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''In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti."''|Connor and Murphy MacManus, delivering the family prayer before executing someone.}}
''The Boondock Saints'' was an independent film directed by Troy Duffy in 1999 about two [[Oireland|Irish Catholic]] brothers from [[Southies|South Boston]], Connor and Murphy MacManus (played by Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus), who become [[Vigilante Man|vigilantes]] on a "[[Mission From God]]" after they are almost killed by Russian mobsters following a barroom brawl on St. Patrick's Day.
The brothers kill the mobsters and then turn themselves into the police, though they are quickly released on their self-defense plea. They learn the location of the syndicate's leaders, then kill them all. They are quickly joined by their best friend David Della Rocco (played by an actor who [[The Danza|shares the name]]), a package boy for the local Italian mafia, who enlists their help in taking down his former syndicate after he is sold out by his bosses Papa Joe and Vincenzo.
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* [[Anti-Villain]]: Everyone on the side of the brothers.
* [[As Himself]]: David Della Rocco.
* [[As the Good Book Says...]]
* [[Audience Participation]]: Mostly for the first one, but its cult status has led to some fan screenings, including a few in 2009 on the tenth anniversary of the film's release.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: The MacManus brothers occasionally do this.
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** Romeo is able to figure out who they are quickly in the sequel, since not only do they ''talk'' about [[Exact Eavesdropping|matching their police sketches and dying their hair to reduce the risk of being recognized]], but they are a pair of Irish guys carrying a bunch of pennies.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: A toilet in the first film, as well as a billiard ball. In the second, a tattoo pen for minor comic relief.
* [[Inspector Lestrade]]: Greenly. Until Smecker arrives.
* [[Invisible Advertising]]: As mentioned, the film was all ready to be released, but unfortunate timing meant it had to be released quietly.
** The second movie was set up this way at first, but positive reception among the fans gave it two wider releases.
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'''Connor''': "Aye."
'''Rocco''': "Don't you think that's a little weird, a little psycho?" }}
* [[Motivation on a Stick]]: Detective Greenley humorously suggests that the only way they're going to catch the
{{quote|'''Murphy:''' You'd probably have better luck with a beer.}}
* [[Never Hurt an Innocent]]: All the Saints, although they did tase that housewife in the first film after getting access to her husband's poker game ([[Asshole Victim|said husband and his poker buddies are all mobsters]]). But as knocking her out meant she wouldn't get in the way and inadvertently be killed in the crossfire, this is likely justified.
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* [[Dare to Be Badass]]: In a way, the priest's sermon in the beginning of the film:
{{quote|''Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men. ''}}
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: Greenly. He manages to correctly state the motive behind the
* [[Flash Back]]: All the hits except the last are shown like this, usually involving Agent Smecker working out what happened. Eventually Smecker and the Saints are shown in the same scene, showing how Smecker now identifies with them.
* [[Freud Was Right]]: One of the detectives [[Freudian Slip|accidentally]] says "fag man" instead of "fat man" in front of Agent Smecker (who even comments that "[[Trope Namer|Freud was right]]").
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* [[Gun Twirling]]: Eunice Bloom twirling a revolver as she recounts the attack on the Yakavettas.
* [[Hand Cannon]]: In the sequel, the brothers trade in their Berettas for [[Rare Guns|Desert Eagles]] but it is also subverted when Romeo asks for a handgun and the brothers give him a tiny pocket pistol.
* [[Hiding Behind the Language Barrier]]: Romeo speaks Spanish to his uncle to ask his uncle not to embarrass him in front of the
* [[Homage]]: Flashback scenes showing an older character's origins in crime amongst Italians in the early 1900s. [[The Godfather|Sound familiar?]]
* [[Important Haircut]]: [[Lampshaded]]. The brothers wonder why they cut their hair since they now match their police sketches, when previously they looked "like Jesus Christ."
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