In 1999, after an infamously turbulent development process that saw its script get snapped up and then somewhat cruelly, publicly jettisoned by Miramax, The Boondock Saints, a revenge flick about two avenging-angel Irish Catholic twins, Connor and Murphy McManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus), who cut a swath of retribution through Boston’s criminal underworld, came and went in theaters in barely the blink of an eye. On the nascent digital home video format, however, it became a huge if unlikely hit.

A decade later, its writer-director, Troy Duffy, got a chance to make a sequel, Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, that continued the McManus brothers’ story. This week, an exclusive director’s cut of the movie on Blu-ray hits Best Buy, with 27 minutes of re-inserted, never-before-seen footage, two audio commentary tracks, deleted scenes, seven behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. I recently had a chance to talk to Duffy one-on-one, about the cult appeal of his franchise and what else he’s working on next. The conversation is excerpted over at ShockYa, so click here for the chat.