Sight and Sound, 03/01/1998, p.50-1, "...Matt Damon proves himself a charismatic and compelling actor..."
USA Today, 04/17/1998, p.10E, "…...Matt Damon delivers the movie year's No. 1 breakthrough performance..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
Chicago Sun-Times, 12/25/1997, p.38, "...Smart, involving....The film has a good ear for the way these characters might really talk..."
Box Office, 01/01/1998, p.45, "...An impressive scripting debut....Williams delivers an honest portrayal that adds greatly to the film's character interplay..."
New York Times, 12/05/1997, p.E10, "...A smart and touching screenplay....Directed with style, shrewdness and clarity..."
Premiere, 01/01/1998, p.22, "...A funny, affecting tale of friendship and self-determination..."
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Letterboxed - 1.85:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Gus Van Sant - Director, Matt Damon - Star/ Screenwriter, Ben Affleck - Star/ Screenwriter Deleted Scenes with Audio Commentary Behind-the-Scenes Footage Featurette Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. TV Spots Music Video - Elliott Smith - "Miss Misery" Academy Awards Montage Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English French Additional Release Material: Behind the Scenes Featurette Academy Awards Montage Deleted Scenes with Audio Commentary Music Video: Elliott Smith - "Miss Misery" Audio Commentary: Gus Van Sant - Director, Matt Damon - Star/ Screenwriter, Ben Affleck - Star/ Screenwriter Trailers: 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. TV Spots Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
Product Notes
A South Boston whiz kid elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, slumming his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit, a beautiful Harvard student who wants to save him, a sympathetic buddy who wants him to escape South Boston, and a counselor who encourages him. A soundly acclaimed, homegrown effort from lifelong Boston buddies Damon and Affleck, who pushed their script through development by disguising it as a suspense thriller.
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