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

Will and Skylar share a first date watching a street magician in Harvard Square.

Scene 40 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 45 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 40

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.
Just before
Scene 37
Will needles a hypnotist hired by Lambeau before the session can begin.
Scene 38
Under hypnosis, Will disrupts the exercise instead of yielding control.
Scene 39
Sean teaches a small class on death and bereavement, revealing his vocation and worldview.
Scene 40
This scene

40EXT. HARVARD SQUARE -- NIGHT

Will and Skylar on their first date. They watch a street MAGICIAN doing tricks with a rabbit. The guy's tricks are pretty good, but his on-stage persona could use some work. He is incessantly repeating the phrase "this is the rabbit, the rabbit really does the tricks." Will gives Skylar a look and they move on.

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