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Will Hunting and his best friend Chuckie (played by screenwriters [[Matt Damon]] and [[Ben Affleck]]) lived in South Boston ("Southie") since they were kids. Chuckie has a good job in construction. Will works as a janitor and can't even afford a car. | Will Hunting and his best friend Chuckie (played by screenwriters [[Matt Damon]] and [[Ben Affleck]]) lived in South Boston ("Southie") since they were kids. Chuckie has a good job in construction. Will works as a janitor and can't even afford a car. | ||
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| + | Blessed with academic genius, Will is a poster boy for underachievement. A page at a glance reader, gifted with perfect recall, he has taught himself so well in mathematics and history as to win bar debates with Harvard grad students. But he just sits alone in his room at night. | ||
Revision as of 00:22, July 12, 2007
Good Will Hunting is an award-winning movie drama about a young man in Boston whose desire to fit in with his peers conflicts with his desire to succeed in career and love.
Will Hunting and his best friend Chuckie (played by screenwriters Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) lived in South Boston ("Southie") since they were kids. Chuckie has a good job in construction. Will works as a janitor and can't even afford a car.
Blessed with academic genius, Will is a poster boy for underachievement. A page at a glance reader, gifted with perfect recall, he has taught himself so well in mathematics and history as to win bar debates with Harvard grad students. But he just sits alone in his room at night.