Possibly the biggest cult hit ever (or at least of the last decade)
- The Boondock Saints
was filmed in 1999 and completed in 2000. Blacklisted from theatres
due to a backlash against violent films after the Columbine Incident,
the film never received a proper theatrical release. Instead the
film found its fan base on video and DVD spawning an international
sensation that has continued with little or no media support.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Thanks
in large part to the fans rabid support of the film, the legal
issues that have been stalling a sequel have been cleared up and
financing was arranged to produce the new film, The
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
The sequel hit theaters with a limited release with fan demand,
the sequel gained a nationwide release.
Video about The Boondock Saints History
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Movie Synopsis
The Boondock
Saints
Two Irish brothers accidentally killed mafia thugs. They turned
themselves in and were released as heroes. They then see it as
a calling by God and started knocking off mafia gang members one
by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out
the killings, but the closer he was to catching the Irish brothers,
the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their
father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their
uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of
a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to
not only clear their names but find the men who framed them. (Sony)