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Whenever I watch Good Will Hunting<\/em>, it nonetheless catches me without warning to see Kevin Smith\u2019s identify within the opening credit as an govt producer \u2013 although he was the one who personally delivered it to Miramax. But his credit score might have been in a wholly completely different spot, as he was as soon as poached to direct the eventual Oscar winner. How do ya like them apples?<\/p>\n Kevin Smith\u2019s ties to each Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are well-known, however he wished nothing to do with directing them in Good Will Hunting<\/em>. As he advised People<\/a>, \u201cThe first question that I was asked by Ben and Matt and the Miramax folks was, \u2018Do you wanna direct it?\u2019 I think they all asked that with clenched assholes hoping that I would say no. Naturally, I was like, \u2018Oh my God, no. If I were to direct this, I would just turn around to Ben and Matt the whole time and say, \u2018Is this what you saw when you wrote it?\u2019\u201d<\/mark><\/p>\n Kevin Smith as an alternative steered that stars and co-writers Affleck and Damon staff as much as direct Good Will Hunting<\/em> nicely, though the heads shortly shot that concept down. \u201cI was told that the lunatics would not be running that particular asylum, so the search for a director began at Miramax.\u201d<\/mark> Eventually the gig went to Gus Van Sant, who landed his first Best Director Oscar nod. (The movie would earn a complete of 9 nominations, successful for Affleck and Damon\u2019s screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Robin Williams<\/a>.)<\/p>\n