Troy Duffy doesn’t hold back. Ever.
We saw the downside of that approach in “Overnight,” the 2003 documentary about the “Boondock Saints” director’s sudden rise to fame and subsequent struggles.
An older, more congenial Duffy joined the Film Threat podcast this week to talk about more “Boondock Saints” projects. He offered a fascinating glimpse of behind-the-scenes Hollywood in the process.
Co-host Chris Gore, sensing the director might have sharp views on Hollywood’s woke obsession, pressed him on the matter.
That set Duffy off.
He started by attacking Disney for buying the “Star Wars” franchise and, in the minds of many, crashing it into the ground.
“May you burn in hell for what you did to ‘Star Wars’ and continue to [do]… that was sacrilegious, man,” Duffy said.
That’s part of a larger critique of woke storytelling, where the message and agenda too often lap the creative process.
“You don’t say, ‘I’m gonna make a golf movie because golf is hot,’” the director said. “You don’t say you’re gonna make an LGBTQ character because that’s what’s going on out there right now and that’s what people wanna see.”
“[That mindset] starts leaking in on directors and writers that you’re choosing. These reasons have nothing to do with art or creativity whatsoever. It’s obvious why [woke] sucks. It’s obvious why it’s failing,” he said.
“It’s taking the longest time to kill this thing,” he added, saying even established stars like Sean Penn are finally speaking out about the cultural scourge.
“These guys are coming out and saying some of the greatest movies we’ve ever made couldn’t be made now,” Duffy said, like his favorite comedy of all time, “Blazing Saddles.”
“Even a guy like Mel Brooks would never be allowed [to make it] today,” he said. “We’re shooting ourselves in the foot in the entertainment business, and it has to stop.”
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