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

Will and Skylar sleep together; his playful Simon game hints at his fear of losing control.

Scene 71 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Skylar
Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:15 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 71

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 68
Will gives Skylar the solved chemistry lab, using his gift to help her.
Scene 69
Sean asks about Will's date and invites him to speak about what he wants.
Scene 70
Lambeau presents Will to a group of mathematicians and recruiters, turning him into a professional prospect.
Scene 71
This scene

71INT. SKYLAR'S ROOM -- NIGHT

Will and Skylar in her room, post coital. They are wrapped in a sheet. Will is absent-mindedly playing the memory game SIMON. The pattern grows increasingly complex. After a beat:

SKYLAR

Why do we always stay here?

WILL

'Cause it's nicer than my place.

SKYLAR

I've never seen your place.

WILL

Exactly.

SKYLAR

What about your friends? Or your

brothers? When do I get to meet them?

WILL

They don't come over here that much.

SKYLAR

I think I can make it to South Boston.

WILL

Aah, it's kind of a hike.

SKYLAR

Is it me you're hiding from them or

the other way around?

WILL

All right, all right. We'll go.

SKYLAR

When?

WILL

Sometime. I don't know. Next week.

SKYLAR

What if I said I wouldn't sleep with

you again until you let me meet your

friends?

WILL

I'd say...

(reaches for phone)

It's only four in the mornin', they're prob'ly up.

She laughs. Stops him.

SKYLAR

You men are shameful. If you're not

thinking of your weiner then you're

acting on its behalf.

WILL

Then on behalf of my weiner, I'd like

to ask for an advance.

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