Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release a 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray of Good Will Hunting this summer. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Milk), Good Will Hunting tells the story of Will Hunting (Matt Damon, The Bourne Identity), a blue-collar janitor whose hidden mathematical brilliance forces him to choose between the rough South Boston community he grew up in and a new path of intellectual discovery.
Nominated for nine Oscars at the 1998 Academy Awards Ceremony (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor), the film netted two - one for Ben Affleck (The Town) and Damon's original screenplay, and one for Robin Williams (Insomnia) as Will's psychologist and mentor.
Lionsgate's 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray presents the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track. The disc also contains the following supplements:
Two all-new retrospective documentaries:
- Four-part Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later featurette including interviews with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Gus Van Sant, Chris Moore, and Kevin Smith
- Matt Damon Remembers Good Will Hunting interview session
Audio commentary with director Gus Van Sant and writers/stars Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
Behind-the-scenes footage
Production featurette
Deleted scenes with optional audio commentaries
1998 Academy Awards Best Picture montage
"Miss Misery" music video by Elliott Smith
Theatrical trailer
Behind-the-scenes features:
- The Era of Good Will Hunting
- Cast and crew spotlight
- Academy Awards: A Winning Season
- Life Goes On
The 15th Anniversary Edition of Good Will Hunting streets on August 21st.
New extras (compared to the previous Blu-ray): The retrospective docs listed at the beginning, and the four behind-the-scenes features listed at the end.
