Sure, this weekend's premiere of "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" features the return of Connor and Murphy McManus, Il Duce and the rest of Boston's favorite movie vigilantes, but when I asked around for some questions to ask the film's director and stars when they dropped by Movies Blog HQ, there was one element from the first film everyone was asking about for the sequel: the rope.
Fans of the original film will no doubt recall the brothers' oft-quoted, obscenity-laden debate regarding the merits of bringing rope to their showdown with a mob boss—and according to director Troy Duffy and stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and Billy Connolly, the rope is indeed back by popular demand. Read more...
The definition of just what makes a cult hit has changed in the ten years since Troy Duffy made "The Boondock Saints". The ubiquity of the Internet and the coming-of-age of a generation weaned on the copious amount of very specific information it offers has given almost every piece of media, film or other, its very own cult following.
By information, I mean easier access and smaller audiences. When you say a movie earned itself a cult following by "word of mouth" in 2009, you're typically saying that it fostered early hype thanks to a small but vocal online community, further cultivated through viral marketing. "The Boondock Saints" was the real deal, one of the very last cult movies to find its audience through literal word of mouth. Read more...
"The Boondock Saints," the original film released in 1999, is a strange beast. It was not well-received by critics but has since built up a sizable cult following. It's one of those "love it or hate it" movies, a stylish crime thriller that surfaced in the wake of Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus star as fraternal twins, Irish Americans who strike out as vigilantes after they cross the Russian Mafia.
Now there's a sequel coming, "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day," with director Troy Duffy returning alongside the rest of the key players: Flanery, Reedus, Billy Connolly and David Della Rocco. The sequel finds the brothers MacManus hiding out in Ireland from their bloody past. Boston isn't quite finished with them however; the duo returns to right a wrong after they receive word of a murdered priest. You can follow the continuing adventures of the MacManus brothers when "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" hits theaters on October 30. Hit the jump for the hot new poster and a trio of stills. Read more...
After years of rumors, scandal, and mockery, Troy Duffy is finally getting his wish. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has started filming the sequel to 2000's "The Boondock Saints." And he's got his cast: Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus will be returning as the Brothers MacManus, Billy Connelly as Poppa M, along with Bob Marley, Brian Mahoney, David Della Rocca, and David Ferry, who will all be reprising their original roles. (Which is odd, because I am pretty sure at least one of those characters died in the original.)
They'll be joined by new characters played by Clifton Collins and Julie Benz. Says an overjoyed Duffy: "It's a joy and a long time coming to be bringing such an enormously talented group of people back together again." Read more...
