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

Chuckie tells Will that friendship means wanting him to use his gifts and not waste his life.

Scene 60 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Act oneAct two

Begins 1:03 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 60

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 57
Sean tells Lambeau that Will did not speak, frustrating Lambeau's demand for quick progress.
Scene 58
Chuckie drops Will at home after another day in their familiar routine.
Scene 59
Chuckie picks Will up in the morning, carrying him back to work and friendship.
Scene 60
This scene

60EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE -- DAY

Will and Chuckie at work. Chuckie shows Will how to be a man.