| Movie Name | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |
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| Released | September 29, 2006 |
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| Genre | Crime/drama |
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| Runtime | 98 min. |
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| Rating | R |
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| Director(s) | Dito Montiel |
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| Producer(s) | Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Trudie Styler, Travis Swords |
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| Writer(s) | Dito Montiel |
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| Distribution | First Look Pictures |
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| Country | USA |
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| Language | English |
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 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2001 memoir by Dito Montiel, in which he described growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s.
In 2006, it was made into a crime/drama film and directed by Dito Montiel.
Dito (Shia LaBeouf) is a boy growing up in Astoria, New York. All around him, his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He begins to believe that he has been saved from his friends' fate by his saints. ..
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Cast:
Robert Downey Jr. - Dito
Rosario Dawson - Laurie
Shia LaBeouf - Young Dito
Chazz Palminteri - MontyMore... | Crew:
Original Music by
Jonathan Elias
Jimmy Haun
David WittmanMore... | Trivia:
Dito Montiel was reluctant to cast Shia LaBeouf in the role of young Dito because Montiel was intent on casting an unknown. After the first rejection, however, LaBeouf pushed for one more audition. He came into the casting office, punched a hole in the wall, and convinced Montiel that he could bring a requisite amount of anger to the role.In the scene where Monty (Chazz Palminteri) has a stroke, Antonio (Channing Tatum) throws a table through the glass window of a door. This was improvised by Channing Tatum, who got so wrapped up in the scene he nearly lost control. The rest of the cast stayed in character and finished the scene, and the director liked it so much he kept it as the final version.In the scene where Antonio beats the Reaper with a bat in the store you can see Listerine Pocketpacks breath strips which didn't come to the market until the 21st century.In the 1980s scenes on the subway, scanning the rooftops, you can see many cellphone towers.In one shot of the subway, American flags are visible next to the subway windows. These were added after the attacks of 9/11, years after the movie takes place. In the 1980s scenes the red hand/green walking person can be clearly seen at the street crossing, but in NYC at that time the older walk/don't walk signs were being used.In a scene set in New York City during the early 1980s, a flyer alleging a conspiracy related to the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001 is taped to a lamp-post during a dolly shot. More... | Awards:
Director's Award
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Dramatic: Dito Montiel
Year: 2006
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Produced in: United States
Production Co.: Original Media, Belladonna Productions, Xingu Films
Logline: A boy from Astoria, N.Y. watches the friends around him end up dead, on drugs or in prison, and believes he can be saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
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