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Boondock Saints Welcome to The Guys Review, where we review media, products and experiences. **READ APPLE REVIEWS** Boondock Saints Written/Directed by Troy Duffy Soundtrack by Troy Duffy's band, The Brood/The Boondock Saints Starring Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly Released January 21, 2000 (only 5 theaters, and for only 7 days) Budget: $6M ($9.1M in 2021) Box Office: $30,471 ($30,4287 in 2021) in 5 theatres, eventually generated $50M in domestic video sales. Gross: Technically a flop, but made it back due to cult status. Ratings: IMDb 7.8/10 Rotten Tomates 28% Metacritic 44% Google Users 98% Plot: We open in a church, with a priest finishing the Lords prayer. Sean Patrick Flanery's Murphy and Norman Reedus' Connor MacManus are shown to be praying, with a voice over talking about vengeance, when the priest began talking about the story of Kitty Genovese, that the biggest fear is the indifference of good men. as the credits roll, we learn about the brothers, that they work at a meat plant, and prank each other. See the Boston highlights. The brothers are put in charge of a new employee, a large woman, who takes offence to Connor referencing the rule of thumb, and Connor suggests it should've been the rule of wrist. Murphy suggests its a joke, since it's St Patricks Day. She kicks Connor in the groin, Murphy punches her. We briefly see the derelict apartment they live in, flash to the pub they hang out at and introduced to David Della Rocco with an on-screen fact sheet: Boston Italian Mafia, Yakavetta Family, and a package boy/numbers runner. Doc informs everyone he's having to close the bar down, and gives some incorrect proverbs, when Ivan Checkov, Russian Crime Syndicate, soldier, says the bar will shut down now. The brothers try and defuse the situation, and Ivan threatens them. Fade to black. S: -Docs proverbs: People in glass houses sink sh-sh-ships, A penny saved is worth two in the bush, isn't it? Don't cro
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