A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (Original title)A Guide to Recognising Your Saints (Help search title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 23 February 2006 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Dito Montiel
Synopsis: Drama. Set mainly in the Astoria neighbourhood of Queens, New York in the mid-1980s. Dito and his friends hang out, get stoned, and exchange crude, sexual taunts with the equally tough neighbourhood girls. As the years pass by, his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison and he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Teenagers, Drugs
Releases
Date: 13 October 2006Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 103 mins Dialogue (original): English
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 23 February 2006 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Dito Montiel
Synopsis: Drama. Set mainly in the Astoria neighbourhood of Queens, New York in the mid-1980s. Dito and his friends hang out, get stoned, and exchange crude, sexual taunts with the equally tough neighbourhood girls. As the years pass by, his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison and he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Teenagers, Drugs
Releases
Date: 13 October 2006Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 103 mins Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: A Guide TRYS LLC, Production/Presents: Xingu Films, [Produced] In association with: Belladonna Productions, Presents: Original Media, Developed with the assistance of the: Sundance Institute, Executive Producer: Sting, Executive Producer: Bobby Sager, Executive Producer: Peter Sahagen, Executive Producer: Amanda Mackey, Produced by: Trudie Styler, Produced by: Travis Swords, Produced by: Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Co-producer: René Bastian, Co-producer: Linda Moran, Co-producer: Robert Downey Jr, Co-producer: Jonathan Elias, Line Producer: Lucy Cooper, Associate Producer: Alex Francis, Senior Production Exec for Xingu London: Anita Sumner, Production Executive for Xingu Films NY: Linda Carbone, Christine Mcandrews, Production Manager: Nicola Westermann, Production Co-ordinator: Patricia De Paula, Production and Post Accounting: Inc. JFA, Production and Post Accounting: John Finn, Production and Post Accounting: Anna Bosco, Steve Boyle, Location Manager: Jeff Caron, Post-production Co-ordinator: Adam Folk, Production Secretary: Alison M. Davis, 2nd Unit Director: Anthony Ripoli, Assistant Director (1st): Urs Hirschbiegel, Assistant Director (2nd): Jason Graham, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Justin Ritson, Assistant Director (3rd 2nd): Nan Marie Sandle, Casting: Amanda Mackey, Casting: Cathy Sandrich Gelford, Casting: Melissa Chusid, Additional Casting: Avy Kaufman, Extras Casting: NYC Casting, Lori Eastside, Written by: Dito Montiel, Based on the book by: Dito Montiel, Director of Photography: Éric Gautier, Additional Photography: Billy Dickson, Additional Photography: Steve Huber, Additional Photography: Andrij Parekh, Monty Footage Shot by: Ray Parada, Camera Operator: Parris Mayhew, 1st Assistant Camera: Chris Reynolds, Additional 1st Assistant Camera: Francis Spieldenner, 2nd Assistant Camera: Ethan Borsuk, Additional 2nd Assistant Camera: Chris Del Sordo, Camera Loader: Lisa Origlieri, Gaffer: David Harges, Key Grip: Melissa Guimaraes, Still Photographer: Walter Thomson, Editor: Christopher Tellefsen, Editor: Jake Pushinsky, Assistant Editor: Anthony Ripoli, Production Designer: Jody Asnes, Set Decorator: Cherish Magennis Hale, Prop Master: Bentley Wood, Construction Co-ordinator: Joshua M. Visser, Costume Designer: Sandra Hernandez, Wardrobe Supervisor: Ngina Bowen, Key Make-up Artist: Linda Grimes, Additional Make-up Artist: Suzanne D. De Simone, Additional Make-up Artist: Joe Farulla, Additional Make-up Artist: Michael Laudati, Dionne Pitsikoulis, Key Hairstylist: Mary Cook, Additional Hairstylist: Eileen Tersago, Titles/Opticals: DuArt Digital, Titles/Opticals: Markus Janner, Keith Yurevitz, Film Timer: Vaughan Killin, Negative Cutter: JG Films, Original Music by: Jonathan Elias, Additional Music: Jimmy Haun, David Wittman, Production Sound Mixer: Charles Hunt, Boom Operator: John Gutierrez, Re-recording Mixer: Paul Hsu, Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Hsu, Sound Editor: Eugene Gearty, Dialogue Editor: Branka Mrkic-tana, Loop Group Co-ordinator: Sondra James, ADR (Engineer): Alex Raspa, ADR Editor: Pam De Metruis-thomas, Foley Artist: Leslie Bloom, Foley (Engineer): Alex Raspa, Stunt Co-ordinator: Roy Farfel, Weapons Specialist: Neil Ruddy, Publicity: Jeremy Walker & Associates
Cast
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Robert Downey Jr (Dito Montiel), Shia Labeouf (young Dito Montiel), Chazz Palminteri (Monty Montiel), Dianne Wiest (Flori Montiel), Channing Tatum (young Antonio), Melonie Diaz (young Laurie), Martin Compston (Mike O'Shea), Eric Roberts (Antonio), Rosario Dawson (Laurie), Adam Scarimbolo (Giuseppe), Julia Garro (Diane), Peter Tambakis (young Nerf), Scott Campbell (Nerf), Anthony De Sando (Frank the dog walker), Eléonore Hendricks (Jenny), George Di Cenzo (Uncle George), Anthony Tirado (street corner Puerto Rican), Brick Rosado (Puerto Rican van driver), Steven Payne (beach chair guy), Tibor Feldman (teacher), Marc Castle (drunken man in subway), Stephen Randazzo (token clerk), Olga Merediz (Aunt Mary), Teresa Anne Kelsey (newscaster), Sammy Rhee (Korean store owner), Jermel Wilson (Yup Yup), Michael Rivera (reaper), David Castro (reaper's little brother), Federico Castelluccio (Antonio's father), Kyle Benitez (Laurie's son), Iraida Polanco (old woman), Gilbert Cruz (Queensbridge bodega man), Chance Kelly (prison guard)