CULT FILM PHENOMENON “ BOONDOCK SAINTS” RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN ON THE EVE OF THE NEW UNRATED SPECIAL EDITION DVD RELEASE
Go Beyond Boondock with Writer/Director Troy Duffy for the Untold Story Behind the Movie in an On-Screen Interview Created Exclusively for this One Night Only In-Theatre Premiere Event
DENVER, CO and LOS ANGELES, CA (May 15, 2006) – Explore the harrowing world of THE BOONDOCK SAINTS as never before with a new Unrated Special Edition , coming to the big screen for one night only. Digitally remastered for extraordinary picture quality and exploding in 5.1 EX Dolby Digital Surround Sound, this definitive edition of writer/director Troy Duffy’s violent, character-driven masterpiece is back in 130 select Regal, United Artists, Edwards, AMC and Georgia Theatre Company movie theatres across the country on Monday, May 22 nd at 8:00 p.m. local time.
This one night only special unrated BOONDOCK SAINTS event will also feature a new, in-theatre exclusive 30-minute feature interview with first time writer/director Troy Duffy, where he will share behind-the-scenes stories and the untold history of one of the most sensational and graphic cult films in recent memory.
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS has gained a tremendous cult following since its theatrical release in 2000. An intelligent, stylish and gritty modern day morality tale written in blood, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS was heralded by critics nationwide and embraced by cult film fanatics everywhere in the similar tradition of Reservoir Dogs, Snatch and Donnie Darko . Featuring powerful performances by an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominee Willem Dafoe ( Spider-Man, The Clearing ), Sean Patrick Flanery (Suicide Kings, Powder ), Billy Connolly ( The Last Samurai, Timeline ) and Norman Reedus ( Deuces Wild, Blade II ), the film is a favorite of action and independent film fans nationwide. For many who have only seen the movie on the small screen, this will be a unique opportunity to catch it in the theatre as it was meant to be seen.
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS will be presented by National CineMedia and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in select theatres in markets across the country including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Washington DC, and many more. Tickets are available online at www.BigScreenBoxOffice.com or at presenting movie theatre box offices at the standard movie ticket price (prices vary by theater location). For a complete list of theatres, please visit the website.
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS – Synposis Irish brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus live and work in South Boston. After killing a Russian mobster in self-defense, the brothers believe they have found their calling from God rid the earth of human evil. So they set out to complete their divine deed by ridding the streets of gangsters, criminals and lowlifes; and as the body count rises, the brothers become local heroes (deemed the “Boondock Saints”) even as the police are on their trail. By risking their lives for their beliefs of Veritas (truth) and Aequitas (justice), the vigilante brothers take the law into their own hands…until they are pursued by unorthodox FBI agent Paul Smecker who follows their trail of bloodshed, but admits that the boys are doing exactly what he has always secretly wished to happen.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release THE BOONDOCK SAINTS: Unrated Special Edition on DVD on May 23 rd .
About National CineMedia, LLC National CineMedia, LLC is a venture of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark USA, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), three of the world's leading theatrical exhibition companies. The company develops pre feature entertainment; cinema and lobby advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services; and alternative forms of entertainment content for approximately 13,000 screens operated by its owner theatre circuits and other theatre affiliates. National CineMedia distributes its products and services across its Digital Content Network (DCN), the world's largest in-theatre digital distribution network. Once installation of its DCN technology is completed in Cinemark theatres, National CineMedia's network will comprise approximately 11,000 digital North American theatre screens in 150 markets (49 of the top 50), reaching 525 million movie patrons annually. For additional information, please go to www.ncm.com .
About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original productions. Each year the Company introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets – from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce – throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.
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Amy Jane Finnerty National CineMedia 212-931-8117 [email protected]
Hannah Kampf/Eve Samuels Scoop Marketing for National CineMedia (213) 639-6159, (213) 639-6166 [email protected] , [email protected]
Chris Reichert Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 310-369-4853 [email protected]