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

Skylar asks Will to trust her with his past, and he pushes her away rather than risk being known.

Scene 65 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Skylar
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:08 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 65

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.
Scene 60
Chuckie tells Will he deserves to use his ability and that friendship means wanting more for him.
Just before
Scene 62
Will and Lambeau collaborate smoothly on a mathematical problem, showing Will's rare ease with the work.
Scene 63
Will and Sean share another silent session, each waiting for the other to move first.
Scene 64
Will waits outside Skylar's dorm, preparing to face the relationship he has been avoiding.
Scene 65
This scene

65INT. SKYLAR'S DORM -- AFTERNOON

The door to Skylar's dorm is partially open. Will stands outside while Skylar remains on the threshold.

SKYLAR

Where have you been?

WILL

I'm sorry, I been real busy.

SKYLAR

You were busy? You know, I really was

waiting for you to call me.

WILL

Sorry. I'm sorry. Give me another

crack at it. Let me take you out.

SKYLAR

You should have called. I have an "O-

chem" lab due tomorrow and it's

impossible.

(beat)

It's not an excuse dummy. I want to

go out with you. But look:

She holds up her Lab. Will glances at it.

SKYLAR (cont'd)

Tomorrow?

WILL

Promise?

SKYLAR

If you bring the caramels.

Will smiles.

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