1. Troy Duffy was born on June 8,1971 and is an American filmmaker and musician.
14 Facts About Troy Duffy
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Troy Duffy has directed two films, The Boondock Saints and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.
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Troy Duffy moved to Los Angeles in his twenties to pursue a music career with his band, the Brood.
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Troy Duffy then rented a computer and wrote the screenplay for The Boondock Saints based on his disgust at what he saw:.
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Troy Duffy had completed the screenplay in fall of 1996 and passed it to a producer's assistant at New Line Cinema to be read by a senior executive.
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The screenplay changed hands through multiple studios and Troy Duffy was approached by multiple producers for the rights.
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The studio offered $450,000 to Troy Duffy to write and direct the film.
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Troy Duffy sought to cast Stephen Dorff and Mark Wahlberg as the Irish brothers, though Wahlberg passed for Boogie Nights.
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Troy Duffy expressed interest in casting Brendan Fraser, Nicky Katt, and Ewan McGregor, with two of them as the brothers, but no decisions were finalized.
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Desperate to get the project rolling and convinced that it would eventually prove a major success, Troy Duffy took the deal.
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Troy Duffy approached actors Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus to play the Irish vigilante brothers and Willem Dafoe to play the FBI agent.
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Troy Duffy's rise to fame was chronicled in two documentaries: Off the Boulevard, by Jeff Santo, and Overnight, by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith.
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Troy Duffy sued Franchise Pictures and other undisclosed companies for royalties of the first film and rights to the sequel.
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Troy Duffy co-wrote the 2020 comedy film Guest House, which was directed by Sam Macaroni and stars Pauly Shore.