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Good Will Hunting (1997) Screenplay

"Good Will Hunting": Read The Screenplay By Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

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Selected as one of the greatest screenplays ever written.

Affleck and Damon won an Oscar in 1998 for their script (Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen).

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The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student, he's the kid who cleans the floors.

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him. Finally forced to deal with his past, Will discovers that the only one holding him back is himself. Miramax

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... Production Draft (v.1)Pink Revisions (v.2)
Date ... 01.22.1997 (v.1)04.11.1997 (v.2)
Pages ... 109 (v.1)145 (v.2)
Genres ... DramaRomance
Screenplay ... Matt DamonBen Affleck
IMDb ID ... 0119217

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