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

Will approaches Sean's campus, entering a new kind of institution.

Scene 45 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 50 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 45

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 42
Lambeau recruits Sean over dinner to treat Will, though Sean distrusts Lambeau's motives.
Scene 43
Over burgers, Will and Skylar discuss films, family and their different backgrounds.
Scene 44
Lambeau persuades Sean to take the case, knowing Sean will challenge Will differently.
Scene 45
This scene

45EXT. BUNKER HILL CAMPUS -- MORNING

Establishing shot of the red-brick campus. Planes land at nearby Logan airport. Will walks up the steps.

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