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

A guard takes Will to the jail phones after he is remanded.

Scene 29 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Will

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Begins 31 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 29

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.
Scene 17
Lambeau discovers the anonymous solution on the MIT hallway board and learns his janitor solved it.
Just before
Scene 26
The car drops Will at his apartment, returning him to his solitary routine.
Scene 27
Lambeau questions the MIT grounds crew and narrows his search to Will.
Scene 28
Will faces sentencing after another assault, with Lambeau present in court.
Scene 29
This scene

29INT. MIDDLESEX COUNTY JAIL, HOLDING AREA -- SAME

A GUARD walks Will down a hallway toward a group of phones.

GUARD

One call, to an attorney.

(beat)

One.

The Guard gives Will a hard look for a beat. Then leaves.

WILL

How many?

Will picks up the phone, dials.

WILL (cont'd)

Hey, Skylar?