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Orlandito "Dito" Montiel, son of Orlando, a Nicaraguan immigrant, and an Irish mother, grew wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gangsters and confessing at the church of the Immaculate Conception, gobbling hits of purple mescaline and Old English, sneaking into Times Square whore housesâ€""Kids from nowhere going nowhere." This is the quintessentially American story of a young man's hunger for experience, his dawning awareness of the bigger world across the bridge, and of the loyalties that bind him to a violent past and to the flawed and des! perate saints that have guided him: Dito's father, Antonio "our insane warrior hero," Bob Semen, Frank the dog walker, Jimmy Mullen, Cherry Vanilla, Ginsberg and all the others, the drunks, coke-heads, junkies, the insaniacs like Santos Antonios who said, "Now Dito remember, in life you gotta be crazy."
"As far back as i can remember ... i can remember
manhattan." Orlandito "Dito" Montiel, son of Orlando, a
Nicaraguan immigrant, and an Irish mother, grew wild in the streets of
Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gangsters and
confessing at the church of the Immaculate Conception, gobbling hits
of purple mescaline and Old English, sneaking into Times Square whore
housesâ€""Kids from nowhere going nowhere." At 14 Dito watched
as his best friend and surrogate older brother, Antonio, beat another
kid to death with a baseball bat during a gang fight. A Guide to
Recognizing Your Saints is the quintessentially Ame! rican story of a
young man’s hunger for experience, his! dawning awareness of the bigger
world across the bridge, and of the loyalties that bind him to a
violent past and to the flawed and desperate Saints that have guided
himâ€"a streetwise Meetings With Remarkable Men with echoes of
Whitman and Kerouac , Saturday Night Fever and Dion and the
Belmonts. Dito tasted short-lived notoriety as a model for Versace and
Calvin Klein, and as the leader of "the most successful
unsuccessful band in history," Gutterboy, a 15-minute darling
signed to Geffen for a then unprecedented million-dollar advance. But
this book is about the Saints: Dito’s father, Antonio "our insane
warrior hero," Bob Semen, Frank the dog walker, Jimmy Mullen,
Cherry Vanilla, Allen Ginsberg and all the others, the drunks,
coke-heads, junkies, the insaniacs like Santos Antonios who said,
"Now Dito remember, in life you gotta be crazy." Photographs by
Bruce Weber, Lance Staedler and Allen Ginsberg are feat! ured. A Guide
to Recognizing Your Saints is soon to be a major motion picture
directed by Robert Downey, Jr.
"As far back as i can remember ... i can remember
manhattan." Orlandito "Dito" Montiel, son of Orlando, a
Nicaraguan immigrant, and an Irish mother, grew wild in the streets of
Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gangsters and
confessing at the church of the Immaculate Conception, gobbling hits
of purple mescaline and Old English, sneaking into Times Square whore
housesâ€""Kids from nowhere going nowhere." At 14 Dito watched
as his best friend and surrogate older brother, Antonio, beat another
kid to death with a baseball bat during a gang fight. A Guide to
Recognizing Your Saints is the quintessentially American story of a
young man’s hunger for experience, his dawning awareness of the bigger
world across the bridge, and of the loyalties that bind him to a
violent past and! to the flawed and desperate Saints that have guided
himâ! €"a stre etwise Meetings With Remarkable Men with echoes of
Whitman and Kerouac , Saturday Night Fever and Dion and the
Belmonts. Dito tasted short-lived notoriety as a model for Versace and
Calvin Klein, and as the leader of "the most successful
unsuccessful band in history," Gutterboy, a 15-minute darling
signed to Geffen for a then unprecedented million-dollar advance. But
this book is about the Saints: Dito’s father, Antonio "our insane
warrior hero," Bob Semen, Frank the dog walker, Jimmy Mullen,
Cherry Vanilla, Allen Ginsberg and all the others, the drunks,
coke-heads, junkies, the insaniacs like Santos Antonios who said,
"Now Dito remember, in life you gotta be crazy." Photographs by
Bruce Weber, Lance Staedler and Allen Ginsberg are featured. A Guide
to Recognizing Your Saints is soon to be a major motion picture
directed by Robert Downey, Jr.
A coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in astoria ny dur! ing the 1980s. As his friends end up dead on drugs or in prison he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints. Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 09/04/2007 Starring: Robert Downey Jr Chazz Palminteri Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R A film adaptation of Dito Montiel's memoir of the same name,
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a compelling, thoughtful movie based on Montiel's childhood growing up in 1980s Queens. A writer and director who understands his limitations, Montiel wisely left the acting to the pros. Shia LaBeouf (
Holes) plays him during his adolescence, while Robert Downey Jr. (
Good Night, and Good Luck,
Wonder Boys) portrays the grown-up Dito. Never mind that there is absolutely no physical resemblance between the two actors; LaBeouf and Downey are so convincing in their roles it doesn't matter. Switching effortlessly from present day (where Dito is a successful author) to the pa! st (where he is a tough little kid trying to figure out if the! re is li fe beyond New York),
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints tackles Dito's complicated relationship with his parents (Chazz Palminteri and Dianne Wiest), as well as the friends he left behind. Eric Roberts is magnificent in a small role as one of Dito's tough, childhood buddies. His powerful performance makes viewers remember there was a time when Roberts was better known for his acting skills than for being Julia's big brother. Montiel--a first-time filmmaker--won the Director's Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival for his autobiographical movie. Raw, gritty, and honest,
Saints) makes a strong impact and leaves the viewer curious as to how the rest of Montiel's life will work out.
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Citation DetailsTitle: Genuine strength: 'The Queen' finds it in Elizabeth II, 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints' in Queens.(MOVIES)(Movie review)
Author: Joseph Cunneen
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 27, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 43
Issue: 2
Page: 16(1)
Article Type: Movie review
Distributed by Thomson GaleA coming-of-age drama about writer/director Dito Montiel's youth, the film captures the mid-1980's in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Dito (Robert Downey Jr.) called home after 15 years because his father (Chazz Palminteri) is ill, encounters old friends - the ones he lost, the ones he left ! behind, the ones he can't help but remember. These are Dito's ! saints. An honest account of a bittersweet return to a neighborhood where relationships can never be what they once were, Dito's story is about to come to terms with a father's rage and a father's love. A film adaptation of Dito Montiel's memoir of the same name,
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a compelling, thoughtful movie based on Montiel's childhood growing up in 1980s Queens. A writer and director who understands his limitations, Montiel wisely left the acting to the pros. Shia LaBeouf (
Holes) plays him during his adolescence, while Robert Downey Jr. (
Good Night, and Good Luck,
Wonder Boys) portrays the grown-up Dito. Never mind that there is absolutely no physical resemblance between the two actors; LaBeouf and Downey are so convincing in their roles it doesn't matter. Switching effortlessly from present day (where Dito is a successful author) to the past (where he is a tough little kid trying to figure out if there is life beyond New York), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints tackles Dito's complicated relationship with his parents (Chazz Palminteri and Dianne Wiest), as well as the friends he left behind. Eric Roberts is magnificent in a small role as one of Dito's tough, childhood buddies. His powerful performance makes viewers remember there was a time when Roberts was better known for his acting skills than for being Julia's big brother. Montiel--a first-time filmmaker--won the Director's Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival for his autobiographical movie. Raw, gritty, and honest,
Saints) makes a strong impact and leaves the viewer curious as to how the rest of Montiel's life will work out.
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