The Boondock Saints may have taken its fair share of inspiration from other hit crime movies, but director Troy Duffy has revealed one of his stars shocked reactions to a later movies striking similarities. Following the story of Irish twins and vigilantes Connor and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus), Duffy has previously revealed that his debut film drew a great deal of inspiration from Quentin Tarantinos Reservoir Dogs. Impressed with Tarantinos use of unconventional flashbacks, he intentionally used a similar approach for Willem Dafoes FBI agent Paul Smecker.
