The Boondock Saints

1999
18
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

257K

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Dark Comedy Action Crime Thriller

Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld "in the name of God".Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld "in the name of God".Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes in order to try to wipe out Boston's criminal underworld "in the name of God".

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

257K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,326

298

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Featured review

A wonderful movie,

...albeit a little too proud of itself. I waited a long time before actually watching this film, then an ex-girlfriend loaned it to me telling me I wouldn't be disappointed. And I wasn't. Boondock Saints looks and feels like a fan film, and it is well done. The actors, I felt, were carefully chosen, did a wonderful job, and composed themselves well. The only real annoyances were Willem Dafoe's character being a know-it-all, and David Della Rocco who screams his head off throughout the whole movie. Its rare that a movie of this genre has a gratifying ending, and when the credits started rolling, I was a little sad that there wasn't more. This movie kept me entertained thoroughly, and I was happy that I finally watched it. For those who haven't seen it, sit back and enjoy the violent ride, for it's a fun one.

Trivia
Sir Billy Connolly was so stoked to be playing against type in the role of Il Duce, and having so much fun playing a psycho with guns strapped all over him, that they had to add the large cigar the character incessantly smokes because unless they stuck something in his mouth, he simply couldn't stop smiling.

Goofs
When the bar fight scene begins the brothers are telling the Russians some phrases in Russian, which are translated in subtitles. Actually the words that they are saying not only don't respond to the translation, they are mostly made up and make no sense at all.

Quotes
Murphy: And Shepherds we shall be For Thee my Lord, for Thee Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patri, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

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

Alternate versions
The so-called North American widescreen DVD release is cropped from a full-frame version that has aired on Canadian cable television.