The Boondock Saints

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The Boondock Saints is a 1999 cult vigilante action film about two Irish-American brothers who embark on a violent mission to rid Boston of organized crime.

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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
action film
crime film
film
vigilante film
characterEthnicity Irish-American brothers
cinematographyBy Adam Kane
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cultFollowing yes
director Troy Duffy
distributor Indican Pictures
editedBy Bill DeRonde
filmingLocation Toronto
genre action
crime
thriller
hasSequel The Boondock Saints self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
mainCharacter Connor MacManus
Murphy MacManus
Paul Smecker
mpaaRating R
musicBy Jeff Danna
notableTheme morality of violence
religious symbolism
vigilantism
originalLanguage English
plotSummary Two Irish-American brothers in Boston become vigilantes who violently target organized crime figures.
portrayedBy Billy Connolly
Bob Marley
Brian Mahoney
Carlo Rota
David Della Rocco
David Ferry
Kim Coates
Norman Reedus
Ron Jeremy
Sean Patrick Flanery
Willem Dafoe
producer Chris Brinker
Don Carmody
productionCompany Brood Syndicate
Franchise Pictures
releaseDate 1999-01-22
releaseYear 1999
runtimeMinutes 108
setInLocation Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
settingPeriod late 1990s
writer Troy Duffy

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Norman Reedus film The Boondock Saints
Norman Reedus film The Boondock Saints
this entity surface form: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Boondock Saints hasSequel The Boondock Saints self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Clifton Collins Jr. notableWork The Boondock Saints
this entity surface form: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Willem Dafoe notableWork The Boondock Saints