A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Page #4

Synopsis: 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?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Dito Montiel
Production: First Look Media
  7 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
R
Year:
2006
100 min
$420,603
Website
805 Views


I hate that sh*t.

F***ers.

Uh, it's a full-on

Yuppie club now, man.

Unbelievable.

Better that way, though.

People always dress up

and sh*t.

It looks a little bit better

around here, you know.

Your mom's still here, huh?

Yeah.

But she's sleeping.

I mean, everybody says

I should get

my own place, but--

I ain't got to pay rent.

You get free food.

For now, you know.

Thanks for letting me stay.

I can get a hotel

if you want.

Hotel?

Hell, man.

My mom's got the room

all cleaned out.

She's all excited.

She thinks you know all

the movie stars in California.

Wait a minute.

Let's just, uh--

Let's just hang here

a minute, okay?

I mean, damn.

I didn't think I was ever

gonna see you again,

you know.

Upstairs we can't really talk.

You want some?

Uh, no, no.

That's cool.

I just take a little.

Yeah, sure.

We just--

We should go to Monty's

right now.

Nah, it's late.

It's late.

What time is it?

We'll go in the morning, then.

I hate to--

I hate seeing him

like he is, man.

He's f***ed up.

And your mom,

she--

She didn't think

you'd come back.

She told me that, uh--

She tells everybody

about your book.

It's like your friend, remember?

That, that kid, f***in' Irish.

How are you?

How am I?

Are you alright?

I'm alright.

Ah!

I don't know

how to answer that, man.

Just like my f***in' mom.

Like I told you.

I told you how she's so excited

to see you, and then with me,

you know, it's like--

When I--

She sees me

on the street,

she hides.

And she's so fat, you know.

And she tries to hide behind

these skinny little poles.

Poles like that

right there.

Even she hides from me

and she's my f***in' mom.

They're not supposed

to do that.

I know.

Things will--

Things will pick up

and get better.

No, man.

Things don't get better here.

You tell me

that they f***in' do, but--

It's really,

it's f***in' good

to see you, man.

That's the truth.

Is that true?

Sh*t!

Oh, sh*t.

They got this thing

over the Empire State Building

which is like Ripley's

Believe it or Not.

Mike was telling me

about this guy he saw.

He's humongous.

It's a 10-foot tall statue

of this real guy

and a bunch of other sh*t.

That's where the n*ggers

stay at, right?

No.

That's 42nd Street.

Oh, Yeah.

Needledick was saying they got

triple X movie over there.

Like f***in' people

f***in' pigs and sh*t.

People f***in' pigs?

Get the f*** out of here!

This guy is like 10 feet tall.

He's f***in' huge, man.

There's loads

of cool sh*t there.

Check this guy out.

What do you wanna see,

some f***in' titties

or a giant?

Yeah, I wanna see a pig

get f***ed.

Exactly.

Mike, huh?

Dito says that you guys work

for some f*ggot, right?

Think he can give me

a job?

I'll see.

Yeah?

Yeah, man.

I'll check out.

Yo, this weed is bogus.

I know a guy from school.

He's got great weed.

That sh*t will f*** you up.

He's cool as well.

Guy is cool.

Wow!

You can get weed, huh?

This guy's pretty f***in' cool.

He can get f***in' pot.

That's pretty f***in'--yeah.

This guy's pretty cool.

You can understand

what he says?

'Cause I can't f***in'

understand him.

Yo, Dito,

I'm going to take off, man.

Where you going?

Where you going?

What's your problem, man?

Antonio, I don't want

any trouble.

I just wanna hang out.

If you got a problem

with me, I'll go.

No, man.

I ain't got no problem.

You can hang out

as much as you want.

You can show us

where the giants are

and all that.

I like this guy.

He's, he's fun.

He's a good guy.

We're getting something

to eat,

and she wants to go

go White Castle.

Why don't you shut up?

Why you got to do this?

What'd you say?

Why you got to do

that sh*t?

Don't you f***in' move, Diane.

Cut the f***in' sh*t, alright?

Do what?

You know what.

It's just played out.

What's played out?

She moved.

What the f***.

I'm f***ing serious.

That sh*t is not funny!

Giuseppe, that's enough.

I'm getting the f***

out of here.

Yeah?

Go ahead.

Bye.

Could you do something

about your f***ing

crazy brother?

F*** you, Giuseppe, alright?

You f***in' piece of sh*t!

F*** you.

Laurie!

She wants to go

to White Castle, alright?

This b*tch loves going

to White Castle.

To White Castle.

Laurie?

Come on.

Where you going?

F*** them.

It's played out here.

Laurie.

Laurie, can you stop for a sec?

Laurie, come on!

Did you really see

what that f***er did?

I know.

You think that's funny?

I know it's not funny.

I don't think it's funny.

Hold on a second!

I'm sorry.

I don't f***in'

like that, either.

Yeah, right.

You do.

I'm coming.

I'll be right there, alright?

I am sorry.

Whatever.

Hey, my name is Diane.

I like to f***.

My name is Jenny.

And everybody in this place

is a f***in' joke.

My name is Nerf.

And this sh*t sucks.

I'm Giuseppe,

Antonio's brother.

I'm Laurie.

And everybody's

gonna leave me.

I know they are.

I'm a f***in' piece of sh*t.

And that's who I am.

Hey, listen, Antonio.

I'm sorry about this

played out sh*t.

Don't worry about it.

No, that's f***ed up!

Now, that's f***ed up.

I'm going to go in.

Do you want me to come?

No.

Don't worry.

I'm good.

I'll call you tomorrow.

Monty said he wanted to play

some handball tomorrow.

So I'm gonna come by.

That's f***ed up.

He's my Goddamned son, too.

They run around

like a pack of wolves!

Do you even have

any concern?

Do you?

No!

What's wrong?

You okay, mom?

I'm okay.

It's okay.

It's nothing.

Dito.

She, you know,

she got excited, you know.

I was just, uh--

Your mother, she-- you know,

went for a walk.

She gets excited.

You okay?

Fine.

I'm good.

What happened with you

and Antonio?

He was here.

He said you were mad at him.

You had a fight or something?

It's alright.

How'd get that?

What's this on your face?

You okay?

Yeah.

What happened to you?

What is this?

It's nothing.

Hey, come on.

You know me.

Rock of Gibraltar, right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You been taking

your Dilantin?

What, are you writing

a book, huh?

No, it's just--

I'm fine, okay?

You were on one

of your journeys

with that kid Mike

in Manhattan.

Antonio was telling me.

I wasn't with Mike.

What if I did go?

What if I went to Manhattan

or I went somewhere else

like, uh, I don't know?

Come on.

You're not

going anywhere, Dito.

Come here.

How are you, Dito, huh?

Since when are you here

at this time?

Put on the TV.

Give your old man

a break, huh?

Forget it.

Are you scared?

I would be.

If a guy wrote on my house

"I was dead",

he's already f***ed you up.

I'd be having

a f***in' heart attack.

They just write sh*t.

Locker room

disinfectant stuff, right?

Check this sh*t out.

"Do not inhale, breathe.

Avoid skin-eye contact.

Irritant.

Skin irritant.

Unsafe.

Eye irritant.

Skin irritant.

Unsafe.

Keep away

from all body parts."

Wanna try it?

What, do you drink it?

Sniff it.

Mike, I'm sorry

Antonio's a f***in'

a**hole, man.

He's not always like that.

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Dito Montiel

Orlandito Montiel (born July 26, 1965), better known as Dito Montiel, is an American author, screenwriter, film director and musician. more…

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