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Good Will Hunting: The History with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

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If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. Fifteen years after the release of the movie that made them stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck—along with the rest of the cast and crew—reflect in their own words on how a long-shot film by two unknowns became one of Hollywood's biggest success stories. From MIT and Harvard Square to the Public Garden and Southie, the movie captured the heart of the city. Whitesell: In Hollywood, there’s a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good it catches fire. My phone started ringing like crazy. Everyone wanted to sit down with Matt and Ben. It started getting hot. There was a bidding war. Damon: Patrick Whitesell, in the span of just four days, kind of whipped the town into this frenzy. We sold it to Castle Rock, which was our very first choice. They had a great reputation. Affleck: I remem

Good Will Hunting: An Oral History Fifteen years after the release of the movie that made them stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck—along with the rest of the cast and crew—reflect in their own words on how a long-shot film by two unknowns became one of Hollywood's biggest success stories. By Janelle Nanos · 1/2/2013, 10:00 a.m. Keep your weekends full of the coolest things to do around Boston with our weekly Weekender newsletter. From MIT and Harvard Square to the Public Garden and Southie, the movie captured the heart of the city. Whitesell: In Hollywood, there’s a network of creative ex

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