“I remember when ‘Good Will Hunting’ was leaving theaters and it felt weird because it was like, ‘Wait? There’s all this Oscar buzz, so why would you pull it if it was just making money? And they did it because keeping it in theaters meant that more of the money would go to Robin, whereas the moment it went to video the split wasn’t Robin-heavy.
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In Kevin Smith’s new book Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash, the writer/director, and executive producer of the 1998 Oscar-winning film, claims that Harvey Weinstein, head of Miramax at the time, pulled Good Will Hunting from the theaters early to screw with Williams's back-end deal, which allegedly stipulated that if the film grossed over $100 million dollars at the box office, Williams would receive a greater percentage of the films gross, splitting that money with Miramax, “I’m not sure if it was a 50/50 split”, says Smith in an interview with The Daily Beast.Īt the time the movie was pulled from theaters, it was doing exceptionally well. However, under the shiny veneer of success lies greed and maliciousness. Throw in a big name like Robin Williams in a prominent, dramatic role, and you get two Oscars (Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor - Williams) and two launched careers. Comprised of unknown writers and lead actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, a well-known indie film director in Gus Van Sant, and Miramax, a studio who made its name producing films like Clerks, Pulp Fiction, and other films that, at the time, were seen as small independent projects that strayed away from the traditional Hollywood blockbuster.
Since its release in 1998, Good Will Hunting has been a poster child for the indie movie scene.
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