Ten years after emerging as a cult sensation The Boondock Saints will be back on the big screen a special one-night performance The Boondock Saints 10th Anniversary Event later this month. NCM Fathom is presenting the event in 457 theatres nationwide. Creator writer and director Troy Duffy will introduce the event and share rare behind-the-scenes experiences and footage as well as exclusive interviews with cast and crewmembers including Norman Reedus (Murphy MacManus) and Sean Patrick Flanery (Connor MacManus) captured especially for this anniversary celebration. Audiences will also be treated to special performance clips by The Dirges Ty Stone and Taylor Duffy whose music is part of the upcoming soundtrack to The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day along with a sneak peek into the mobile games comic books and graphic novel currently in development. “Twenty-ten is already shaping up to be an amazing milestone year for The Boondock Saints and for the millions of fans who have literally carried us to where we are today ” says Duffy. “I know I speak for Sean and Norman as well when I say that it’s going to be a year-long celebration of our connecting with thanking and entertaining as many fans as possible just for the pure thrill of it all…and it starts on March 11th.” Initially released in 2000 as a limited engagement to theaters following the Columbine tragedy The Boondock Saints has gained a tremendous cult following selling more than seven million DVDs to date. Acclaimed by critics and fans alike The Boondock Saints is a story about fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus who embark upon a mission to rid Boston of human evil. After killing two members of the Russian mafia in self-defense these hard-drinking brothers take the law into their own hands. No public outcry is heard and even FBI agent Paul Smecker begins to feel that the brothers are doing a good deed. NCM Fathom previously presented the Boondock Saints in 2006 in 130 select theaters. “The Boondock Saints special event was a hit four years ago as thousands of fans experienced this cult classic in their local movie theaters ” says Dan Diamond vice president of NCM Fathom. “For those who have only seen this crime thriller on the small screen this is a unique opportunity to experience it on the big screen like never before with an exclusive retrospective from Troy and the cast members who are part of The Boondock Saints decade long journey.” The Boondock Saints www.theboondocksaintsii.com NCM Fathom www.fathomevents.com National CineMedia www.ncm.com
