Special St. Patrick's Day Screening of The Boondock Saints

“It’s Saint Paddy’s Day, everyone’s Irish,” says the young Norman Reedus in Troy Duffy’s twisted cult film. Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery play the MacManus brothers, two poor Irish immigrants living in the crime infested city of Boston. After killing some mafia thugs in self-defense, the brothers get a taste for eliminating the dregs and scum of their city. They recruit their Italian Mafioso buddy Rocco to their cause, and the three start killing big name gangsters one by one. Right on their heels is a detective played by the wonderfully over-the-top Willem Dafoe, and with every step, he comes closer to catching them, though he also starts to understand and even support their actions.

This black comedy, which blends the stylings of Tarantino and Guy Ritchie, didn’t even get a theatrical run initially, but picked up an enormous cult following when it came out on DVD and video. Some people would tell you that the film is gratuitous, overly-violent and derivative, but that’s part of the appeal. If you’re not above shutting your brain off for a little while, The Boondock Saints is a fantastic action-comedy inspired by the likes of Death Wish and Pulp Fiction, and a great way to get into the Irish spirit.

Tickets: R50 (includes 440ml can of Guinness) 

The Boondock Saints (1999)

Directed by: Troy Duffy

Action, Crime, Thriller

1h 48min

Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent.