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The Boondock Saints (1999)

Directed by Troy Duffy•1h 48m•Published May 16, 2023•Episode length 4h 03m
Episode 174 - The Boondock Saints (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)
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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Paul Smecker
Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery
Conner MacManus
Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus
Murphy MacManus
David Della Rocco
David Della Rocco
Rocco
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Il Duce
David Ferry
David Ferry
Detective Dolly
Brian Mahoney
Brian Mahoney
Detective Duffy
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Detective Greenly
Richard Fitzpatrick
Richard Fitzpatrick
The Chief
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William Young
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Troy Duffy
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Overview

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

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Don't forget your rope. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Megan's out getting Liam an onion bagel) as we're heading back to Boston, flying on the wings of plot armour (or is that God armour) in The Boondock Saints courtesty of BFF of the BFE, Juleen. It's a Hot Dog of a 1…

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Don't forget your rope.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Megan's out getting Liam an onion bagel) as we're heading back to Boston, flying on the wings of plot armour (or is that God armour) in The Boondock Saints courtesty of BFF of the BFE, Juleen. It's a Hot Dog of a 163rd episode as we discuss:

  • Why this film brings new meaning to the term 'hot piece of ass'
  • Ian says a joke that goes over so well, Georgia pitches that the pod will never surpass it
  • We get some literal toilet humour
  • We discuss whether writing racist characters makes the writer a racist
  • We try and explain the event that is Eurovision
  • Ian shares a story about living in Phoenix and a mini red-light district
  • We go back to the Prime well one more time
  • We ask whether anyone was telling Willem Defoe what to do in this film
  • Juleen joins us and has a go at the BFE Questionnaire
  • Whether or not The Boondock Saints is the Best Film Ever

Catch more of Juleen on her podcast, "It Goes Down in the PM" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-goes-down-in-the-pm/id1533055739

Catch Juleen's video content at Mom Is Always Write Media at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRCGiE6vcWjlVKN7WMc0nw

 

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

  • Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
  • Hermes Auslander
  • James DeGuzman
  • Lina Oberholzer
  • Ensign Ian Davies
  • Chris Pedersen 
  • Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
  • Randal Silva
  • The Yeetmeister
  • Nate The Great
  • Rev Bruce
  • Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)
  • Andy Dickson
  • Holly Callen
  • Richard
  • Ryan Kuketz
  • Chris Dykstra

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    6:15 - Reflections & Corrections
    13:00 - Shoutouts
    24:10 - Can We Talk About This For 2 Minutes (Eurovision)
    33:00 - Deep Dive
    2:95:00- We're joined by Juleen
    2:54:00 - Endgame