15 Awesome Facts About The Departed

poppingremlins Published 12/04/2022 in Funny

Just in case you have been under a rock for the past 16 years, The Departed is an American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger.

A collection of interesting info and fascinating facts about the cult classic movie that also won four Academy Awards: Best Picture (Graham King), Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker), and Best Adapted Screenplay Writing (William Monahan).

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The picture on the left is from "Black Mass" another movie based on the same character. And Johnny Depp wore a Red Sox cap in that movie.
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The picture on the left is from "Black Mass" another movie based on the same character. And Johnny Depp wore a Red Sox cap in that movie.
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