The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense. After both experience an epiphany, the twins, together with their friend "Funny Man" Rocco (David Della Rocco), set out to rid their home city of Boston of crime and evil, all the while being pursued by FBI special agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe).
Plot
In Boston, two Irish American fraternal twin brothers, Connor and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus), attend Mass, where the priest mentions the fate of Kitty Genovese. Later, when Connor and Murphy are celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with friends, three Russian mobsters arrive and announce they want to close the pub and take over the land it is built on. A brawl ensues, in which the Russians are defeated and humiliated. The next morning, when two of the Russians seek revenge on Connor and Murphy, the mobsters are killed in self-defense.
More details
author | Troy Duffy |
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contentLocation | Boston |
director | Troy Duffy |
editor | Bill DeRonde |
genre | action crime thriller |
keywords | ambush ammonia betray capture crime family crime scene doing the right thing errand boy fbi federal bureau of investigation gay bar gun battle gun dealer hatred holding cell kill kitty genovese learn mafia boss meet metal detector morning murder of kitty genovese news reporter police station russian mafia russian mobsters safe house safehouse saint saint patrick\'s day twin brother underboss walk |
musicBy | Jeff Danna |
producer | Chris Brinker Elie Samaha Lloyd Segan Robert N. Fried |
productionCompany | Brood Syndicate Chris Brinker Productions Franchise Pictures Fried Films Lloyd Segan Company |
publisher | Indican Pictures |
recordedAt | Toronto |
theme | buddy independent lgbt-related religion vigilante |