Movie connections for
Good Will Hunting (1997) More at IMDbPro »

References

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (TV)
Chinatown (1974)
"Wheel of Fortune" (1975)
Stand by Me (1986)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Menace II Society (1993)
Chasing Amy (1997)
 -  The job interview Will sends Chuckie on is for a company called Holden & McNeil. Ben Affleck's character in Chasing Amy (1997) was Holden McNeil.

Referenced in

The Taylor Predicament (1998)
"Friends: The One with the Free Porn (#4.17)" (1998)
 -  rachel is humming a tune and asks what it is and chandler says it is the theme from good will humping
"Saturday Night Live: Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind (#23.17)" (1998)
 -  Mentioned on Morning Latte
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place: Two Guys, a Girl and an Elective (#2.5)" (1998)
 -  Berg apologizes to Sharon for giving her "Good Will Hunting" on her birthday
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Good Will Haunting (#3.6)" (1998)
 -  title reference
"King of the Hill: Good Hill Hunting (#3.8)" (1998)
 -  Titular Reference.
"Friends: The One with the Inappropriate Sister (#5.10)" (1998)
 -  Ross convinces Joey to write a movie script "like those Good Will Hunting guys".
'Psycho' Path (1999) (V)
Ausverkauft! (1999)
"Futurama: Mars University (#2.2)" (1999)
 -  Much of the episode parodies this movie. One scene in particular is spoofed: the part where Will gets a girl's number and holds it up to the window and shouts "How do you like dem apples?!" is re-enacted.
"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (#25.13)" (2000)
 -  Referenced during Mango skit
Stepsister from Planet Weird (2000) (TV)
The Mangler 2 (2001) (V)
 -  A character suggests a porn title of Good Will Humping
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'The Mexican' (#8.1)" (2001)
 -  mentioned once
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 -  Holden McNeil: "You know that kid from Good Will Hunting and Armageddon?"
The Slim Shady Show (2001) (V)
 -  A video cassette called Good Will Fronting was found, which is similar in name to the film Good Will Hunting (1997).
Orange County (2002)
Undercover Brother (2002)
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
"Yes, Dear: Good Squirrel Hunting (#3.20)" (2003)
 -  title reference
Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain (2004) (TV)
The Girl Next Door (2004)
 -  Shows montage of Matthew doing math problems, with same song and editing technique as in Good Will Hunting's equation solving sequence with Matt Damon.
"Grim & Evil: Which Came First?/Substitute Teacher (#3.8)" (2004)
 -  Nergal Jr., when turned into Ms. Butterbean, shoves several apples into Sperg's mouth and says to him, "How do you like them apples?"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by 'Barbara Walters'
Standing Still (2005/II)
 -  Referenced in dialogue.
"Duck Dodgers: Good Duck Hunting/Consumption Overruled (#3.9)" (2005)
 -  title reference
"The Office: Boys and Girls (#2.15)" (2006)
 -  Michael's line
Nowhere Fast (2006/II)
 -  Ben jokes that he has to "see about a girl"
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006) (TV)
 -  "Ben Affleck has an Oscar. I shit you not."
"Numb3rs: Hardball (#3.8)" (2006)
 -  Kittner compares Charlie to Good Will Hunting.
"Family Guy: Chick Cancer (#5.7)" (2006)
 -  the "It's not your fault" scene is recreated
The Holiday (2006)
 -  Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
"Saturday Night Live: Peyton Manning/Carrie Underwood (#32.16)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Ibrahim (2007)
 -  Similar scenes with young man solving older man's math puzzles.
"Supernatural: Hollywood Babylon (#2.18)" (2007)
 -  Dean says he sees Matt Damon to which Sam responds "Matt Damon" picked up a broom and started cleaning in which Dean replies he is probably researching a role.
Step Brothers (2008)
 -  When Dale tells his therapist about his life, he tries to pass off the plot of Good Will Hunting as his life story.
"At the Movies: Summer Special 2008/09" (2008)
 -  Mentioned in a review of Milk as another movie on which Gus van Sant has worked.
"Psych: An Evening with Mr. Yang (#3.16)" (2009)
 -  Shawn mentions his "Will Hunting action" to Gus.
"Family Guy: Family Gay (#7.8)" (2009)
 -  Peter talks about how he was Matt Damon's neck, saying in the flashback "Are you going to play a hard dude with gift for mathematics again?"

Features

Kôkaku kidôtai (1995)

Featured in

The Making of 'Good Will Hunting' (1997) (V)
 -  includes clips
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
 -  clips
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Academy of Robots' Choice Awards Special (1998) (TV)
 -  features clips from this film
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) (V)
 -  Features snippets from this film.
Boston Red Sox: 100 Years of Baseball History (2001) (V)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)

Spoofed in

Good Dick Hunting (1998) (V)
 -  this is the porn remake of the 1997 film
Rushmore (1998)
The Breaks (1999)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
 -  Jay and Silent Bob gate crash the set of 'Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season' where the famous bar scene from GWH is being practically re-enacted
The Guru (2002)
 -  good will humping scene
"Family Guy: Saving Private Brian (#5.4)" (2006)
 -  Shows scene from movie where Skylar and Wil meet for coffee.

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