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'{{Infobox film |name=The Boondock Saints |image=The Boondock Saints poster.jpeg |image_size=215px |alt= |caption=Theatrical release poster |director=[[Troy Duffy]] |producer=[[Robert N. Fried|Robert Fried]]<br/>[[Chris Brinker]]<br/>Mark McGarry |writer=Troy Duffy |starring=[[Willem Dafoe]]<br/>[[Sean Patrick Flanery]]<br/>[[Norman Reedus]]<br/>[[David Della Rocco]]<br/>[[Billy Connolly]] |music=[[Jeff Danna]] |cinematography=[[Adam Kane]] |editing=Bill DeRonde |studio={{plainlist| *[[Franchise Pictures]] *Brood Syndicate *Fried Films *Lloyd Segan Co. *Chris Brinker Productions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/579752?view=credit|work=BFI Film & Television Database|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=May 6, 2014|title=Credits}}</ref>}} |distributor=Franchise Pictures<br/>Indican Pictures |released={{Film date|1999|11|19|Denmark}}{{Film date|2000|01|21}} |runtime=108 minutes |country=United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/579752|work=BFI Film & Television Database|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=May 6, 2014|title=Boondock Saints}}</ref> |language=English |budget=$6 million<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{mojo title|boondocksaints}}</ref> |gross=$30,471<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>}} '''''The Boondock Saints''''' is a 1999 American [[action]] [[comedy]] [[crime film]] written and directed by [[Troy Duffy]]. The film stars [[Sean Patrick Flanery]] and [[Norman Reedus]] as [[fraternal twins]], Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become [[vigilantes]] after killing two members of the [[Russian Mafia]] in self-defense. After both experience an [[Epiphany (feeling)|epiphany]], the brothers, together with their friend "Funny Man" ([[David Della Rocco]]), set out to rid their home city of [[Boston, Massachusetts]] of crime and evil, all while being pursued by [[FBI]] [[Special Agent|Agent]] Paul Smecker ([[Willem Dafoe]]). Duffy indicates that the screenplay was inspired by [[personal experience]], while living in Los Angeles.<ref name="filmvault">{{cite news|last=Finch|first=Amy|url=http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/boston/b/boondocksaints1.html|title=Boondock Saints|work=filmvault.com|date=November 2, 1998|accessdate=March 30, 2009}} (Republished from ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|Boston Phoenix]]''.)</ref> Initially regarded as one of the hottest scripts in Hollywood, the movie had a troubled production and was finally given a limited theatrical release of only five theaters for one week due to the [[Columbine High School massacre]]. It was met with poor critical reviews; however, the film ultimately grossed about $50 million in domestic video sales<ref name="nytwww"/> and developed a large [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitbuzz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=95|title=Boondock Saints, the infamous Cult Classic|accessdate=2006-12-14|work=Detroitbuzz.com Cult Corner}}</ref><ref name=RE >{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041118/REVIEWS/41116007/1023|title=Overnight|accessdate=2006-12-14|work=[[Roger Ebert]] review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdfuture.com/review.php?id=838|title=DVD Review - Boondock Saints unrated edition|accessdate=2006-11-28|work=DVDfuture.com}}</ref> The movie was followed by a 2009 sequel, ''[[The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day]]'', and a second sequel is currently in development.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cornell|first1=David|title=Norman Reedus Confirms 'Boondock Saints 3' Will Happen|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1697485/norman-reedus-confirms-boondock-saints-3-will-happen/|website=Inquisitor|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> ==Plot== Two [[Irish American]] fraternal twin brothers, Connor and Murphy MacManus, attend a Catholic Mass, where the priest mentions the fate of [[Kitty Genovese]]. Later, when Connor and Murphy are celebrating [[St. Patrick's Day]] with friends, three [[Russian mafia|Russian mobsters]] arrive and announce they want to close the pub and take over the land it is built on. A brawl ensues and the next morning, two of the Russians seek revenge on Connor and Murphy, who kill the mobsters in an act of self-defense. [[FBI]] Agent Paul Smecker is assigned to the case, and finds that the police and local news reporters see the MacManus brothers as heroes. The duo turn themselves in at a police station, where Smecker interviews them. After they retell their incident to Smecker, he declines to press charges and allows them to spend the night in a holding cell to avoid attention from the media. That night, they receive what appears to be a "calling" from God telling them to hunt down wicked men so that the innocent will flourish. Connor and Murphy resolve to rid Boston of evil men. Connor learns of a meeting of Russian syndicate bosses at a hotel. Having equipped themselves with weaponry from a local underground gun dealer, the brothers quickly kill all nine Russian mobsters, while Rocco, a friend of the brothers and mob errand boy for local mafia boss Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta, is sent in on an independent hit as an unknowing throwaway. The next day, Rocco learns that he was betrayed by Papa Joe, the hit amounting to an attempt to have Rocco killed by the nine Russian mobsters as he was sent in with only a six-shot revolver. As a result, Rocco commits himself to help Connor and Murphy. That night, the MacManus brothers and Rocco hunt down an underboss of the Yakavetta crime family, Vincenzo Lapazzi, and kill him. Concerned he may be a target, Papa Joe contacts a hitman, Il [[Duce]],<ref>The actual dialog of the film mistakenly equates Il Duce with "The Duke", yet the real meaning of the Italian word "Duce" is '(War) Leader' or 'Commander' (see e.g. [http://www.wordreference.com/iten/duce the relevant voice on Wordreference online dictionary]). The Italian word for Duke is "Duca"</ref> to deal with them. After killing a criminal that Rocco had a personal hatred for, the three men are ambushed by Il Duce. Although they manage to chase Il Duce away, the three men suffer serious wounds, the most serious being the loss of Rocco's finger. The three return to a [[safehouse]] where they cauterize each other's wounds. Hours later as the police conduct an investigation at the crime scene, the investigation seems futile since the brothers covered their tracks by spraying any blood left behind with [[ammonia]]. However, Smecker happens upon the part of the finger lost by Rocco and decides to do an independent investigation to see who was behind the gun battle. Smecker is able to track the evidence down to Rocco and his two allies. This leaves Smecker in a difficult scenario, and struggles with the choice of whether to prosecute the three men, or join them in their cause, as Smecker had become sympathetic towards the brothers' actions. After getting drunk at a [[gay bar]] and subsequently getting advice from a reluctant priest, Smecker decides to help the trio. Later, the brothers and Rocco inform Smecker that they plan to infiltrate the Yakavetta headquarters to finish off the family, but Smecker learns they are walking into a trap. The brothers are captured, and Rocco is shot and killed by Papa Joe, but the brothers are able to free themselves. As Papa Joe leaves his house, Smecker arrives in [[drag (clothing)|drag]] and kills a number of soldiers before being knocked unconscious by Il Duce. As the brothers say their family prayer over Rocco, Il Duce enters the room and prepares to open fire. However, he instead finishes the prayer - revealing he is the brothers' father and deciding to join his two sons in their mission. Three months later, Papa Joe is sent to trial for a third time. However, the reporters on-scene anticipate his acquittal. The brothers and Il Duce, aided by Smecker, infiltrate the trial after sliding their weapons over the metal detector. Unmasked, they make a speech stating that they intend to eradicate evil wherever they find it before reciting their family prayer and killing Papa Joe. The media dubs the three as "the Saints", and the movie ends with various candid interviews with the public, reflecting on the question "Are the Saints ultimately good... or evil?" ==Cast== [[File:Troy Duffy, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Boondock Saints 2.jpg|thumb|right|Norman Reedus (left), Troy Duffy (center), and Sean Patrick Flanery (right) at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.]] *[[Willem Dafoe]] as [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[Special Agent|Agent]] Paul Smecker, a brilliant but emotionally troubled gay man assigned to the murders linked to the MacManus brothers. *[[Sean Patrick Flanery]] as Connor MacManus, one-half of the MacManus brothers. He has a tattoo on his left hand that reads "Veritas" ("truth" in [[Latin]]). He is more sensible and rational than his brother, and often tries to carefully plan out their missions; however, he usually and foolishly bases his plans off plans used by classic action movies. Connor frequently references [[John Wayne]], [[Clint Eastwood]], and [[Charles Bronson]]. *[[Norman Reedus]] as Murphy MacManus, the other half of the MacManus brothers. He has a tattoo on his right hand that reads "Aequitas" ("justice/equality" in Latin). He seems to be the more emotional and hot-headed of the two; however, Murphy is usually shown to be exasperated by Connor's second hand cliche movie plans. *[[David Della Rocco]] as David Della Rocco ("The Funny Man"), a henchman of the Yakavetta clan until Papa Joe sets him up to be killed, and a loyal friend of the MacManus brothers. *[[Billy Connolly]] as Noah MacManus / ''Il Duce'' ("The Duke"), father of Connor and Murphy. He is released from prison by Yakavetta to confront the brothers and Rocco, only to assist the brothers after learning who they are. *[[Bob Marley (comedian)|Bob Marley]] as Detective Greenly, a marginally competent [[Boston Police Department]] detective assigned to the gang murders. *[[David Ferry (actor)|David Ferry]] as Detective Dolly, a detective partnered with Greenly and Duffy. *Brian Mahoney as Detective Duffy, a detective partnered with Greenly and Dolly. *[[Carlo Rota]] as Don Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta, leader of a powerful mafia in Boston. *[[Ron Jeremy]] as Vincenzo Lapazzi, Yakavetta's right-hand man. *[[Gerard Parkes]] as Doc, the owner of an Irish-themed pub who has [[Tourette syndrome]]. *[[Sergio Di Zio]] one of the men in the Deli that knew about Rocco's set-up ==Production== Troy Duffy's screenplay was inspired by his disgust at seeing a drug dealer taking money from a corpse across the hall from his apartment. Duffy, who was working as a bartender and bouncer, had never written a screenplay before.<ref name="filmvault"/> Duffy completed the screenplay in fall of 1996 and passed it to a producer's assistant at [[New Line Cinema]] to be read by a senior executive. The screenplay changed hands through multiple studios and Duffy was approached by multiple producers for the rights. In March 1997, he was contracted by [[Paramount Pictures]] for $500,000, and later in the month, [[Miramax Films]] won a bidding war to buy ''The Boondock Saints''. The studio offered $450,000 to Duffy to write and direct the film.<ref name="forward">{{cite news | last = Waxman | first = Sharon | title = Forward Fast: Hollywood's suddenly drunk on a bartender's idea | work = [[The Washington Post]] | date = April 14, 1997}}</ref> The [[documentary film|documentary]] ''[[Overnight]]'', which chronicled Duffy's "rags-to-riches-to-rags" story,<ref name = RE /> showed that the script was worth $300,000, and the film itself was originally given a $15 million budget by [[Miramax]]'s [[Harvey Weinstein]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.filethirteen.com/reviews/overnight/overnight.htm | title = Overnight | accessdate = 2006-11-28 | work = Filethirteen.com |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061020044334/http://www.filethirteen.com/reviews/overnight/overnight.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-10-20}}</ref> Duffy's band ''The Brood'' would do the soundtrack, and as a bonus, Miramax offered to buy and throw in co-ownership of J. Sloan's, where Duffy worked.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1397&IssueNum=76 | title = The Fall of Troy | accessdate = 2006-11-28 | work = LAcitybeat.com |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061021024834/http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1397&IssueNum=76 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-10-21}}</ref> ''Overnight'' showed that Duffy frequently exhibited abrasive behavior, causing tension for many people involved in the project. Filming of ''The Boondock Saints'' was scheduled for the coming autumn in [[Boston]].<ref name="hub">{{cite news | last = Johnson | first = Jason B. | title = Hub-to-Hollywood dream comes true for scriptwriter | work = [[Boston Globe]] | date = April 1, 1997}}</ref> ===Casting and funding=== Duffy sought to cast [[Stephen Dorff]] and [[Mark Wahlberg]] as the brothers, though Wahlberg passed for ''[[Boogie Nights]]''. The director also wanted to cast [[Billy Connolly]] and [[Kenneth Branagh]] in the film, with Branagh playing FBI Agent Paul Smecker.<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Toole | first = Lesley | title = Hollywood's young guns | work = [[The Times]] | date = December 4, 1997}}</ref> Duffy also expressed interest in casting [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Nicky Katt]], and [[Ewan McGregor]], with 2 of them as the brothers, but no decisions were finalized. The director later sought [[Patrick Swayze]] to play Smecker, but Miramax preferred [[Sylvester Stallone]] (with whom the studio had an existing relationship), [[Bill Murray]] or [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]].<ref name="faces">{{cite news | last = Waxman | first = Sharon | title = The two faces of Hollywood: A screenwriter's success story had a happy ending. Then someone changed the script. | work = [[The Washington Post]] | date = April 10, 1998}}</ref> [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Robert De Niro]] were also considered for the role of Smecker. Before pre-production work was supposed to begin in Boston in December 1997, Miramax pulled out of the project. Producer Lloyd Segan said that the project had stalled because of casting and location problems.<ref>{{cite news | last = Raposa | first = Laura | title = Miramax 'Saints' hits devil of a snag | work = [[Boston Herald]] | date = December 13, 1997}}</ref> While Duffy was able to keep the writer's fee of $300,000, the studio required the reimbursement of the $150,000 director's fee and the $700,000 advance to develop the project. The [[Independent film#North American Indie-producing studios|independent studio]] [[Franchise Pictures]] sought to finance the project once other elements were in place. Duffy approached [[Sean Patrick Flanery]] and [[Norman Reedus]] to play the brothers, and [[Willem Dafoe]] to play the FBI agent.<ref name="faces" /> Having found someone to back the film, filming began in Toronto, with the final scenes being filmed in Boston.<ref name=filmvault/> The name of Duffy's band ''The Brood'' was changed to [[The Boondock Saints (band)|''The Boondock Saints'']], following the movie's release. The film featured two songs from the band: "Holy Fool",<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144117/soundtrack| title = The Boondock Saints soundtrack listing | accessdate = 2006-12-02 | work = [[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref> which played during Rocco's tavern shootout, and "Pipes", which played during the credits. ==Release== ''The Boondock Saints'' saw a [[Limited release|very limited theatrical release]], with its distributor showing the film in 2000 on only five screens in the United States for a duration of a week. However, the original unrated version of the film was later re-released in theaters on May 22, 2006.<ref name = MF >{{cite web | url = http://www.moviefreak.com/features/dylan/boondocksaints.htm | title = Boondock Saints and Troy Duffy | accessdate = 2006-11-30 | work = Moviefreak.com}}</ref> Duffy later funded screenings of the film with help from [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Video]]. "Blockbuster saved us [...] They agreed to take it on exclusively, and from there the rest is history."<ref name = MF /> According to Troy Duffy on his [[audio commentary]] of the film on DVD, the film's distributor allowed the limited screening in the United States because of the then-recent [[Columbine High School massacre]].<ref>{{cite video | people = Troy Duffy | title = DVD-Audio commentary | medium = DVD | publisher = 20th Century Fox May 21, 2002 release}}</ref> The film was shown on major foreign screens (most notably in Japan) with success.<ref name = MF /> Blockbuster released ''The Boondock Saints'' as a "Blockbuster Exclusive", a collection of independent [[direct-to-video]] films. ''The Boondock Saints'' gained a following mostly thanks to [[word of mouth]] publicity and was a bestseller when released on [[DVD]]. Despite its success, Troy Duffy never saw any of the profits from DVD distribution, having signed away the DVD rights in his contract with Indican.<ref name = RE />According to Duffy, neither he, his producers nor his principal cast got paid. He sued Franchise Pictures and other undisclosed companies for royalties of the first film and rights to the sequel. After a lengthy lawsuit, Troy Duffy, his producers and the principal cast received an undisclosed amount of ''The Boondock Saints'' royalties as well as the sequel rights. ===Home media {{anchor|DVD}}=== ''The Boondock Saints'' has been released numerous times on [[DVD]], including an import on March 13, 2001 and an uncut Japanese release published by Toshiba Entertainment, whose special features include [[anamorphic widescreen]], audio commentary, trailers, and interviews with the [[Japanese media]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.533790/qx/details.htm | title = The Boondock Saints uncut | accessdate = 2006-12-12 | work = Hkflix.com}}</ref> On May 23, 2006 ''The Boondock Saints'' Collector's Edition was published and released by [[20th Century Fox]] on DVD, as well as [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] for the [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/product.asp?sku=U85020++&mscssid=G | title = The Boondock Saints (Unrated Special Edition) (UMD For PlayStation Portable) | accessdate = 2006-12-12 | work = Turnerclassicmoviesunlimited.com}}</ref> The special features include English and Spanish subtitles, commentary by Billy Connolly and Troy Duffy, [[deleted scenes]] and outtakes. It also featured the film's trailer, cast and crew filmographies, and a printable script of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amazon.com/Boondock-Saints-Unrated-Special/dp/B000EHSVXM | title = The Boondock Saints (Unrated Special Edition) 20th Century Fox 2006 | accessdate = 2006-11-30 | work = [[Amazon.com|Amazon]]}}</ref> 20th Century Fox and Duffy showed an interest in doing a new audio commentary for the special release, but he was unable to because of unresolved legal issues.<ref name = IGN >{{cite web | url = http://dvd.ign.com/articles/708/708836p1.html | title = Interview: Troy Duffy | accessdate = 2006-12-02 | work = [[IGN]]}}</ref> A Blu-ray Disc edition containing both the theatrical and unrated directors cuts was released on February 10, 2009. A 10th Anniversary of the Blu-ray was released June 14, 2011. ==Reception== The film received generally negative reviews from critics; critics polled on the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film a score of 20% "Rotten", with the site's consensus calling the film, "A juvenile, ugly movie that represents the worst tendencies of directors channeling [[Quentin Tarantino|Tarantino]]." However, users gave the film a score of 91%.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boondock_saints| title = The Boondock Saints Movie Reviews, Pictures| publisher = Rottentomatoes.com| accessdate = 2011-04-22}}</ref> Nathan Rabin of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described the film, in his review of the DVD, as "less a proper action-thriller" than "a series of gratuitously violent setpieces strung together with only the sketchiest semblance of a plot". Rabin went on to describe the film as "all style and no substance, a film so gleeful in its endorsement of vigilante justice that it almost veers (or ascends) into self-parody."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.avclub.com/content/node/3502| title = The Boondock Saints| accessdate = 2006-12-12| work = AVclub.com}}</ref> Robert Koehler of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described the film in his review as "A belated entry in the hipster crime movie movement that began with ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', Troy Duffy's "Boondock Saints" mixes blood and Catholic-tinged vigilante justice in excessive portions for sometimes wacky and always brutal effect. [The film is] more interested in finding fresh ways to stage execution scenes than in finding meaning behind the human urge for self-appointed righting of wrongs." Koehler also described Flanery and Reedus as "curiously stolid and blank", while praising supporting actors Connolly, Dafoe, and Rota for making the most of their screen time. Koehler also praised the tech personnel, "This uneven exercise in pacing and cutting is abetted by an eclectic score by [[Jeff Danna]] and whiz lensing by Adam Kane. Other tech credits fire bull's-eyes."<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117775584&categoryid=31&query=boondock+saints&cs=1| title = Boondock Saints| accessdate = 2006-12-12| work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| first=Robert| last=Koehler| date=2000-01-21}}</ref> Film critics have taken note of the film's extreme violence and "slow-motion bloodletting".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-6101/worst.php| title = Boondock Saints| accessdate = 2006-12-12| work = Brent Simon of Entertainment Today — through [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070501055451/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-6101/worst.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-05-01}}</ref> ===Box office=== In its original 5-theater run, the film only earned $30,471 at five theaters.<ref name=nytwww>{{cite news| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/movies/18ande.html| title = Back to the Boondocks, Defiantly| accessdate = 2009-10-16| work = The New York Times| first=John| last=Anderson| date=2009-10-18}}</ref> It later developed a cult following and has grossed about $50 million in domestic video sales.<ref name=nytwww /> ==Documentary== {{main|Overnight (film)}} The [[documentary film]] ''Overnight'' was released in 2003, following the story of Troy Duffy during his negotiations with [[Miramax]] over ''The Boondock Saints'' script, as well as his band's struggles to secure a recording contract. Duffy's abrasive behavior strained his relationships with friends and people in the film industry and ultimately led to Miramax pulling out of the project, leaving the film to be made by another studio at half the originally proposed budget.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390336/ | title = Overnight | accessdate = 2011-01-12 | work = [[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref> ==Sequels== {{main|The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day}} After numerous delays, Troy Duffy shot a [[sequel]], entitled ''[[The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day|All Saints Day]]'', in which the brothers return to continue their run of vengeance. It was released October 30, 2009. In an October 27, 2009 article, director Duffy and actor Connolly mention details regarding a possible third film. They maintained that "it is slowly in the works and is still just an idea". Duffy insists that he wants to get a few more of his films done before returning to the Boondock Saints. Duffy also added that the proposed working title for the third film would be called "Boondock Saints III: Saints Preserve Us".<ref name="ign_trailer">{{cite web | url=http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/26452/the-boondock-saints-ii-all-saints-day/videos/boonsaints2_trlr_090209.html | title=Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Movie Trailer - Trailer #1 | date=2009-09-02 | publisher=IGN | accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> Although on September 14, 2012, Reedus stated there was going to be no Boondock Saints III. Again, on February 26, 2013, Duffy stated that he was getting together with Reedus and Flanery to resume talks about ''The Boondock Saints 3'', in hopes that they could make the film a reality for fans. As of July 2013, Duffy has confirmed in an interview that he is working on the script for the third film, and possibly a TV series. Reedus and Flanery are confirmed to come back, and he is attempting to get Dafoe back as well. [http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2013/07/16/director-troy-duffy-says-the-boondock-saints-3-is-still-coming-tv-show-in-the-works (Interview]) On September 3, 2014, the third film, subtitled ''Legion'', was revealed to be in pre-production<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Boondock-Saints-3-Title-Plot-Revealed-67037.html | title=The Boondock Saints 3 Title and Plot Revealed | work=Cinema Blend | date=September 3, 2014 | accessdate=September 3, 2014}}</ref> == Comic book == A two-part comic book story, serving as a companion to the movie sequel, was released in May 2010. The series is written by Troy Duffy, produced by Innfusion Inc. and released through 12 Gauge Comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.12gaugecomics.com/title/index/id/19 |title=Title : Home |publisher=12 Gauge Comics |date= |accessdate=2010-04-17}}</ref> The Book focuses on a more in depth version of Il Duce's back story as well as telling the story of the brothers during a hit they performed that is not featured in the film. It was paired with a mini book that was featured on the official ''Boondock Saints'' website that told a mini-story that takes place before the strip club scene from the first film. These will eventually be released in one single graphic novel. Another story is currently being proposed that would show the brothers' time in Hoag Prison after the events of ''All Saints Day''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} *{{Official website|http://www.boondocksaints.com/}} *{{IMDb title|0144117|The Boondock Saints}} *{{allrovi movie|186649|The Boondock Saints}} *{{mojo title|boondocksaints|The Boondock Saints}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|boondock_saints|The Boondock Saints}} *{{metacritic film|the-boondock-saints|The Boondock Saints}} *{{YouTube|user=realboondocksaints|The Official Boondock Saints}} *[http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/39-things-we-learned-from-the-boondock-saints-commentary-jkirk.php Film School Rejects: 39 Things We Learned From The Boondock Saints' Commentary] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boondock Saints, The}} [[Category:1990s crime thriller films]] [[Category:1990s LGBT-related films]] [[Category:1999 films]] [[Category:20th Century Fox films]] [[Category:American crime thriller films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American independent films]] [[Category:American LGBT-related films]] [[Category:Buddy films]] [[Category:Cross-dressing in film]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films about Italian-American organized crime]] [[Category:Films about religion]] [[Category:Films about the Russian Mafia]] [[Category:Films about twins]] [[Category:Films set in Boston, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Films shot in Massachusetts]] [[Category:Films shot in Toronto]] [[Category:Gangster films]] [[Category:Irish-American media]] [[Category:Vigilante films]]'