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

Will calls Skylar before her flight, trying to reach her before she leaves.

Scene 85 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Will

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:42 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 85

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.
Scenes 47–82
He tests intimacy and professional opportunity while using jokes, anger and silence to stay in control.
Just before
Scene 82
Will leaves Skylar's dorm after their confrontation, ending the night without resolving their future.
Scene 83
Will rejects the NSA's offer, refusing to let an institution decide how his intelligence will be used.
Scene 84
Will sits with Chuckie and the others, still struggling to speak plainly about Skylar and his choices.
Scene 85
This scene

85EXT. SOUTH BOSTON PAY PHONE -- DAY

Will is on pay phone talking to Skylar.

WILL

I just wanted to call before you left.

(beat)

I'm takin' all these job interviews.

So I won't just be a construction

worker.