Good Will Hunting · written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck · 1997

Will leaves Sean's office and tells Lambeau to stop directing his life.

Scene 111 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Lambeau
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 2:06 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 111

When MIT professor Gerald Lambeau discovers that janitor Will Hunting is a gifted mathematician, a court deal lets Will work with Lambeau and therapist Sean Maguire; Will must risk intimacy and choose a life beyond the defenses that have kept him safe.

Scenes 1–16
Will is a brilliant janitor, fiercely loyal to his South Boston friends and protected by routine.
Scenes 17–31
Lambeau's discovery and the court deal confront Will with an ability and a future he cannot keep hidden.
Scenes 32–46
Will enters therapy and the academic world while beginning a relationship with Skylar.
Scenes 47–82
He tests intimacy and professional opportunity while using jokes, anger and silence to stay in control.
Scenes 83–91
Will proves he can refuse a prestigious job, but the refusal does not yet tell him what he wants.
Scenes 92–97
He loses Skylar's trust and collides with Lambeau and Sean over a future he has avoided choosing.
Scenes 98–110
Back among the memories and streets that shaped him, Will faces the abuse behind his defenses.
Just before
Scene 108
Will rejoins the group and speaks about what he will do next.
Scene 109
The friends leave together and sing to Will instead of turning their old threats into violence.
Scene 110
Sean tells Will the abuse was not his fault; Will finally breaks through his defenses and accepts the comfort.
Scene 111
This scene

111INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE SEAN'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER

Will comes out of Sean's office and sees Lambeau walking up.

LAMBEAU

(surprised)

Will.

WILL

Hey, how you doin'?

LAMBEAU

You know, you're no longer required to

come here.

WILL

I was just sayin' goodbye to Sean.

LAMBEAU

(a beat)

Sam called me. From Tri-tech. He

says you start working for them next

week.

Will nods.

LAMBEAU (cont'd)

Well, that's, I think that's terrific.

Congratulations.

WILL

Thank you.

LAMBEAU

I just want you to know...It's been a

pleasure.

WILL

Bullshit.

They laugh.

LAMBEAU

This job... Do it if it's what you

really want.

WILL

I appreciate that.

A moment. Will starts to go, Lambeau watches him for a beat, Will turns back around.

WILL (cont'd)

Hey, Gerry.

LAMBEAU

Yes.

WILL

Listen, I'll be nearby so, if you need

some help, or you get stuck again,

don't be afraid to give me a call.

LAMBEAU

(has to smile)

Thank you, Will. I'll do that.

Will smiles, turns and walks away.