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

At a toy shop, Will and Skylar continue their playful conversation and discover common ground.

Scene 41 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Skylar
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 45 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 41

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 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
Will and Skylar share a first date watching a street magician in Harvard Square.
Scene 41
This scene

41INT. TOY STORE -- LATER

Will and Skylar walk into the small shop.

SKYLAR

I don't know, it was just kind of the

boring suburban thing. Private school,

Harvard, and now Med. School.

(Beat)

I actually figured out that at the end

of it, my brain will be worth a quarter

of a million dollars. I shouldn't

have told you that...

WILL

I bet your parents were happy to pay.

SKYLAR

I was happy to pay. I inherited the money.

WILL

Is Harvard gettin' all that money?

SKYLAR

Stanford. I'm leaving in June after I

graduate.

WILL

So you just want to use me and go?

SKYLAR

Well, I'm gonna experiment on you for

my anatomy class, then go.

WILL

In that case, fine.

(beat)

Want to see my magic trick?

SKYLAR

Sure.

Will, pulls out a bulging HANDFUL OF CARAMELS.

WILL

Now, I'm gonna make all these caramels

disappear.

SKYLAR

Okay...

Will goes into all manner of hocus-pocus theatrics. Then shakes his hand wildly. The trick doesn't pan out and the caramels go flying all over the store. Skylar laughs.

WILL

It works better when I have my rabbit.

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