother, Casey, as well as Minnie Driver and Robin Williams. A critical andā¦
Read MoreThe result was Good Will Hunting (1997), a drama that starred Damon as Will Hunting, a brilliant mathematician working as a janitor at MIT, and Affleck as his childhood friend; the film also featured Affleckās brother, Casey, as well as Minnie Driver and Robin Williams. A critical andā¦
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