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For the love of gold, Colbert weighs in

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It’s been interesting to see how much attention the guy with the ponytail in the Harvard bar scene is getting these days — he’s a spokesman for a gold reseller, and seemingly everybody cares. Every day on Twitter someone mentions his ads for Goldline (and describes him as the dude from the Good Will Hunting specifically).  This blog has been getting a decent amount of traffic for people searching for “good will hunting guy goldline ads” and similar searches.

Also, Winters (ponytail guy) is hardly just an actor in a role for Goldline; he has described himself as a “long-time client.”  It’s not hard to conflate his Harvard Ponytail Guy persona with his identity as a public figure — in short, a pompous, wealthy conservative.

Stephen Colbert recently did a spot-on send-up of the recent right-wing paranoid rush to stock up on gold.  I was criticized for poking fun at Winters and his gold commercials.  It’s nice to have Colbert and John Slattery chiming in.

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    I’m gonna pull a Good Will Hunting.

    Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

    You should probably watch this episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia — “The Gang Reignites the Rivalry” — particularly for its choice Good Will Hunting references. Charlie “pulls a Good Will Hunting” on some guys at a frat party they are crashing.  At this frat party they have had their bodies painted by hot girls.

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | The Gang Reignites the Rivalry

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | The Gang Reignites the Rivalry

    Listen to part of what you can look forward to.

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      Good Will Hunting: The Effin’ Short Version

      Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

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        Another reenactment of the Harvard bar scene by German high school students, this time in some sort of rec room with Garfields on the wall (i.e. not equations)

        Sunday, July 5th, 2009

        Okay, this is arguably lacking the brilliant casting and vaguely convincing set dressing of the previous German student video, but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Stay tuned for hilarious outtakes as the credits roll.

        Hier hat meine Klasse die Bar Scene aus dem Film Good Will Hunting von 1997 nachgespielt

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          IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT

          Friday, July 3rd, 2009

          The “It’s not your fault!” sequence of Good Will Hunting puts forth what is probably the quote (repeated over and over again) that has most permeated pop culture. “It’s not your fault!” Robin Williams insists. Though my peers and I incorporate many a GWH reference into our conversations, “It’s not your fault” seems to be a genuine cultural reference among non-devotees.

          Last spring Apple ran an ad with some genuine GWH subtext, as noted by blogger Gabe Jacobs. Have Matt and Ben made their mark upon the very language of psychotherapy? Move over, “how does that make you feel?”!

          Does this make Minnie Driver a Mac? Because Skylar totally would be.

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            A reenactment of the Harvard bar scene that appears to be performed by German high school students in someone’s basement

            Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

            BarSzene aus Good Will Hunting nachgespielt von Schülern der Jgs 11

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              Good Will Hunting II: It’s Hunting Season

              Saturday, June 20th, 2009

              I always forget that Matt & Ben really got their break from Kevin Smith (Good Will Hunting co-executive producer, creator/writer/director of Chasing Amy and, as seen above, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back) .  I haven’t seen Jay & Silent Bob, but have to admit, this scene is masterful.

              Were Ben-Affleck-self-mocking a film genre onto its own, he’d be buried in Oscars.

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