Editing Good Will Hunting (section)

===Filming===
[[File:Au Bon Pain, Cambridge, MA.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Au Bon Pain]] in [[Harvard Square]] where Skylar asked Will to explain his "[[photographic memory]]" to her (as seen in 2013; it has since been redeveloped by Harvard)]]
Filming took place between April and June 1997. Although the story is set in Boston, and many of the scenes were shot on location in the [[Greater Boston area]], many of the interior shots were filmed at locations in Toronto, with the [[University of Toronto]] standing in for MIT and Harvard University. The classroom scenes were filmed at McLennan Physical Laboratories (of the University of Toronto) and [[Central Technical School]]. Harvard normally disallows filming on its property, but permitted limited filming by the project after intervention by Harvard alumnus [[John Lithgow]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Ba Tran | first=Andrew | title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' | url=http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=2 | work=Boston.com | page=2 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031302/http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=2 | url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, only the exterior shots of [[Bunker Hill Community College]] were filmed in Boston; however, Sean's office was built in Toronto as an exact replica of one at the college.<ref>{{cite web | last=Ba Tran | first=Andrew | title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' | url=http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=21 | work=Boston.com | page=21 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031104/http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=21 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The interior bar scenes set in "Southie" were shot on location at [[L Street Tavern|Woody's L Street Tavern]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Dunn | first=Gabrielle | title=Famous Movie Locations: Woody's L Street Tavern in 'Good Will Hunting' (Boston) | url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/famous-movie-locations-woodys-l-street-tavern-good-will-hunting-boston/ | work=Blog.moviefone.com | date=June 3, 2010 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203101349/http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/06/03/famous-movie-locations-woodys-l-street-tavern-good-will-hunting-boston/ | archive-date=December 3, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Meanwhile, the homes of Will (190 West 6th Street) and Sean (259 E Street), although portrayed as some distance apart in the film, are actually next door to each other on Bowen Street, the narrow street that Chuckie drives on to walk up to Will's back door.<ref>{{cite web | last=Ba Tran | first=Andrew | title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' | url=http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=6 | work=Boston.com | page=6 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031200/http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=6 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=scenery>{{cite web | url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2007/11/25/behind_the_scenery/ | title=Behind the Scenery | work=The Boston Globe | date=November 25, 2007 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000217/http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2007/11/25/behind_the_scenery/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

The Bow and Arrow Pub, which was located at the corner of Bow Street and Massachusetts Avenue in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], doubled as the exterior of the Harvard bar in which Will meets Skylar for the first time.<ref>{{cite web | last=Ba Tran | first=Andrew | title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' | url=http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=8 | work=Boston.com | page=8 | access-date=January 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031102/http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=8 | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Baskin-Robbins]]/[[Dunkin' Donuts]] featured in the "How do you like ''them'' apples?" scene was next door to the pub at the time of the film's release.<ref name=scenery/> The Harvard Bar interior scenes were filmed at the Upfront Bar and Grill on Front St. E. in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carruthers |first1=Nicola |title=The most iconic bar scenes in movie history |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/02/the-most-iconic-bar-scenes-in-movie-history/2/ |website=The Spirits Business |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>

[[Tasty Sandwich Shop|The Tasty]], at the corner of JFK and Brattle Streets, was the scene of Will and Skylar's first kiss.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ba Tran |first=Andrew |title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' |url=https://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=20 |access-date=January 25, 2017 |work=Boston.com |page=20}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[Au Bon Pain]], where Will and Skylar discuss the former's [[photographic memory]], was at the corner of Dunster Street and Mass Ave.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ba Tran |first=Andrew |title=Then and Now: Revisiting 'Good Will Hunting' |url=https://archive.boston.com/yourtown/boston/southboston/gallery/good_will_hunting_15_years_later?pg=23 |access-date=January 25, 2017 |work=Boston.com |page=23}}</ref>

The [[Boston Public Garden]] bench on which Will and Sean sat for a scene in the film became a temporary shrine after Williams's death in 2014.<ref>[https://www.boston.com/news/2014/08/12/good-will-hunting-bench-boston-public-garden-becomes-robin-williams-memorial/9NupwfvGMPMUolDr9IpsYL/story.html "‘Good Will Hunting’ Bench in Boston Public Garden Becomes Robin Williams Memorial"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103222321/http://www.boston.com/news/2014/08/12/good-will-hunting-bench-boston-public-garden-becomes-robin-williams-memorial/9NupwfvGMPMUolDr9IpsYL/story.html|date=November 3, 2014}} – Boston.com, August 12, 2014</ref>

The film's end-credits roll over a continuous shot of the car Hunting is driving to California, with the songs "Miss Misery" and "Afternoon Delight" playing on the soundtrack. It was shot on a stretch of the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]. The car eventually disappears down the road after passing under the bridge carrying the [[West Stockbridge, Massachusetts|West Stockbridge Road]].<ref name=slate>{{cite news |last=Vanhoenacker  |first=Mark |date=August 18, 2014|title=What Does This Beloved Road Sign on the Massachusetts Turnpike Actually Mean?|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/08/becket-massachusetts-next-highest-elevation-oacoma-south-dakota-what-does-the-road-sign-mean.html |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref>