Selling the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" didn't just help Ben Affleck break into Hollywood, it also helped him get off Matt Damon's couch.
"I was sleeping on a Naugahyde couch," he explained in an appearance this week on Peacock's "Hart to Heart".
While he was crashing on Damon's couch, Hollywood began showing interest in the script they had written together.
Suddenly finding themselves with leverage, Affleck and Damon's agent was able to push studios to commit to allowing them to appear in the film.
"When we finally sold it, we sold the script for $650,000," he said.
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