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Good Will Hunting

A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor.

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Corporate Authors:	Miramax Films, Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Van Sant, Gus, Williams, Robin, 1951-2014, Damon, Matt, Affleck, Ben, 1972-, Skarsgård, Stellan, Driver, Minnie
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c1997.
Edition:	Widescreen ed.
Series:	Miramax collector's series
Subjects:	Genius > Drama. Genius and mental illness > Drama. College students > Drama.
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Summary:	A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor.
Item Description:	Title from disc. Includes 11 deleted scenes with commentary, production featurette, theatrical trailer, TV commercials, Academy Award "Best Picture" montage, Miss Misery" music video, behind-the-scenes footage, and chapter search. Dolby digital 5.1 audio, stereo. "14888."
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD. DVD player required.
Audience:	Rated R.
Awards:	1997 Academy Award: Best supporting Actor (Robin Williams), Best Original Screenplay (Ben Affleck, Matt Damon).
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Jean Yves Escoffier ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Danny Elfman.
ISBN:	1558908641 9781558908642
Author Notes:	Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951. He studied acting at the Juilliard School. He was an actor and comedian, who appeared in both television shows and feature films. His television shows included Mork and Mindy and The Crazy Ones. He starred in numerous films including Popeye, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Awakenings, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Insomnia, Night at the Museum, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Merry Friggin' Christmas, and Boulevard. He won an Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting. He also appeared in stand-up comedy specials like Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met and in an annual series of HBO telethons for Comic Relief, a charity organization that helps homeless people and others in need. In 2011, he made his acting debut on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction in the past and was currently battling severe depression. He died of a suspected suicide due to asphyxia on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography)