Like many, I came to know and love The Boondock Saints through DVD (and now Blu-ray.) Browsing through my local DVD retailer, I checked out their new released and saw the film for a reasonable price. This was also at a time I had decided I wanted to be a filmmaker so I was interested in seeing obscure, off-beat films. So I purchased the flick, went home, and was instantly assaulted by all of it’s awesome. From the unrelenting action to Willem Dafoe’s outlandish performance, I was thoroughly entertained by what Troy Duffy had delivered and eagerly anticipated the sequel, which by this point in time was still rumored.
Well here we are, ten years after the first film debuted and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is upon us. While it’s been playing… READ MORE
It was a strange night at the Mall of America last evening. “Twilight Saga: New Moon” fans filled the rotunda for the appearance by Edi Gathegi and Jamie Campbell Bower. Meanwhile upstairs in the movie theater a wondrous collection of pumped-up Boondock Saints fans were howling at the arrival of director Troy Duffy and star Sean Patrick Flanery (pictured above.)
Duffy and Flanery came to introduce “Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day,” and to grow the legend of one of the stranger film stories in recent years.
In case you missed it, here’s the thumbnail: in the late 1990′s Troy Duffy became a Hollywood hot property because of his “Boondock” script. The story of a pair of gun-toting Irish vigilantes blasting Boston baddies seemed ideal for studios eager to build on the success of “Pulp Fiction.” He got a huge… READ MORE
After 10 years, the Boondocks Saints have come out of hiding, and Sean Patrick Flanery says all your questions about the vigilante fraternal twins will be answered in the new film.
However, if you need more answers, Flanery will take your questions after the screening of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day at 7:50 tonight at the Edwards Marq*E Theater, 7600 Katy Freeway.
Flanery, who grew up in Sugar Land and often returns to visit his parents, stars as Connor MacManus. In the 1999 film, Connor teams with his brother Murphy (Norman Reedus) to rid Boston of evil. It’s a bloody job.
When the sequel opens, the violent brothers have been living undercover in Ireland with their father, Il Duce (Billy Connolly). The murder of a beloved priest brings the Saints back to Boston. They find a comrade, played by Clifton Collins Jr. (Star Trek), and dodge an FBI operative, played by Julie Benz (Dexter).
San Diego–Come meet Troy Duffy (writer-director), Sean Flanery (Connor MacManus) and Chris Brinker (Producer) at Best Fest, Saturday, Nov 7 at 1pm. Location is at Ultra Star Cinema at Hazard Center in Mission Valley. You will see clips of the film and the trailer followed by a Q and A with Duffy, Flanery and Brinker. Tickets are limited and are $5 available at the Box Office starting at 10am. Proceeds benefit young filmmakers thru Best Fest (non-profit)…. http://www.bestfestamerica.com/BestFest/BestFest_America.html
