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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
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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* [[Man Child|Men Children]]: When they're not shooting people in the head, Connor and Murphy bicker and tussle like ten year old boys.
* [[Missing Mom]]: The condition of Murphy and Connor's mother {{spoiler|(and, presumably, Il Duce's estranged wife or possibly ex-wife)}} is never touched on in the released films. A deleted scene from the first film has the twins receiving an ill-timed phone call from her, but how that scene fits into canon is debatable.
* [[Mission
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: The brothers' moral compass is a bit loose. They give Rocco a free pass, despite him having a career in the Mafia which failed only because of his own incompetence, because he's a good drinking buddy. And they are perfectly willing to buy all their guns from a man ''heavily'' implied to be [[The Troubles|IRA]]. Not to mention they seem to have no qualms about stealing from the mobsters they kill even before they receive their [[Mission
** Lampshaded by Rocco.
{{quote|'''Rocco''': "Anybody ''you'' think is evil?"
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Saints as a whole.
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|What Do You Mean Its Not Symbology]]
* [[You! Get Me Coffee!]]: Whenever Detective Greenly would say something stupid or mouth off to Agent Smecker, he would be dispatched to fetch coffee and bagels.
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* [[This Is Sparta]]
{{quote|'''Connor:''' He was kind of a badass though.
'''Murphy:''' Shades of [[Clint Eastwood|Eastwood]]...
'''Connor:''' [[Death Wish|Charlie Bronson]]...
'''Rocco:''' [[John Wayne|Duke. Fucking. Wayne.]]
'''Both Brothers:''' ''DUKE! FUCKING! WAYNE!'' }}
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: Special Agent Eunice Bloom's re-enactment of the bar shootout subtly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this during the slow-mo shot of the guys shooting each other. When she walks past the last pair of guys, she mimes shooting the guy on the right twice as he takes two bullets... ''before'' the guy opposite him raises his weapon and fires off the third shot that goes into the him. She even [[Aside Glance|smirks at the camera]] when this happens.
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