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 ...

The movie was co-written with Ben Affleck and included some real-life inspirations.

Matt Damon is best known for co-writing and starring in Good Will Hunting, the film that changed the course of his career and turned him and Ben Affleck into Hollywood stars. But according to Damon, ...

Matt Damon still remembers Robin Williams and the relentless perfectionism that defined his time on Good Will Hunting. Long before Damon became one of Hollywood's most dependable leading men, he had a ...

Critics Consensus: It follows a predictable narrative arc, but Good Will Hunting adds enough quirks to the journey — and is loaded with enough powerful performances — that it remains an entertaining, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left: Cole Hauser as Billy McBride, Casey Affleck as Morgan O'Mally, Matt Damon as Will Hunting and Ben Affleck as Chuckie ...

Robin Williams improvised one of Good Will Hunting‘s most iconic lines, and Matt Damon is still in awe. Damon, 55, opened up about making the movie with Williams during the July 7 episode of Good Hang ...

A rising star is always at risk of flying too close to the sun, though, and for Damon, he was brought crashing back down to ...

This weekend, Ben Affleck had the number one movie at the box office. He promoted The Accountant in between filming his second movie as the iconic Batman, and while gearing up to promote Live By Night ...

Matt Damon has plenty to celebrate with his film The Odyssey, but despite his status as a Hollywood powerhouse today, his path in the entertainment business hasn't always been smooth sailing. Earlier ...

Matt Damon remembers Robin Williams putting them over budget on “Good Will Hunting” due to his desire to reshoot scenes, even though they were already great. While talking with Amy Poehler on her ...