'Saints' come marching in - again!

By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - Updated 1m ago Fans of the 2000 cult hit “Boondock Saints” have been waiting almost a decade for a sequel to the gritty, Boston-based flick. And now, the wait is over. “I like a good 10-year gap between movies,” laughed Troy Duffy, the director/screenwriter of “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,” the sequel to his film debut about a pair of Irish-born twins who go vigilante in Boston. “Fans know every frame of the movie, there are drinking games, competitions, it’s amazing,” said the Exeter, N.H., homey. First, the back story: “Boondock Saints,” written by Troy, an ex-bartender who penned the script during breaks at a La-La watering hole, was bought back in 1997 - with much hoo-ha - by then Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein for $1.5 million. And to sweeten the deal,... [read full story]                    

powered by