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

In the rain, Will calls Skylar from a pay phone while his friends wait in the car.

Scene 54 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:00 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 54

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 51
Will returns to Sean's office and the two sit in a tense silence.
Scene 52
Sean confronts Will in the Common and shares the loss of his wife, breaking the therapeutic standoff.
Scene 53
Will and Chuckie do demolition work, grounding their friendship in shared labor.
Scene 54
This scene

54EXT. SOUTH BOSTON STREET -- NIGHT

Rain pounds South Boston. Chuckie sits with the Cadillac idling, humming to the radio. Morgan and Billy sit in the back, sharing a case of beer. Will is at a pay phone.