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:

gay slur | gay | cauterizing a wound | male male kiss | drinking | 

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Taglines:

Brothers. Killers. Saints.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The outside of the church at the beginning of the movie is "Old South Church". The pulpit is from "Trinity Church", they are steps away from each other.

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Goofs

Norman Reedus has his father's name "Norman" tattooed over his heart, and in the apartment scene when the Russians come to get our boys, his robe falls open and you can clearly see the tattoo.

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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 Malaysian version of the film (and possibly the Hong Kong/China print) is uncut and in English. That print has all the violent scenes missing from the Canada and US release. On the downside it's full screen and not letterbox.

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Connections

References The Lone Ranger (1938)

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Soundtracks

Rock n Roll Wardrobe
Composed by Stephen Loveday and Darren Loveday
Jim Long Music Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Purely just a Fun Movie

I know there's a lot of people who either worship this movie or hate it. Truth be told this movie is just a fun action movie with a good plot, great characters, and very good direction. Compare it to whatever you want, but you can do that with any movie out there. If you haven't had the chance to catch this flick, go out and rent it! it's one of those movies that shouldn't be missed. I guarantee that once you see it you'll be quoting it left and right. Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus have amazing chemistry together, and David Del Rocko just adds the comedic relief that makes the trio one thats hard to take your eyes off of.

See the Boondock Saints and get ready to have a good ole celtic time.

(B)

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official Fansite

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Spanish Papiamento Russian Latin

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Boondock Saints

Filming Locations:

Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,930, 23 January 2000

Gross USA:

$30,471

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,471

Company Credits

Production Co:

Franchise Pictures, Brood Syndicate, Fried Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 102 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1