Guide to Recognizing Your Saints DVD

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Robert Downey, Jr. as Dito Shia LaBeouf as Young Dito Chazz Palminteri as Monty Dianne Wiest as Flori Channing Tatum as Young Antonio Melonie Diaz as Young Laurie Martin Compston as O'Shea, Mike Eric Roberts as Antonio Rosario Dawson as Laurie Adam Scarimbolo as Giuseppe

Crew Alex Francis - Associate Producer Amanda Mackey - Casting Melissa Chusid - Casting Robert Downey, Jr. - Co-producer Jonathan Elias - Co-producer Rene Bastian - Co-producer Linda Moran - Co-producer Sandra Hernandez - Costume Designer Dito Montiel - Director Christopher Tellefsen - Editor Jake Pushinsky - Editor Bobby Sager - Executive Producer Peter Sahagen - Executive Producer Amanda Mackey - Executive Producer Sting - Executive Producer Jonathan Elias - Composer (Music Score) Jody Asnes - Production Designer Éric Gautier - Cinematographer Travis Swords - Producer Charlie Corwin - Producer Clara Markowicz - Producer Trudie Styler - Producer Charles Hunt - Sound/Sound Designer Roy Farfel - Stunts Coordinator Dito Montiel - Screenwriter Paul Hsu - Supervising Sound Editor Dito Montiel - Book Author

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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Channing Tatum: Independent Spirit Award, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Dito Montiel: Independent Spirit Award, Best First Screenplay (nominated) Dito Montiel: New York Film Critics Society, Best First Film (Runner-up) (winner) Dito Montiel: Sundance Film Festival, Dramatic Directing Award (winner) Melonie Diaz: Independent Spirit Award, Best Supporting Actress (nominated)

Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize - Best Ensemble Performance (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Director & editor commentary Alternate opening & endings Deleted scenes Making of documentary Previews 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound Additional never before seen material Spanish subtitles Closed captioned MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 98 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Guide to Recognizing Your Saints 1. Main Titles [6:53] 2. Monty's Throne [7:19] 3. Subway Station [10:02] 4. Graffiti [7:24] 5. Return From Afar [8:17] 6. Memories [8:22] 7. Window-Side Chat [7:02] 8. Reunion [12:25] 9. Long Time, No See [7:26] 10. Revenge [8:27] 11. Torn Apart [7:59] 12. End Credits [3:22]