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

Will and Chuckie tear down a wall at work as Will retreats to the job he knows.

Scene 93 of 127 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:50 into a 2:11 film

The story so farBefore scene 93

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.
Scenes 83–91
Will proves he can refuse a prestigious job, but the refusal does not yet tell him what he wants.
Just before
Scene 90
Skylar boards her plane without Will.
Scene 91
Will sets Sean's baseball card down and remains unable to choose between the options before him.
Scene 92
Sean challenges Will about the job and asks him to recognize who is choosing his life.
Scene 93
This scene

93INT. MAGGIORE BUILDER'S CONSTRUCTION SITE -- DAY

Will and Chuckie take crowbars to a wall. This is what they do for a living. As they routinely hammer away, Will becomes more involved in his battle with the wall. Plaster and lathing fly as Will vents his rage. Chuckie, noticing, stops working and takes a step back, watching Will. Will is oblivious.

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