The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

Director:

Troy Duffy

Writers (WGA):

Troy Duffy (screenplay)
Troy Duffy (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 2010 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn that their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, they go back to Boston to bring justice to those responsible and avenge the priest.

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Ireland | Sheep | Justice | Knocked Out With A Gun Butt

Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus	...	Murphy MacManus
Billy Connolly	...	Poppa
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Romeo
Julie Benz	...	Special Agent Eunice Bloom
Bob Marley	...	Greenly
Brian Mahoney	...	Duffy
David Ferry	...	Dolly
David Della Rocco	...	Rocco
Peter Fonda	...	The Roman
Daniel DeSanto	...	Crew Cut
Gerard Parkes	...	Doc
Matthew Lemche	...	Noah (as Matt Lemche)
Robert Mauriell	...	Louie
Judd Nelson	...	Concezio Yakavetta
Robb Wells	...	Jimmy the Gofer
Paul Johansson	...	Kuntsler
Pedro Salvín	...	Uncle Cesar (as Pedro Salvin)
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Police Chief
Dwayne McLean	...	Father McKinney
Tom Barnett	...	Irish Gun Dealer
Bob Rubin	...	Gorgeous George
Mairtin O'Carrigan	...	Father Sibeal
Sweeney MacArthur	...	Jacob McManus
Aaron Berg	...	Jo Jo Rhama
Joris Jarsky	...	Lloyd
Zachary Bennett	...	Roy
Erika Bruun-Andersen	...	Massage Therapist
Matthew Chaffee	...	Officer Chaffey
Carlo Berardinucci	...	50's Mafioso
Joe Parro	...	50's Mafioso (as Joey Parro)
Joseph Di Mambro	...	50's Thug (as Joe di Mambro)
Philip Bucceri	...	50's Thug
Tony Munch	...	50's Thug
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Giant
Paul De La Rosa	...	Cab Driver
Paulino Nunes	...	Capo
A. Frank Ruffo	...	Capo
Stefano DiMatteo	...	Capo (as Stefano Colacitti)
Marco Bianco	...	Capo
Paul Rapovski	...	Capo
Santino Buda	...	Capo
Jeremy Wright	...	Dock Worker
Darryl Flatman	...	G-Man
Darryl Pring	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Rolando Alvarez Giacoman	...	Mexican Seaman
Brad Davis	...	North Side Bruglione
Ermes Blarasin	...	North Side Bruglione
Flint Eagle	...	North Side Bruglione
Brian Frank	...	North Side Bruglione
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	...	North Side Bruglione (as Steve Shackleton Jr.)
Brendan Wall	...	North Side Bruglione
Shamus Fynes	...	Police Officer
Louis Di Bianco	...	Patronazzi
Rufus Crawford	...	Pedestrian
George Nickolas K.	...	Pedestrian
Howard Hoover	...	Reporter #1
Joey Amorosino	...	Reporter #2
Mark Stables	...	Prison Guard
Jerry Azzopardi	...	FBI Agent (as Gerald Azzopardi)
Brendan Carmody	...	Thug in the Woods
Scott Savitz	...	Street Interviewee
Paul Joyce	...	Street Interviewee
John Herman	...	Street Interviewee
Kara Apostolica	...	Street Interviewee
Kimberly Tuscano	...	Street Interviewee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willem Dafoe	...	Paul Smecker (uncredited)
Alan Duggan	...	Thug (uncredited)
Adam Enricco	...	Church Patron (uncredited)
Tig Fong	...	Asian Gangster #1 (uncredited)
Hartley Gorenstein	...	50's Mobster (uncredited)
Patrick Kerton	...	Roughneck #2 (uncredited)
Martin Kessler	...	Protester (uncredited)
Patrick Mark	...	Thug (uncredited)

Directed by
Troy Duffy

Writing credits (WGA)
Troy Duffy		(screenplay)
Troy Duffy		(story) &
Taylor Duffy		(story)

Produced by
Chris Brinker	....	producer
Don Carmody	....	producer
Robert N. Fried	....	executive producer (as Rob Fried)
Lloyd Segan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Danna

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak

Film Editing by
Bill DeRonde
Paul Kumpata

Casting by
Veronica Collins		(as Veronica Collins Rooney)

Production Design by
Dan Yarhi

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport

Set Decoration by
Steve Shewchuk

Costume Design by
Georgina Yarhi

Makeup Department
Katie Brennan	....	key makeup artist
Amber Chase	....	assistant makeup artist
Karola Dirnberger	....	key hair stylist
Angela Green	....	personal makeup artist: Norman Reedus (as Angela Duffy)
Stephanie Ingram	....	assistant hair stylist
Paul Jones	....	special makeup effects designer
Vincent Sullivan	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Hartley Gorenstein	....	production manager
Patrick Newall	....	post-production supervisor
Bill Wohlken	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek	....	third assistant director
Catherine Gourdier	....	second assistant director
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director
Karen Young	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Joe Curtin	....	construction coordinator
Carly Davenport	....	art department apprentice
Dawn H. Fisher	....	art department coordinator
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer
Jon Hunter	....	first assistant art director
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Sorin Popescu	....	assistant art director
Adam Smith	....	specialty prop fabricator
Dan Wladyka	....	assistant to set decorator

Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	cable puller
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	second boom operator
Andrew Avitabile	....	adr engineer
Patrick O. Bird	....	dialogue editor (as Patrick Bird)
Patrick O. Bird	....	sound effects editor (as Patrick Bird)
Brett Butler	....	sound effects editor
John W. Frost	....	adr recordist
John W. Frost	....	sound re-recording mixer
John W. Frost	....	supervising sound editor
James A. Moore	....	foley recordist (as James Moore)
James A. Moore	....	sound effects editor
Jen Ruvalcaba	....	dialogue editor
Eric Stolz	....	sound editor
John J. Thomson	....	sound
Phil Vo	....	foley recordist
Phil Vo	....	sound effects editor
Alan Zielonko	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Brendan Carmody	....	special effects
Michael Innanen	....	special effects supervisor
Tony Kenny	....	special effects coordinator
Gary Kleinsteuber	....	pyro supervisor
Mark Lawton	....	special effects supervisor
Drew Longland	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Mathieu Archambault	....	digital compositor
Sarah Barber	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects producer
Mathew Borrett	....	matte painter
Mike Borrett	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc.
Branden Bratuhin	....	previsualization editor
Zac Campbell	....	digital compositor
Kris Carson	....	lead compositor: Mr. X, Inc
Andy Chan	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Ovidiu Cinazan	....	compositor
Tommaso Corona	....	digital compositor
Roberto D'Ippolito	....	digital compositor (as D'Ippolito Roberto)
Amélie Dubois	....	digital compositor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Tommy Gervais	....	production assistant
Matt Glover	....	visual effects coordinator
Colleen Jenkinson	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc.
Anna Joukova	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Kwan	....	digital compositor
Isabelle Langlois	....	digital effects producer: Mr. X Inc.
Mai-Ling Lee	....	digital artist
Ken McCuen	....	matte painter
Benjamin Mossman	....	visual effects production assistant
Hojin Park	....	digital compositor
Sebastien Proulx	....	digital compositor
Dominic Remane	....	lighting lead: Mr X Inc
Paul Saint-Hilaire	....	digital compositor: Nuke
Jerry Seguin	....	digital compositor
Gavin Soares	....	lead pre-viz artist
Wojciech Zielinski	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.

Stunts
Roshan Amendra	....	stunt performer
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunt performer
Brendan Carmody	....	stunt performer
Brad Davis	....	stunt performer
Neil Davison	....	stunt performer
Cosette Derome	....	stunt double
Jean Frenette	....	stunt performer
Jere Gillis	....	stunt actor
Jean-Francois Lachapelle	....	stunt performer
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunt player
Maxine Lucescu	....	stunt performer
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
John MacDonald	....	stunt performer
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunt double
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Simon Northwood	....	stunt performer
Billy Oliver	....	stunt performer
Jeffery Ong	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt performer
Todd Schroeder	....	stunt performer (as Todd William Schroeder)
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunt performer
John Stead	....	stunt performer
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt performer
Ken Tran	....	stunts
Alicia Turner	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Bouskill	....	lighting technician
David Breeze	....	gaffer
Angela Chao	....	camera loader
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John Harper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
John Hickey	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Perry Hoffman	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Patrick King	....	dolly grip
Edward Lipscombe	....	key rigging grip
Walter Lipscombe	....	best boy rigging grip
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Beth Nobes	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jarrod Underwood	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Tina Gerussi	....	casting
Hollie Meyer	....	casting assistant
Farrah West	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Sheila E. Pruden	....	assistant costume designer
Damion Saliani	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
James Ahern	....	digital intermediate data manager
Kristina Allison	....	post-production coordinator
Brian Beard	....	digital intermediate editor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	post-production editorial: iO FILM
Michael J. Duthie	....	additional editor
Brad Gilson	....	assistant editor
Michael John Koetter	....	software engineer
Sue Len Quon	....	assistant editor
Jen Ruvalcaba	....	on-line editor
Ralf Weinfurtner	....	post-production coordinator
Jason Yanuzzi	....	on-line editor
Lance Spindler	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Fletcher Beasley	....	composer: additional music
Ross Elliot	....	music supervisor
John Fee	....	composer's assistant
John W. Frost	....	music editor
Will Nevins	....	composer: additional music
Steve Skylar	....	vocalist: throat singing
Erich Stratmann	....	music editor
John Whynot	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Bruce McLean	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Paul J. Alessi	....	field producer: EPK/DVD
Drazen Baric	....	assistant location manager
Nuno Capitao de Salles	....	cast personal trainer (as Nuno De Salles)
Brendan Carmody	....	production assistant
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Kate Clark	....	second assistant accountant
Bob Corff	....	dialect coach
Josh Haggarty	....	office production assistant
Rick Jang	....	location production assistant
Vallery Kountze	....	marketing consultant
Michael Barbanell Landres	....	production legal services
Thomas Glen Leo	....	legal services
Jean Mahoney	....	production assistant
Jonathan Matthews	....	location manager
Luis M. Mendoza	....	assistant location manager
Kati Moore	....	location productions assistant
Emily Newell	....	assistant: Mr. Carmody and Mr. Brinker
Jillian Ordowich	....	assistant production coordinator
Desmond Paes	....	production accountant
Yan Regis	....	set medic
Andrew Scheimer	....	assistant: Mr. Duffy
Wendy Shepherd	....	online services (english language version)
Aloma Taylor	....	first assistant accountant
Charles Taylor	....	armorer
Charles Taylor	....	head armorer
David E. Van Houten	....	publicist
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer
Jeff Schmidt	....	field producer: EPK/DVD (uncredited)

Thanks
Paul J. Alessi	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Stage 6 Films (presents)
• Chris Brinker Productions

Distributors

• Stage 6 Films (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• Apparition (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• SPO (2010) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Mr. X (digital visual effects) (as Mr. X Inc.)

Other Companies

• iO Films  digital intermediate
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Movie Armaments Group  weapons and tactical gear supplied by
• Sonicpool  post-production
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  footage
• Studio Matrix  online services
• Tattersall Sound  avid rentals: Toronto
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment
• iO Film  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, language and some nudity

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45230) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | Japan:PG12 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 (cut) | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK)

Filming Locations:

Valley Halla Estate, Rouge Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Stage 6 Films

Trivia:

Versions of the "F" word were only used 136 times in the Boondocks Saints sequel, as opposed to 247 times in the original film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the final tête-à-tête between Il Duce and The Roman in the garden atrium, there are occasional reflections of a little blue-green monitor in each lens of each character's sunglasses, likely a dialogue teleprompter.

Quotes:

Murphy:Dolly, Duffy and Greenly?
Eunice:The very same.
Connor:How are the lads?
Eunice:Two of them are scared. One's just horny.
Murphy:Bet'cha I can guess which one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Inside the Vault: The Weapons (2010) (V)

Soundtrack:

Grafetto

I got what I wanted as a fan. Others might not.

I am an avid fan of the original movie. While the concept of vigilantism has been around for decades in film, it was never communicated in such a way. The original movie was both entertaining, and made certain statements about society. After all, isn't the first purpose of film to entertain, and the second to create a message? If the first movie focused on the message, the second seemed to focus more on the entertainment. I'm OK with that. I already know what the McManus boys are all about. Still, it was refreshing to see Il Duce's beginning as a killer, even catching a glimpse of the first version of the gun vest.

I was very skeptical of Clifton Collins Jr., thinking that he would simply be a stand-in for Rocco. He wasn't. He had his own personality, although I would have liked to have seen him involved in what the boys were doing on a more personal level. It was like he was waiting for them to come along just so he would have an excuse to kill mobsters.

The humor, slow-motion gunfights, and light-hearted moments were back. During the first half, I sometimes felt the humor needed to be left behind and the serious tone needed to come into play, but the second half delivered that aspect very well, so it balances out in the end.

Julie Benz. Hmmmm. Attractive, intelligent, fun. But the southern accent is so thick I had a hard time focusing on anything else.

I would like to make a special note of how ridiculous it is for someone to dual-wield Desert Eagles, even if they have compensators attached.

Still, none of my complaints stopped me from enjoying the movie. I watched it for what it is. An over the top-low(er) budget film that was written to please fans of the original. I took it for what it is, and I think I'm better off for it.

Many people criticize Troy and the films themselves, some going so far as to say fans should go kill themselves. The internet, where everyone thinks their opinion is fact, and everyone is a hardass. If you don't like the movies, fine, but please, don't insult the intelligence of the fans. Liking something that you don't doesn't make us any less intelligent than you. If you want to pick on someone, pick on the Twilight fans that think those movies are a real representation of love and vampire mythology.

I hear Troy can be a bit of a douche. Maybe that's true, maybe it isn't. What isn't true, is that the movies do not rip off of Tarantino. I like Tarantino's work, but he was not the first person to do the flashback narrative, dual wielding of pistols, slow motion gunfights, etc. etc. That's like saying Halo was the first good shooter. All movies borrow elements from one another. They're called themes and archetypes.

All in all, an enjoyable film that gives the fans a taste of what they've been missing for ten years. The editing is a little spotty at times, and not everything hits the right beat, but simply to see the boys in action again was enough to make me smile and laugh out loud, and once again, isn't that what movies are supposed to do? Its supposed to entertain us.