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Good Will Hunting

October 12, 2011 By William Robert Rich 14 Comments

It’s rare when twenty-something actors write something so well received, let alone so profitable. Orson Welles did it with Citizen Kane. ¹ Peter Fonda did it with Easy Rider. ² Sylvester Stallone did it with Rocky. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck did it with Good Will Hunting.
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Orson’s co-writer, Herman Mankiewicz, was in his forties and Citizen Kane initially failed to recoup its investment. ↩
Peter’s co-writers Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern were in their thirties and forties. ↩

Good Will Hunting

July 14, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

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