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goodwillhunting

GoodWillHunting

（Drama/Romance）（1997）

©1999byRaymondWeschler

MajorCharacters

WillHunting......................MattDamon

AtroubledyoungjanitorfromBostonwhoisbothanorphan

andanamazinggeniuswithaphotographicmemory.

GeraldLambeau...............StellanSkarsgard

AnextremelyintelligentMathprofessorattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）whodiscovershowbrilliantWillreallyis.

SeanMaGuire....................RobinWilliams

ApsychologistandoldfriendofLambeau

whoagreestotryandhelpWill.

Chuckie...............................BenAffleck

Will'sbestfriendfromchildhood,whopushes

himtousehisgeniustogetabetterlife.

Skylar...................................MinnieDriver

ABritishsciencestudentatHarvardUniversitywhofallsinlovewithWill.

Morgan................................CaseyAffleck

AgoodfriendofWillandChuckie.

Billy.......................................ColeHauser

AnothergoodfriendofWillandChuckie.

PlotSummary

WillHuntingisa20yearoldBostonjanitorwhoworkscleaningclassroomsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,oneofthebestandmostfamousuniversitiesintheworld.Heisanorphanwhogrewupinvariousfosterhomes,wherehehadbeenphysicallyabusedasachild.Heisalsoanextraordinarymathematicalgeniuswithaphotographicmemory,who

likestosolvemathproblemsthatanMITprofessorwritesonahallwaychalkboard.Forthestudents,theseproblemsaretoodifficulttosolve,butforWill,they'reeasy!

Oneday,ProfessorLambeauseesWillwritingtheanswertoaproblemonthechalkboard,butWillrunsawaybeforetheycantalk.LambeausoondiscoversmanydisturbingthingsaboutWill,includingthefactthatheisstuckinjailforhavingjustphysicallyattackedsomeonewhohadbeatenhimupmanyyearsearlier.LambeauarrangeswithajudgetokeepWilloutofjail,aslongasWillagreestoworkonmathematicalproblemsandtogetpsychologicalhelp.Willagreestotheseconditions.

WillistoodifficultapatientforthevariouspsychologiststhatLambeauaskstohelp,buteventuallyLambeaugoestohisoldfriendSeanMaGuire,whoisteachingpsychologyatalocalcommunitycollage.Seanhasmanyofhisownproblemstoface,includingthefactthathiswifeof17yearshadrecentlydiedfromcancer.Still,heagreestoworkwithWill,andwhiletherelationshipisextremelydifficultandemotionallyexplosive,SeanstickswithitbecauseheisconvincedhecanhelpWillfindsomestabilityandhappiness.

Overthenextfewmonths,WillbecomesromanticallyinvolvedwithSkyler,aBritishstudentatHarvardUniversitywhohasdecidedtogoMedicalSchoolatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.SkylerfallsinlovewithWill,andwantshimtogowithhertoCalifornia,butWillisprobablytooscaredtobecomesoemotionallyclosetoanotherperson,ortooscaredtoevenleaveBoston.

Intheend,LambeausimplywantsWilltogetajobwherehewouldusehisamazingmathematicalintelligence,andevenChuckiewantsWilltofindalifeforhimselfthatisfarfromthedifficultworkingclasslivesthattheybothhavenow.Ultimatelythough,itisSeanwhopatientlygivesWillthecourageanddirectionhereallyneedstomoveonwithhislife.

WordsandExpressionsthatYoumaynotKnow

Willpassestimewithhisoldchildhoodfriends,bydrinking,working

andsolvingmathematicalequationsthatnooneelseonearthcan.

Iknowmanyofyouhadthisasundergraduates.

InAmericanuniversities,educationisdividedinto"undergraduate,"whichisusuallywhenstudentsworkonBachelor'sdegrees,and"graduate,"wheretheyworkonadvanceddegreessuchasathePh.D.

Itwon'thurttobrushup.

Anicelittlephrasalverbmeaningtoreview,orstudysomethingagain.

chalkboard

Thegreenboardusedbyteacherstowritenotesfortheclass.

Thepersontodoso...willbeinmygoodgraces.

Anoldfashionedbutprettywayofsayingthat

"Iwillbeveryappreciativetothisperson."

"TheauspiciousMITTech."

Probablyareferencetoaschoolnewspaper.MIT（pronouncedM-I-T）standsfortheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,whichisconsideredoneofthefinestuniversitiesinthecountry.ItislocatedclosetoHarvardUniversity,whichmanyconsiderthebestuniversityintheworld."Auspicious"isaninterestingadjectiveimplyinggoodfortuneinthefuture.

Nobellaureates,FieldsMedalwinners,renownedAstrophysicists...

ThefirstreferstothosewhohavewontheworldfamousNobelPrizes.TheFieldsMedalisagreatprizeformathematiciansthatLambeau

haswon,althoughIhaveneverheardofitmyself."Renowned"is

ausefuladjectivemeaningprominentorwidelyrespected.Astro-physicists（likeEinstein）studythelawsoftheuniverse.

...andlowlyMITprofessors

Anexcellentadjectivemeaninghumbleorunimportant,

andoftenusedinasarcastic（joking）mannerwhenreferring

tooneself.

Fuckyou,andyourIrishcurse.

A"curse"isconsideredaspellofbadluckplacedon

apersonbyawitchorsomeotherpowerfulperson.

LikeI'dwastemyenergyspreadingmylegsforthat

TootsieRollDick?

Gohomeandgiveitatugyourself!

Notetheuseof"like"atthebeginningofsentences,used（andoverused!

）bymanyyoungpeoplefor"asif."Therestofthesentenceisacrudesexualinsult,sincea"tootiseroll"isasmallpieceofwellknowncandy,anda"dick"isverycommonforpenis."Totug"meanstopull,andthusthelastsentenceimplies"gohomeandmasturbate."

It'slikefivetotwoMorganendsupmarryingher.

Acommonwayofsuggestingtheoddsofsomethinghappening

ifyouwantedtobetonit（ie...Aracehorsemaybe"3to1"）.

There'sonlysomanytimesyoucanbangyourfriend'sfuturewife

"Tobang"someoneisanold-fashionedand

sillyverbmeaningtohavesexwith.

I'mgoingtotakeoff.

Anexcellentphrasalverbmeaningtoleave.Useit!

Stopbrushingmeback.

Anotherwayofsayingtoforceback.

Stopcrowdingtheplate!

Areferenceto"homeplate,"whichis

whereabatterstandsinthegameofbaseball.

Hey,what'sup?

Youstilltough?

Comeon!

TwoofthegreatestphrasalverbsinEnglish."What'sup?

"isastandardwaytogreetsomeone,andessentiallymeans"what'snewinyourlife?

""Comeon"isthemostversatilephrasalverbinEnglish,andcanmeaneverythingfrom"stoplying"to"hurryup,"orasinthiscase,"showmeyoucandoit."

Theorem.

Animportantwordinmathematicsmeaningabelief

（or"hypothesis"）,whichcanbeprovedbylogic.

Who'sthegirlwiththestripedpants?

She'sgotaniceass.

"Striped"isausefuladjectivereferringtoapatternofrows,oftenonclothes（orZebras!

）Thesecondsentenceisacompliment,thoughabitforward.An"ass,"asyouknow,isabuttorrearend.

Ihatethatlittlebitch.

Acrudebutcommonterm,usuallyusedforanunpleasantormeanwomen.Interestingly,usedhereandthroughoutthismovieinreferencetomen（!

）.PerhapscommoninBoston,thoughIhadneverhearditusedthiswaymyself.

Thatkidusedtobeattheshitoutofmeinkindergarten.

"Tobeattheshitoutofsomeone"isavulgarwayofsayingbeatup,orphysicallyattack."Kindergarten"ispreschoolfor3-5yearoldchildren.

It's15minutesoutofourway.

Averyusefulexpressionmeaning"inadifferentdirectionfromwherewearegoing."Often,peoplearguewhetheritisworthgoingtoaplaceifit'sconsideredtoofaroutoftheway.

Wouldyoushutthefuckup?

Adelightfuluseof"fuck"asanoun,addedforemotionalflavor.Veryvulgar,butcommon（Notetheuseof"fucking"asanadjectivethroughoutthemovie,asin"myfuckingsandwich"）.

Stopbeingaprick.

Veryvulgar.Couldmeanliterallyapenis,

butmoregenerally,usedforajerkorass.

We'llputyourfuckingsandwichonlayaway.

Afinancialexpressionmeaningtopayforsomething

eachmonthoveranextendedperiodoftime.

Ithinkyoushouldestablishagoodlineofcredit.

Accesstomoney,oftenthroughabankloan."Agoodline

ofcredit"isthegoalofeverygoodmiddleclassAmerican.

Holdup,Chuck.

Inthiscase,meaningstay,orslowdown.

Sowithoutfurtherado...

Afancywaytosay"Withoutspeakingmore..."duringaspeech

Comeforward,silentrogue,andreceivethyprize.

A"rogue"isaneducatedwordforanunprincipledpersonwhobehavesbadly."Thy"isusedonlypoetically,orinaspeechsuchasthis,sinceitisoldShakespeareanEnglishfor"your."

Thegauntlethasbeenthrowndown.

Anotherpoeticwaytosay"thechallengehasbeenmade（oraccepted）."A"gauntlet"is,curiously,agloveusedinmedievaltimes,

andisalmostalwaysneverusedtodayexceptinthisexpression.

Willloseshisjobasajanitor,butatalocalbarfor

Harvardstudents,heshowswhoissmartenoughtogetthegirl....

Arraignment.

Alegaltermforahearingatacourtwhereaperson

isofficiallychargedwithcommittingacrime.

Graffiti.

Writingonbuildingwalls.Avery

importantwordinmanyneighborhoods!

Hey,fuckyou!

Incaseyoudidn'tknow,themostcommon

directobscenityinallofEnglish.

Oh,you'reacleverone.

Anicelittlewordforsmart,orpossiblycreative.

Howhardisittopushamotherfuckingbroomaround?

Theobjectusedtosweepfloors.Notethattheobsceneadjectivebefore"broom"isextremelyvulgar,butnotthatuncommonamongcertaintypesofpeople.

Igotfiredbecausemanagementwasrestructuring.

"Tofire"someoneistotellsomeonetheycannolongerworkatthejobtheyhad."Restructuring"hasbecomeacommonwordinthiscontext,meaningthatthecompanyhasreorganizeditself,oftenfiringworkersinthe