The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints (1999)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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Release date

1999-01-22

Country

Canada, United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Franchise Pictures, Brood Syndicate, B.D.S. Productions Inc.

Genre

Action, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$30 471

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Director

Troy Duffy

Actors

Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly, David Ferry, Brian Mahoney, Bob Marley, Richard Fitzpatrick, William Young
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Scenario

Troy Duffy

Producer

Elie Samaha, Lloyd Segan, Chris Brinker, Robert N. Fried, Ashok Amritraj, Andrew Stevens

Operator

Adam Kane

Composer

Jeff Danna

Artist

Audition

Lora Kennedy

Editing

Bill DeRonde, Daryl Sancton
All team (60)

• The giant wooden crucifix in the opening scene was actually made of styrofoam and then painted to look like wood.
• Various roles in the film could have been played by Patrick Swayze, Stephen Dorff, and Robert De Niro.
• The film's title is identical to the name of Troy Duffy's band (writer and director).
• Troy Duffy and almost all of his band can be spotted in the scene in the Irish pub.
• The word “fuck” is uttered 246 times in the film.
• During the shootout with the brothers, Il Duce uses six pistols: the first two – Beretta 92S and 80 series Springfield 1911, revolvers – Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum, and the last two – Colt 70.
• The character ‘David Della Rocco’ is named exactly like the actor who played him. This role was specifically written for Rocco.
• Originally, Annabella McManus (the brothers’ mother) was supposed to appear in the film. But all scenes with her were removed. We were also meant to hear her voiceover in some scenes.
• Detective Dolly’s full name is Dollapoppascalios.
• In ‘Sin Bin’, Connor, addressing one of the victims, says, ‘I’ve been waiting for him.’ This comment was intended to refer to a deleted scene in the hospital, where Murphy and Connor see a pimp beating a prostitute. The last victim in this establishment is a drug dealer, who is also the subject of one of the deleted scenes.
• Initially, Il Duce was supposed to be called Darkman.
• Kevin Spacey was the original choice of the filmmakers for the role of Paul Smeker.
• The church where Connor and Murphy attend liturgy is Protestant, not Catholic. None of the Catholic churches contacted by the filmmakers gave permission to film inside the building due to the film's plot.
• Filming took 32 days.
• The aria playing during the investigation of the murder of the two Russians is from Puccini's opera 'La Boheme'. The aria is titled 'Si, mi chiamano Mimi'.
• The film's release was significantly delayed due to the school shooting at Columbine High School.
• Prison number Il Duce, 6570534, is an old phone number belonging to Troy Duffy.
• "Boondock" translates from English as "slums," and the events of the film take place in Boston.
• The tattoos on the brothers' arms, translated from Latin, mean: "Veritas" - truth, "Aequitas" - justice.
• "Boondock" translates from English as "slums," and the film's action itself takes place in Boston.
• The tattoos on the brothers' arms, translated from Latin, mean: "Veritas" - truth, "Aequitas" - justice.