The Boondock Saints (1999)

Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.

Director:

Troy Duffy

Writer:

Troy Duffy

Stars:

Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Willem Dafoe	...	Paul Smecker
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus	...	Murphy MacManus
David Della Rocco	...	Rocco
Billy Connolly	...	Il Duce
David Ferry	...	Detective Dolly
Brian Mahoney	...	Detective Duffy
Bob Marley	...	Detective Greenly
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	The Chief
William Young	...	Monsignor
Robert Pemberton	...	Macklepenny
Bill Craig	...	McGerkin
Dot-Marie Jones	...	Rosengurtle Baumgartener (as Dorothy-Marie Jones)
Scott Griffith	...	Ivan Checkov
Layton Morrison	...	Vladdy

Storyline

Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing.

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Plot Keywords:

male protagonist | twins | chaste character | chaste kiss | twin brothers | 

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Taglines:

Before The MacManus Brothers Get To Heaven, They're Gonna Raise A Little Hell

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official Fansite

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Spanish Papiamento Russian Latin

Release Date:

19 November 1999 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Boondock Saints

Filming Locations:

Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,930, 21 January 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$25,812, 28 January 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Franchise Pictures, Brood Syndicate, Fried Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 102 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annabelle McManus (the twins' mother) was originally in the script. All of her scenes were deleted. She was originally intended to narrate certain parts of the film, but this was changed.

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Goofs

When the money and guns are thrown down on the table, the roll of $100 bills is clearly play money.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mackiepenny: Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, the glory, now and forever. Amen.

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Crazy Credits

Clips of people being interviewed about their opinions on "the saints" are shown while the credits roll.

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Alternate Versions

The Region 2 DVD from Spain is uncut, widescreen (non anamorphic) and english Dolby Digital 2.0

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Connections

References Goodfellas (1990)

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Soundtracks

Terminal Velocity
Composed by Gavin Griffiths
Jim Long Music Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Great unusual action film

Very intelligent action movie, about two Irish brothers who kill 'sinners' to punish them. The movie is a bit different from the typical action movie, as it doesn't have car-chases or explosions. The action consists of stylish shooting sprees. It also has a fairly original idea that is utilized in nearly every action scene in the movie, and that should be used more often in action films; first you see the aftermath, the crime-scene, the police investigating, counting bodies, etc. After/as the police come up with theories to the crime, we see the actual scene, of the brothers punishing criminals. It's a different kind of vigilante movie. It's particularly gory and bloody, but this just makes it all the more realistic. In real life, there is a significant amount of blood when someone is shot in the head. The movie has some Christian subtexts, I think I've heard about five major theories about the whole movie's meaning. This shows, in my opinion, that there was obviously a lot of thought put into the movie. I'd recommend it to anyone who can stand the gore, even if they aren't Christians. 10/10