When Matt Damon and Ben Affleck pitched the screenplay for Good Will Hunting, they were essentially unknowns in the movie business. Both had been acting for several years, but neither was getting ...

When you think of Matt Damon, there are a few movies that will come to mind. Some will immediately think of Saving Private Ryan and others will think of the Jason Bourne franchise or The Martian.

Matt Damon says losing out on a role in a major ’90s movie pushed him to finish Good Will Hunting. Damon wrote and eventually won an Oscar for the film with his childhood friend, Ben Affleck. The duo ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since Matt Damon’s titular character went to see about a girl in Good Will Hunting. Released on Dec. 5, 1997, the film follows Will Hunting (Damon), a recently paroled math ...