S6E40 - Still Toking with Troy Duffy (Film maker, writer)

Episode Notes S6E40 -- Join us as we dive into the mind of creater, writer & film makerTroy Duffy. He'll be in the house telling tales from writing & dircting the smash hit Boondock Saints to his newest venture as an Author with The Boondock Saints -Blood Origins Vol.1 and much much more.Troy Duffy (born 1970 or 1971) is an American filmmaker. He has directed two films, The Boondock Saints and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Duffy was the subject of the 2003 documentary film Overnight.Duffy was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was one of five children, and his father is a Harvard-educated English teacher. Duffy was born to a wealthy family that bought several hotels among the New Hampshire and southern Maine coast, where Duffy spent most of his youth. He graduated from Exeter High School in New Hampshire, and spent two years at Colorado State University before dropping out to move to Hollywood with $2,000 given to him by his father.HELPFUL LINKS:VETERANS:https://www.va.gov/.../mental-health/suicide-prevention/ADDICTION:https://lp.recoverycentersofamerica.com/.../continuum-of.../Due you know someone that has lost their lives due to addiction? Or even someone that has made a full recovery? Reach out to Johnny Whitaker so they can help to celebrate the lives lost/ lives recovered at [email protected]___________________________________________Follow our guesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Duffyhttps://x.com/troyduffy?lang=enhttps://www.amazon.com/Books-Troy-Duffy/s...______________________________Toking with the Dead:https://www.stilltoking.com/—————————————Follow Still Toking With and their friends!https://smartpa.ge/5zv1—————————————Produced by Leo Pond andThe Dorkening Podcast NetworkMORE ABOUT THE GUEST:Duffy moved to Los Angeles in his twenties to pursue a music career with his band, the Brood. While working at a bar, he wrote the screenplay of The Boondock Saints,[which was inspired by seeing a dead woman being wheeled out of a drug dealer's apartment in his building. The script featured two brothers in Boston dedicated to killing Mafia thugs. Find out more at https://still-toking-with.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/still-toking-with/feee2528-461f-4670-8b88-19a1af17badb