A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
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- R
- 1h 40min
- Crime, Drama
- 13 Oct 2006 (USA)
- Movie
Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Dianne Wiest | ... |
Flori
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| Robert Downey Jr. | ... |
Dito
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| Shia LaBeouf | ... |
Young Dito
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| Melonie Diaz | ... |
Young Laurie
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| Laila Liliana Garro | ... |
Diane
(as Julia Garro)
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| Eleonore Hendricks | ... |
Jenny
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| Adam Scarimbolo | ... |
Guiseppe
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| Peter Anthony Tambakis | ... |
Young Nerf
(as Peter Tambakis)
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| Channing Tatum | ... |
Young Antonio
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Anthony Tirado | ... |
Street Corner Puerto Rican (creditOnly)
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Erick Rosado | ... |
Puerto Rican Van Driver
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Steve Payne | ... |
Beach Chair Guy
(as Steven Payne)
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| Chazz Palminteri | ... |
Monty
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| Tibor Feldman | ... |
Teacher
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| Martin Compston | ... |
Mike O'Shea
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Marc Castle | ... |
Drunken Man in Subway
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| Steven Randazzo | ... |
Token Clerk
(as Stephen Randazzo)
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| George DiCenzo | ... |
Uncle George
(as George Di Cenzo)
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| Olga Merediz | ... |
Aunt Mary
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Teresa Kelsey | ... |
Newscaster
(as Teresa Anne Kelsey)
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Sammy Rhee | ... |
Korean Shop Owner
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| Jermel Wilson | ... |
Yup Yup
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| Michael Rivera | ... |
Reaper
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| David Castro | ... |
Reaper's Little Brother
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| Federico Castelluccio | ... |
Antonio's Father
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| Anthony DeSando | ... |
Frank the Dog Walker
(as Anthony de Sando)
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| Scott Michael Campbell | ... |
Nerf
(as Scott Campbell)
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| Rosario Dawson | ... |
Laurie
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| Kyle Benitez | ... |
Laurie's Son
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Iraida Polanco | ... |
Old Woman
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| Gilbert Cruz | ... |
Queensbridge Bodega Man
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| Eric Roberts | ... |
Antonio
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| Chance Kelly | ... |
Prison Guard
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Christopher Cussat | ... |
Gameshow Host / Television Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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| Angela Frye | ... |
Woman in Subway Station (uncredited)
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| Yetta Gottesman | ... |
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
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Al Marz | ... |
Street Corner Puerto Rican (uncredited)
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Chris Nuñez | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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| Jeff Skowron | ... |
Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)
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Mike Struck | ... |
Prison Gaurd (uncredited)
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| E. Austin Valentine | ... |
Very young Dito (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Dito Montiel | ||
Written by
| Dito Montiel | ... | (written by) |
| Dito Montiel | ... | (book) |
Produced by
| Rene Bastian | ... | co-producer |
| Charlie Corwin | ... | producer |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | co-producer |
| Jonathan Elias | ... | co-producer |
| Alex Francis | ... | associate producer |
| Amanda Mackey | ... | executive producer |
| Clara Markowicz | ... | producer |
| Linda Moran | ... | co-producer |
| Bobby Sager | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Sahagen | ... | executive producer |
| Sting | ... | executive producer |
| Trudie Styler | ... | producer |
| Lucy Sumner | ... | line producer (as Lucy Cooper) |
| Travis Swords | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jonathan Elias | ||
Cinematography by
| Eric Gautier | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jake Pushinsky | ||
| Christopher Tellefsen | ||
Editorial Department
| Tritia Espinoza | ... | international editor |
| Adam Folk | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Vaughan Killin | ... | color timer |
| William Lehman | ... | assistant editor |
| Anthony Ripoli | ... | assistant editor |
| Larry Schmitt | ... | on-line editor |
Casting By
| Melissa Chusid | ||
| Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | ... | (as Cathy Sandrich Gelford) |
| Amanda Mackey | ||
Production Design by
| Jody Asnes | ||
Set Decoration by
| Cherish M. Hale | ... | (as Cherish Magennis Hale) |
Costume Design by
| Sandra Hernandez | ||
Makeup Department
| Mary Cooke | ... | key hair stylist (as Mary Cook) |
| Suzanne DeSimone | ... | additional makeup artist (as Suzanne D. De Simone) |
| Joseph Farulla | ... | additional makeup artist (as Joe Farulla) |
| Linda Grimes | ... | key makeup artist |
| Michael Laudati | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Dionne Pitsikoulis | ... | makeup artist |
| Eileen Tersago | ... | additional hair stylist |
Production Management
| Nicola Westermann | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jason Graham | ... | second assistant director |
| Urs Hirschbiegel | ... | first assistant director |
| Anthony Ripoli | ... | second unit director |
| Justin Ritson | ... | second second assistant director |
| Nan Sandle | ... | second second assistant director (as Nan Marie Sandle) |
Art Department
| Sarah Berney | ... | scenic artist (as Sarah L. Berney) |
| Benjamin K. Cox | ... | art department assistant |
| Benjamin Craig | ... | scenic artist |
| Colin Eletto | ... | art department assistant |
| Shannon Finnerty | ... | assistant property master |
| Jessioca Gonzalez | ... | art department intern |
| Nora Killoran | ... | additional set dresser |
| Lianir Lopez | ... | art department production assistant |
| Christina Madry | ... | art intern |
| David Moriarty | ... | scenic artist |
| Hannah Newman | ... | construction assistant |
| Andy Pan | ... | lead man |
| Mike Romano | ... | set carpenter |
| Jeremy Rosenstein | ... | art department assistant |
| Kyle Salvatore | ... | on-set dresser |
| Nicole M. Solis | ... | scenic artist (as Nicole Solis) |
| Joshua Visser | ... | construction coordinator (as Joshua M. Visser) |
| Bentley Wood | ... | property master |
| Derek J.W. Wybourn | ... | assistant property master |
| Marian Ziola-Stoeffelmeier | ... | scenic artist |
Sound Department
| Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist (as Leslie Bloom) |
| Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | ... | adr editor (as Pam De Metruis-Thomas) |
| Eugene Gearty | ... | sound editor |
| John Gutierrez | ... | boom operator |
| Paul Hsu | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Charles Hunt | ... | sound mixer |
| Jesse Malings | ... | sound mixer |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana) |
| Beauxregard Neylen | ... | assistant adr engineer / assistant foley engineer |
| Alex Raspa | ... | adr engineer / foley engineer |
| Chris Rich | ... | sound facility supervisor |
| Lila Yomtoob | ... | assistant sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Keith Yurevitz | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
| Roy Farfel | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Aida Artieda | ... | additional electrician |
| Hugo Bonilla | ... | generator operator |
| Ethan Borsuk | ... | second assistant camera |
| Luis Colon | ... | grip |
| Katie Dainson | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Christopher DelSordo | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Chris Del Sordo) |
| Billy Dickson | ... | additional photographer |
| Pedro Diez | ... | additional grip |
| Nicole Emmons | ... | additional electrician |
| Jack Foster | ... | best boy grip |
| Avra Fox-Lerner | ... | additional grip |
| John Frisbie | ... | third electrician |
| Andrew Greve | ... | additional electrician |
| Melissa Guimaraes | ... | key grip |
| Nick Haines-Stiles | ... | additional grip |
| David Harges | ... | gaffer (as David Lee Harges) |
| Steve Huber | ... | additional photographer |
| Gregory Hurcomb | ... | additional electrician |
| Daniel Kubick | ... | additional electrician (as Daniel Kubicek) |
| Nina Kuhn | ... | additional electrician |
| Marcus Lehmann | ... | grip |
| Parris Mayhew | ... | camera operator |
| Smokey Nelson | ... | gaffer: additional photography |
| Lisa Origlieri | ... | camera loader |
| Joseph Paolini | ... | third grip |
| Andrij Parekh | ... | additional photographer |
| Chris Reynolds | ... | first assistant camera |
| Francis Spieldenner | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Jake Sumner | ... | camera intern |
| Walter Thomson | ... | still photographer |
| Fernando Vallejo | ... | camera intern |
Casting Department
| Lori Eastside | ... | extras casting |
| Avy Kaufman | ... | additional casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ngina Bowen | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Leslie Fry | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Mariette Hendriks | ... | costume supervisor |
| Whitney Kyles | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Christina Madry | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Evelyn Mejia | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Yvette Stapleton | ... | key costumer (as Yvette E. Stapleton) |
| David F. Zambrana | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Jeff Caron | ... | location manager |
| Daniel Coss | ... | location manager: New York |
| Payton Dunham | ... | assistant location manager: preparation |
| Margaret Koschik | ... | location assistant (as Meg Koschik) |
| Alexander Zweig | ... | assistant location manager (as Alex Zweig) |
Music Department
| Jim Black | ... | music clearances: Clearsongs Inc. |
| Jeff Bunnell | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Jimmy Haun | ... | additional scoring |
| Vincenzo LoRusso | ... | lead music mixer / music recording engineer |
| Nathaniel Morgan | ... | music recording engineer |
| David Wittman | ... | additional scoring |
| Dan Dzula | ... | music recordist (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Fulton | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| John McMorrow | ... | driver |
| Timothy Paustian | ... | transportation captain (as Timothy J. Paustian) |
Additional Crew
| Matthew Amenta | ... | set production assistant (as Matthew C. Amenta) |
| Victoria Asher | ... | set intern |
| Luches Banks | ... | set production assistant |
| Nancy Banks | ... | acting coach: Channing Tatum |
| Eli Barach | ... | office intern |
| Anna Bosco | ... | accountant: JFA Inc. |
| Steve Boyle | ... | accountant: JFA Inc. |
| Alayne Brady | ... | office intern |
| Inna Braude | ... | assistant: Kingu Films |
| Emerson Bruns | ... | production legal counsel (as Emerson E. Bruns) |
| Linda Carbone | ... | production executive: Kingu Films, New York |
| Kathy Castro | ... | acting coach |
| Amyjoy Clark | ... | additional production assistant: first team |
| Alison Davis | ... | production secretary (as Alison M. Davis) |
| Patricia de Paula | ... | production coordinator |
| Bailey Ertel | ... | set production assistant |
| Jason Fesel | ... | set production assistant (as Jason Fredrick Fesel) |
| John B. Finn | ... | accountant: JPA Inc. (as John Finn) |
| Jessica Flores | ... | office intern (as Jessica J. Flores) |
| Stacy Frankel | ... | assistant: Original Media |
| Cliff Fuller | ... | production office coordinator |
| Ish Goldstein | ... | set production assistant |
| Wilson Green | ... | set production assistant |
| Wayne Han | ... | production assistant |
| Sebastian Iervolino | ... | set intern |
| Sondra James | ... | loop group coordinator |
| Markus Janner | ... | titles & opticals: Duart Digital |
| Marcin Janowski | ... | international marketing and publicity executive |
| Theis Jessen | ... | office production assistant |
| Lianir Lopez | ... | art production assistant |
| Theresa Lowrey | ... | assistant: Trudie Styler |
| Christine McAndrews | ... | production executive: Kingu Films, New York |
| Watari Nishida | ... | set production assistant |
| Shane O'Dell | ... | office manager: Belladonna |
| Ray Parada | ... | additional footage |
| Alyson Perlongo | ... | assistant: Original Media |
| Melissa Pfluger | ... | craft service: Kitchen 306 Inc. |
| Christina Prudenti | ... | craft service: Kitchen 306 Inc. |
| Jimmy Rich | ... | assistant: Robert Downey Jr. |
| Neil Ruddy | ... | weapons specialist |
| Nan Sandle | ... | production assistant: first team (as Nan Marie Sandle) |
| Clarence Sharpe | ... | key production assistant |
| Joleen Small | ... | office intern |
| Jesse Spellman | ... | set production assistant (as Jesse Spellman III) |
| Greg Staley | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Cordelia Stephens | ... | clearances and product placement |
| James P. Stephens | ... | assistant to director |
| Anita Sumner | ... | senior production executive: Kingu Films, London |
| Olivia Vesey | ... | set intern |
| T.G. Wilkinson | ... | set intern (as Tom Wilkinson) |
| Keith Yurevitz | ... | titles & opticals: Duart Digital |
Thanks
| Ed Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Anne Hubbell | ... | thanks |
| Craig Kestel | ... | special thanks |
| Kenneth Shiffrin | ... | special thanks (as Kenneth Schiffrin) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- First Look International (2006) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Alta Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Mikado Film (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Revolver Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tour de Force (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- Film1 (2008) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Fine Films (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
- First Look International (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Jump Street Films (2006) (Australia)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania)
- Solopan (2006) (Poland)
Special Effects
- DuArt Film and Video (opticals)
Other Companies
- Mackey/Sandrich Casting (casting)
- AbelCine (camera equipment)
- Axium International (payroll accountant)
- C5 (post-production sound services)
- Cars of Yesterday (picture cars)
- Clearsongs (music clearances)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (insurance)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (post-production film lab)
- Donna Daniels Public Relations (publicity)
- DuArt Film and Video (dailies)
- Eastman Kodak (film stock)
- Elias Arts (additional adr facility)
- Elias Arts (music recorded and mixed at)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Gourmet To U (catering)
- J.G. Films (negative cutting)
- Jeremy Walker + Associates (publicity)
- Kitchen 306 (craft service: New York)
- N.Y.C. Casting (extras casting)
- Panavision (camera equipment)
- Paramount Pictures Production Services (grip and electric equipment)
- Pivotal Post (avid editing equipment)
- Pivotal Post (editing facility)
- Soundtrack New York (post sound facilities)
- Warrenwood Sound Studios (additional adr facility)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father's ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again?
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| Taglines | Queens, New York, 1986. Sometimes the only way forward, is back. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $94,784, 01 Oct 2006 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Writer and director 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 the requisite amount of anger to the role. See more » |
| Goofs | In the 1980s scenes on the subway, scanning the rooftops, you can see many cellphone towers. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Prestige/Flicka/Marie Antoinette/Flags of Our Fathers/A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Native New Yorker See more » |
| Crazy Credits | At the very end of the credits, after the logo graveyard, there is a short bit with the real Monty. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dito:
In the end - just like I said - I left everything, and everyone. But no one, no one has ever left me. See more » |