Nov. 8, 2024

014: Welcome to Watertown Mother…

Show Notes

Cliff Moylan was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to an Irish father from County Clare and an Irish-American mother from County Detroit. He is best known for his portrayal of real-life hero Sergeant John MacLellan in the Peter Berg directed film Patriots Day (2017). Longtime friends Steve and Paul sit with Cliff to break down his experience playing Sergeant MacLellan, the epic Watertown shoot-out scene, and his experience working on the film. Cliff has also worked with acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Jodie Foster and Steven Zaillian, and Benny and Josh Safdie. He has also exchanged on-screen dialogue with John Turturro, Laura Linney, Jon Voight, Damian Lewis, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev Schreiber, and JK Simmons. Outside of acting, Cliff is a longtime practitioner of various combat sports, including Boxing, Muay Thai, and Combat Sambo.

Cliff’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854316/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Cliff’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cliffama/

MENTIONS

Patriots Day Shoot Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSblwSHtsKk

ABC News Covers the actual shoot-out: https://youtu.be/9-pIe85AF2M?si=A5vj6p7JFOixgRTH

Patriots Day Featurette - Battle of Watertown (2017): https://youtu.be/F0eNfocB_m0?si=B7y2YklnLIdClMN3

Jahar Tsarnaev messing around with wrestling teammates off-season: https://youtu.be/SMxjvMSJgWk?si=1XnURr_jwM8oY_50

Tamerlian Tsarnaev and Jahar training at Waikru MMA: https://youtu.be/vW3sRh9LqnQ?si=_-vsl1HLsQQT83Jy

TAMMFF Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/TAMMFF

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Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepfer

Paul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChef

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Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepfer

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Paul’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8062990/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1