Zwei irisch-katholische Brüder werden zu Selbstjustizern und vernichten Bostons kriminelle Unterwelt im Namen Gottes.Zwei irisch-katholische Brüder werden zu Selbstjustizern und vernichten Bostons kriminelle Unterwelt im Namen Gottes.Zwei irisch-katholische Brüder werden zu Selbstjustizern und vernichten Bostons kriminelle Unterwelt im Namen Gottes.
Dot-Marie Jones
- Rosengurtle Baumgartener
- (as Dorothy-Marie Jones)
Robert Eaton
- Officer Langley
- (as Robert Vernon Eaton)
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The Boondock Saints is one of the most pleasant surprises I've had in my years of watching indies, and it proves conclusively that you don't need a massive budget to do a terrific action film!
Two blue-collar Boston Irish brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who are both terrific!) rid their favorite pub of an influx of Russian gangsters, and soon decide they are on a Mission from God to execute all the 'heavy hitter' criminals from the city. While this makes them local heroes, it also sets sympathetic detective Willem Dafoe on their trail.
The story is reminiscent of the 'Death Wish' series, without the glossy superficiality of the Bronson films. At times funny, at times disturbing, it never loses momentum, with a twist ending is both satisfying and thoroughly insane!
While the violence is graphic, the story is character-driven, and never allows the executions to overwhelm the plot. You actually like the brothers, and may be hard-pressed NOT to root for them, even if you do feel a bit guilty about it!
The Boondock Saints is a fabulous film, one that deserves your attention!
Two blue-collar Boston Irish brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who are both terrific!) rid their favorite pub of an influx of Russian gangsters, and soon decide they are on a Mission from God to execute all the 'heavy hitter' criminals from the city. While this makes them local heroes, it also sets sympathetic detective Willem Dafoe on their trail.
The story is reminiscent of the 'Death Wish' series, without the glossy superficiality of the Bronson films. At times funny, at times disturbing, it never loses momentum, with a twist ending is both satisfying and thoroughly insane!
While the violence is graphic, the story is character-driven, and never allows the executions to overwhelm the plot. You actually like the brothers, and may be hard-pressed NOT to root for them, even if you do feel a bit guilty about it!
The Boondock Saints is a fabulous film, one that deserves your attention!
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A fourth year film student with a chip on his/her shoulder will probably tell you that this film is simple, uninspired, derivative, gratuitous..... ignore him/her just like you always do and see this genuinely funny movie. It has an inspired performance by Willem Dafoe and enough new ideas to keep you glued. The social commentary should probably be looked at as more of a plot device than intelligent thought, but I found myself watching this movie repeatedly and enjoying it more the second and third time around. This is definitely a naughty pleasure for the movie enthusiast.
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- WissenswertesSir Billy Connolly was so stoked to be playing against type in the role of Il Duce, and having so much fun playing a psycho with guns strapped all over him, that they had to add the large cigar the character incessantly smokes because unless they stuck something in his mouth, he simply couldn't stop smiling.
- PatzerWhen the bar fight scene begins the brothers are telling the Russians some phrases in Russian, which are translated in subtitles. Actually the words that they are saying not only don't respond to the translation, they are mostly made up and make no sense at all.
- Crazy CreditsClips of people being interviewed about their opinions on "the saints" are shown while the credits roll.
- Alternative VersionenThe so-called North American widescreen DVD release is cropped from a full-frame version that has aired on Canadian cable television.
- VerbindungenEdited into Der blutige Pfad Gottes 2 (2009)
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Offizielle Standorte
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- Auch bekannt als
- El quinto infierno
- Drehorte
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Box Office
- Budget
- 6.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 44.800 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 19.930 $
- 23. Jan. 2000
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 44.800 $
- Laufzeit
- 1 Std. 48 Min.(108 min)
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.35 : 1
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