A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Director: Dito Montiel

Overview

The harsh realities of life on the street merge with the universal themes of youthful pain and exhilaration in director Dito Montiel's telling tale of one boy's struggle to escape the grim fate that awaits his aimless, trouble-minded peers. For most of Montiel's friends, the only means of escaping their bleak surroundings were drugs, prison, or death. In breaking the cycle and making a name for himself as a filmmaker, Montiel showed that there are ways to overcome the urban malaise that consumed the majority of his friends. He couldn't have done it alone, though, and with this film Montiel pays tribute to those he left behind by bringing their story to the screen so that their struggles may give others in similar situations the courage to pursue a more positive, creative means of overcoming their anger.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2019
UPC:	0760137293194
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	18,558

Special Features

Audio commentary by director Dito Montiel and editor Jake Pushinsky; Shooting Saints: the making of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints featurette (SD, 20:10); 11 deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Dito Montiel (SD, 19:19); 1 alternative opening & 4 Alternative endings with optional commentary by director Dito Montiel (SD, 13:30); Sundance Labs: rooftop scene with optional commentary by director Dito Montiel (SD, 6:02); Young Laurie audition played by Diane Carcando (SD, 1:52); Full Monty (Montiel's father) interview (SD, 1:31); Original theatrical trailer (TBD); English SDH Subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Downey Jr.	Dito
Rosario Dawson	Laurie
Shia LaBeouf	Young Dito
Chazz Palminteri	Monty
Dianne Wiest	Flori
Channing Tatum	Antonio
Eric Roberts	Older Antonio
Federico Castelluccio	Antonio's Father
Scott Michael Campbell	Nerf
Kyle Devon Benitez	Joey
Anthony DeSando	Frank
Melonie Diaz	Young Laurie
Julia Garro	Diane
Eleonore Hendricks	Jenny
Adam Scarimbolo	Guiseppe
Anthony Tirado	Street Corner Puerto Rican
Erick Rosado	Puerto Rican Van Driver
Steven Payne	Beach Chair Guy
Tibor Feldman	Teacher
Martin Compston	Mike O'Shea
Marc Castle	Drunken Man in Subway
Steven Randazzo	Token Clerk
George Di Cenzo	Uncle George
Olga Merediz	Aunt Mary
Michael Rivera	Reaper
David Castro	Reaper's Little Brother
Gilbert Cruz	Queensbridge Bodega Man
Chance Kelly	Prison Guard
Robert Downey	Actor
Sandra Hernandez	Actor
Jonathan Elias	Composer

Technical Credits

Dito Montiel

Dito Montiel	Screenwriter
Charlie Corwin	Producer
Clara Markowicz	Producer
Trudie Styler	Producer
Travis Swords	Producer
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Executive Producer
Bobby Sager	Executive Producer
Peter Sahagen	Executive Producer
Sting	Executive Producer
Linda Moran	Executive Producer
Melissa Chusid	Casting
Charles Hunt	Sound/Sound Designer
Rene Bastian	Producer
Lucy Cooper	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12

Menu

Disc #1 -- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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Chapters
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English 5.1 Surround (Dolby Digital)
English 2.0 Stereo Sound (LPCM)
Commentary With Director Dito Montiel & Editor Jake Pushinsky
English SDH Subtitles
Spanish Subtitles: On
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Extras
Shooting Saints Featurette
Full Monty Interview
Young Laurie Audition Tape
Deleted Scenes - Commentary On
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Little Boys, Chazz & Fireflies
Greek Feast Scene
Little Boys At Murder Scene
Lawyer Scene With Dito & Antonio's Father
Giuseppi On The Mets
Mime Seizure Scene
Salvation Army Box
Pocket Full Of Seeds
Puppet Show
Full Puppet Show
Full Nerf Parked Scene
Full Rooftop Scene
Deleted Scenes - Commentary Off
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Little Boys, Chazz & Fireflies
Greek Feast Scene
Little Boys At Murder Scene
Lawyer Scene With Dito & Antonio's Father
Giuseppi On The Mets
Mime Seizure Scene
Salvation Army Box
Pocket Full Of Seeds
Puppet Show
Full Puppet Show
Full Nerf Parked Scene
Full Rooftop Scene
Alternate Openings/Endings: Commentary On
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Alternate Opening In The Bookstore
Alternate Ending 1. I Write
Alternate Ending 2. Full Antonio Scene
Alternate Ending 3. Fireflys
Alternate Ending 4. Robert Downey Jr. & Rosario Dawson With Little Boy
Alternate Openings/Endings: Commentary Off
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Alternate Opening In The Bookstore
Alternate Ending 1. I Write
Alternate Ending 2. Full Antonio Scene
Alternate Ending 3. Fireflys
Alternate Ending 4. Robert Downey Jr. & Rosario Dawson With Little Boy
Trailers
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (Theatrical Trailer 1)
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (Theatrical Trailer 2)
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (Theatrical Trailer 3)
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