Overview
- The longtime collaborators appeared on The Howard Stern Show on Jan. 12 to promote The Rip, which begins streaming on Netflix Jan. 16.
- Matt Damon recounted that wife Luciana Barroso once thought Affleck was “the cute one” after seeing Good Will Hunting, a revelation both treated playfully.
- Barroso is credited as a producer on The Rip and on Affleck’s upcoming directorial project, Animals, extending their professional circle.
- Damon said he “was there for all of it” as Affleck navigated divorces and treatment for alcohol addiction, a show of support Affleck called “what a real friend is.”
- They reflected on their 1998 Oscars speech for Good Will Hunting, calling it disorganized, and joked about how taxes and fees quickly shrank their early $600,000 payday.