The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II:
All Saints Day

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Troy Duffy
Produced by Chris Brinker
Don Carmody
Written by Troy Duffy
Starring Sean Patrick Flanery
Norman Reedus
Clifton Collins Jr.
Julie Benz
Billy Connolly
Judd Nelson
Peter Fonda
David Della Rocco
Music by Jeff Danna
Cinematography Miroslaw Baszak
Edited by Bill DeRonde
Paul Kumpata
Production
company
Distributed by Apparition
Release dates
  • October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19) (Boston premiere)
  • October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) (United States)
Running time
 117 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $8 million[1]
Box office $10.6 million[1]

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is a 2009 American vigilante film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film serves as a sequel to the 1999 film The Boondock Saints. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who return to their roles, as well as several of the other actors from the first film.

The film takes place eight years after the events of the original Boondock Saints, as fraternal twin sibling vigilantes Connor (Flanery) and Murphy (Reedus) are living a quiet life with their father, the former assassin known as "Il Duce". However, they are drawn back into action after someone attempts to frame the brothers for the murder of a priest in Boston. The duo travel back to the United States, where they meet some old friends and are pursued by Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz), an FBI agent and former protégée of Agent Smecker.

Plot

After the McManus brothers, Connor and Murphy, and their father, Noah (a.k.a. "Il Duce"), assassinated Joe Yakavetta, they fled to Ireland. Eight years later, their uncle Father Sibeal arrives to inform them that a renowned Boston priest was murdered by a mysterious assassin who attempted to frame the Saints by using their ritual assassination style. In response, the brothers dig up their old gear and weapons and depart for the United States.

En route to Boston aboard a container ship, the brothers meet a Mexican underground fighter named Romeo, who recognizes them as the Saints. Romeo convinces them to let him join them as their new partner. Hearing a radio broadcast regarding Joe's son, Concezio Yakavetta, they deduce that he must have hired the hit-man who killed the priest in order to draw them out of hiding.

Meanwhile, Detectives Greenly, Dolly and Duffy are at the scene of the priest's murder. They are greeted by Special Agent Eunice Bloom, the protégée of Paul Smecker (who has died) who has been assigned to investigate the murder and determine whether or not the Saints are responsible. She comes to the conclusion that it was not the Saints who murdered the cleric and begins an investigation to find the real assassin. She and the other officers find out the assassin is Ottilio Panza, a man who appears to be working for a mysterious man known only as "The Old Man".

Connor, Murphy and Romeo hit a warehouse that is being used by an Asian gang to process heroin for Yakavetta. After killing everyone at the warehouse, Connor and Murphy reunite with their old bartender friend, Doc. They learn that the assassin was an independent contractor and that Yakavetta himself is hiding in the Prudential Tower. Later at the warehouse, now a crime scene, Bloom confirms that the Saints have returned. Bloom interrupts a massage in progress and hits a mob boss with a paddle, displaying her identity.

The brothers and Romeo have one of Yakavetta's underbosses named Gorgeous George set up a meeting with a group of mobsters at a bar, where they kill them. Panza arrives shortly after and attempts to ambush the brothers, but Bloom arrives in time to save them by wounding Panza who flees. Bloom introduces herself, revealing her intentions to help the Saints in Smecker's place. The group then cleans up the crime scene to make it look as if the mobsters had turned on each other. Later, Bloom reunites the other detectives with the Saints, thus bringing them in on their plans.

Yakavetta calls a meeting with his crew, during which the Saints arrive and kill everyone including Yakavetta. Bloom interrogates Yakavetta's Consigliere Jimmy and learns of the Old Man's involvement with Panza. The crime scene is visited by FBI Special Agent Kuntsler, who takes over the gang murder case upon suspending Bloom. Later at the bar, Greenly arrives to celebrate the boys' victory, but is shot and killed by Panza. Noah, earlier having decided to help his sons, unexpectedly arrives to demand Panza tell him the Old Man's location. They engage in a type of "Russian Roulette" stand-off and after Panza still refuses to answer, Noah kills him.

Noah reveals to the group that in 1958 New York, he watched a trio of mobsters brutally murder his father in front of his eyes. Consumed with anger and wanting revenge, Noah killed the mobsters with the help of his best friend Louie, who is revealed to be the Old Man. Noah still felt unsatisfied, so Louie helped him pick out mobsters to kill. They continued this until 1975, when Louie gave Noah up to the police.

Bloom illegally obtains a file regarding Louie's location and gives it to Noah. Louie, anticipating the Saints arrival at his mansion, has several hit-men stationed on the grounds. When the McManus family arrives, Louie reveals that he had only used Noah to eliminate the competition in the Mafia, afterwards giving him up to the police when he was no longer useful. After this however, the Mafia cast Louie himself out for the very same reason. He then helped rebuild the Yakavetta family after Joe's demise and let the Saints take out the rest of the organization so Louie could take control. Louie signals the hit-men waiting to take out the Saints to make their move, but the Saints kill them all. Noah suffers a fatal gunshot wound, but kills Louie before he dies. The Police arrive and arrest the wounded Connor, Murphy and Romeo.

Bloom meets with Father Sibeal who has arranged to take her to a safe place out of the country to flee FBI prosecution. She is shocked to discover that Sibeal has been working with Smecker who faked his own death and developed a network of support for the Saints and their work. Smecker tells Bloom his plans to break the Saints out of prison.

As protesters outside of the prison shout for the freedom of the Saints, Connor and Murphy stare out of their window at the sea of prisoners in the yard, finding that they'll have plenty of work while they wait to be freed.

Cast

Norman Reedus (left), Troy Duffy (center), and Sean Patrick Flanery (right) promoting Boondock Saints 2 at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Production

After years in development hell,[2] the success of the first film's DVD release spurred 20th Century Fox to finance a sequel.[3] In March 2008, Troy Duffy confirmed the film was greenlit.[4] Pre-production on the film started in early September 2008.[5] Principal photography took place in Ontario from October 20, 2008 to December 10, 2008.[6]

Duffy kept a video diary of the film's progress on YouTube, with some of the shooting sequences, and "question and answer" segments from fans answered by the film's stars.[7]

Marketing and release

The film's first trailer was officially released online on September 2, 2009 via IGN.[8][9] The film was initially released in 67 theaters in the Northeastern and Western areas of the continental US,[10] and was gradually released into more theaters in the following weeks. [2][11]

Critical reception

The film has received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film received a 23% approval rating.[12]

Home media

On March 9, 2010 the film was released on single disc DVD and 2-Disc Steelbook Special Edition DVD as well as Blu-ray with special features including deleted scenes, audio commentary, and a behind the scenes featurette.[13]

On July 16, 2013 the film was released in a new Director's Cut as a Best Buy Exclusive release.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack became available for pre-order in late March on the official Boondock Saints Store website and became available for purchase and digital download at other retailers April 7, 2010.

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Ireland Intro"  Jeff Danna 0:42
2. "Line of Blood"  Ty Stone 3:49
3. "B.O.S.M"  The Dirges 2:08
4. "Plastic Jesus"  Taylor Duffy 4:27
5. "Eclipse"  Radiant-X 0:57
6. "Balls Deep"  Sean C 3:42
7. "Better Days"  The Dirges 4:05
8. "Requiem Massive"  Radiant-X 2:02
9. "Real Thang"  Ty Stone 3:10
10. "Holiday"  The Dirges 3:03
11. "The Wreckoning"  Radiant-X 2:14
12. "Holy Fool"  The Boondock Saints 4:16
13. "The Saints Are Coming"  The Skids 2:51
14. "Saints From The Streets"  Jeff Danna 2:56
15. "Crew Cut vs. Poppa M"  Jeff Danna 1:48
16. "Young Noah"  Jeff Danna 1:55
17. "Ireland"  Jeff Danna 2:22
18. "Noah's Vendetta"  Jeff Danna 1:36
19. "Fake-bake Shake"  Jeff Danna 1:40
20. "Skyscraper Assault"  Jeff Danna 3:02
21. "The Last Gun Battle"  Jeff Danna 1:55
22. "Get Them Out"  Jeff Danna 2:04
23. "Blood Of Cu Chulainn 2010"  Jeff Danna & Mychael Danna 4:06

Books

A six-issue comic book series, made up of 3 2-issue chapters written by Troy Duffy and published by 12 Gauge Comics, was released in May 2010 as a companion to the movie.[14] The story is a more in-depth version of Il Duce's backstory together with the story of a hit the brothers performed that does not appear in the film.

There was also a mini-book available from the official Boondock Saints website which told a story that took place prior to the strip club scene from the first film. Both will eventually be released in a single graphic novel.[15]

Sequel

Director Troy Duffy spoke about a potential sequel in an interview on June 13, 2011. He said that "We’ve been approached to do a possible Boondock Saints TV series. So the fans may be getting a part 3 as a television show. We might be able to pull that off….I actually called both Sean and Norman and they both said “hell yeah, we’ll drop everything.” On March 21, 2012 it was indicated by Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus that Boondock Saints 3 is being written, tentatively titled "The Boondock Saints III: Saints Preserve Us."[15][16] However, on September 14, Norman Reedus stated that there would be no third movie.[17]

Again, on February 26, 2013, Troy Duffy stated that he was getting together with Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery to resume talks about Boondock Saints 3, in hopes that they could make the film a reality for fans. Later in 2013 at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, Sean Patrick Flanery confirmed that The Boondock Saints 3 is being worked on by Troy Duffy by saying "After the recent tragedies hit Boston I texted (director) Troy Duffy to ask him about when he would work on the third one and he replied ‘on it’".[18] On July 16, 2013, Troy Duffy stated in an interview with CraveOnline that he was halfway finished with the script for Boondock Saints III.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. 1 2 "Interview: Troy Duffy". IGN. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Boondock Boom". Empire. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day Will Happen". Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Boondock II: All Saints Day (Day 35)". YouTube. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  6. ↑ "Production in Ontario 2008" (PDF). Ontario Media Development Corporation. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Boondock II: All Saints Day (Day 7 of shooting, Female Lead Revealed.)". YouTube. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  8. ↑ "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Movie Trailer - Trailer #1". IGN. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Official Website". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  10. ↑ "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Theater Listings". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  11. ↑ "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Expands Nationwide". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  12. ↑ "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  13. ↑ DVD listing with release date at Amazon.com
  14. ↑ "Boondock Saints: The Head Of The Snake #1". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  15. 1 2 Boondock Saints III at Icon Vision
  16. ↑ Troy Duffy Bringing The Boondock Saints To TV
  17. ↑ Boondock Saints 3 Happening?, IGN. Published September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  18. ↑ "'Boondock Saints 3' is back in development". Moviepilot. May 4, 2013.
  19. ↑ Topel, Fred (July 16, 2013). "Exclusive Interview: Troy Duffy on The Boondock Saints II Director's Cut". CraveOnline.

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