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

Will and Skylar watch dog racing and tease one another about nationality and home.

Scene 49 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Skylar
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 55 min into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 49

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.
Just before
Scene 46
Will and Sean's first session becomes a contest when Will mocks Sean's painting and private life.
Scene 47
Will leaves Sean's office after provoking a response from the therapist.
Scene 48
Lambeau presses Sean about the session, but Sean insists Will needs to be met on his own terms.
Scene 49
This scene

49EXT. WONDERLAND RACETRACK -- DAY

Will and Skylar sit in the stands watching the dogs run. They ad lib teasing one another about England, Ireland, and America.

SKYLAR

You grew up around here?

WILL

Not far from here, South Boston.

SKYLAR

How was that?

WILL

Pretty boring, I guess.

She smiles.

SKYLAR

I bet you have a great family.

WILL

You know, nothing special.

SKYLAR

You have a lot of brothers and sisters?

WILL

Do I have a lot of brothers and sisters?

SKYLAR

Yeah.

WILL

Well, Irish Catholic. What do you

think?

SKYLAR

How many?

WILL

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

SKYLAR

What, five?

Will shakes his head.

SKYLAR (cont'd)

Seven?

Will shakes his head. Smiles.

SKYLAR (cont'd)

Come on.

WILL

I have twelve big brothers.

SKYLAR

Not a chance.

WILL

Yup, you're lookin' at lucky thirteen.

SKYLAR

Bullshit.

WILL

I swear to God.

SKYLAR

Your house must have been a zoo.

WILL

It was great. There was always someone

to play with, give you advice.

SKYLAR

Do you know all their names?

WILL

'Course I do, they're my brothers.

SKYLAR

Well...

WILL