The Boondock Saints DVD 1999 / Directed by Troy Duffy / Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly

UPC 024543028079

REGION 1 NTSC DVD  

MADE IN USA

AUDIO: German 5.1, English 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, Spanish

Playtime: 110 minutes

English Summary:

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 twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self defense. After both experience an epiphany, the brothers, together with their friend "Funny Man" (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). 

In Boston, two Irish American twin brothers, Connor and Murphy MacManus, attend 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 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, when two of the Russians seek revenge on Connor and Murphy, the mobsters are killed in 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 a "calling" from God telling them to hunt down wicked men so that the innocent will flourish.

Cast:

• Willem Dafoe as FBI Special 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 on 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"), the 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 as Detective Greenly, a marginally competent Boston Police Department detective assigned to the gang murders.
• David Ferry as Detective Dolly Alapopskalius, a detective partnered with Greenly and Duffy.
• Brian Mahoney as Detective Duffy, a detective partnered with Greenly and Dolly.
• Richard Fitzpatrick as Chief, Boston Police Department Chief.
• Carlo Rota as Don Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta, a 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 with coprolalia.
• Sergio Di Zio as Oly, one of the men in the deli who knew about Rocco's set-up.
• Scott Griffith as Ivan Checkov, a Russian Mafia Boss.