A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Page #6

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


anything by it.

Get the f*** out!

I don't even f***in' care

about you!

I don't f***in' even care.

Do you hear me?

I don't give a f***.

Antonio!

I'm sorry, Monty.

F***!

F***!

You alright?

Hey.

Do you know this used to be

a candy store here?

Can you believe it?

What does the Stop mean?

Do you see the hand?

Stop!

It means you don't cross

the street.

You stop.

Go.

Yo! Don't be making

no transactions

on my corner here, alright?

Yo.

F***in' Hector.

Little kids here, man.

I'm serious.

I'm serious, Hector.

F***in' television.

Yo, that works?

Hey, is that's flat screen?

Yo, I'm serious.

That works?

You used to be a swimmer?

Oh, you used to be

a swimmer, right?

Hey.

Who's that?

Sh*t.

This is Joey.

Look.

Joseph.

Mr. Joey.

Joey, like Giuseppe?

Like Joseph.

It's his father's name.

Joseph.

Mommy, who's that man?

He's gone now.

He wants to know

who you are.

I've known your mother

since she was, like,

she was this big.

She can't be this big,

you know.

Your mom said

you were coming into town.

Yeah, I'm gonna see

my father.

Yeah, Nerf told me,

you know, you'd be here

in your corner.

My corner.

Nerf.

Wow.

Wow.

Laurie, you look beautiful.

You know, I'm in my bests.

I'm looking really good.

My best slippers.

You should see them actually.

Manolo's.

You're staying

at your mother's, right?

Nerf's.

Nerf's mother's.

Alright.

Yeah.

Alright.

I'll be around, you know.

Maybe later I'll come back

or you wanna come down.

You wanna come down

and play.

It was really nice to see you.

I gotta make dinner now.

It's good to see you.

Alright.

See you, Mr. Joey.

Antonio.

Yo!

Antonio.

Yo, Antonio.

Yo, Dito,

what's up, man?

Come on.

I'm sorry.

What's up, Dito?

Where the f*** you been?

I know where he's been,

since he's all I have

to think about.

He's all I have

to think about.

I'm f***in' working.

What are you always

f***in' pissed off for?

I'm not pissed off.

You know your father

had a seizure?

This guy don't even know

his f***in' father

had a seizure.

He's acting like

there's nothing wrong.

You're in f***in' Niggerville.

Nerf's dad is black.

What happened to my father?

My father's Dominican.

Nerf's f***in' Nerf, man.

You're never around anymore.

Where the f*** were you?

Where the f*** are you?

Nowhere!

This f***in' guy.

Come on, let's go.

I don't f***in' know you

anymore!

Yo, tell me who the f***--

Look, yo,

you don't think

I'd f*** you up?

Chill out, Antonio.

You have no idea

how f***in' close you are.

Nerf, let's just f***in' go.

Antonio!

Nerf.

Nerf!

What's up, motherf***er?

Think you can hide from me?

Think you can f***

with my family?

Think you can f***

with my family, n*gger?

Don't f*** with me

'cause I know your family.

I know your father.

I know where you live.

Don't f*** with TSS!

Next time I'll kill you.

That's my word.

I know your family.

I know you live right here.

Don't ever f*** with me!

Hurry up.

You're scared.

Yo!

What the f***, man?

Yo!

Yo, yo, yo yo.

Just-- just f***in' lay there

for a second.

Yo, come here.

Come here.

Look at me.

Oh, f***.

He f***ed up.

Don't be mad, okay?

No, no.

Nerf, get your mother's car.

Go get your mother's car

right now.

You're f***ed up.

That f***in'.

It's--

Oh, f***!

Every day something's different

with you guys.

I don't know what it is.

Every day is something, huh?

Right, Antonio?

Every day is something.

Yeah.

So what happened this time?

A dog bite you?

Huh?

I told you I fell off

a park fence.

Oh, you fell off a fence?

Never mind about that, okay?

Just tell me what happened.

Hi.

It's 2:
00 in the morning.

I just wanted to see

what happened.

Sorry.

What happened?

There, now you see.

Now go.

I said I just want to know

what happened.

The freaking graffiti guys.

You know, the Reaper.

Your f***in' race.

They whacked him

with a bat.

It's not my race.

Monty?

What are you doing out there?

Uh, don't worry, Flori.

I'm talking to Dito

and Antonio, okay?

It's so late!

These guys, they knew

who you were, too.

The Reaper guy.

The bat man.

But don't worry about it.

We'll take care of it.

Just trust me.

Why do they care

who I am?

They care who you are.

These guys

are crazy, Mr. Montiel.

Daddy, me and Mike are planning

a trip to go to California

for a month.

Listen to Antonio, okay?

What do you mean

you wanna go somewhere?

You wanna go to China,

go to China Town.

You don't even listen

to anything.

I'm sorry.

I just feel you're not listening

to what he's saying.

Sorry, daddy.

I'm serious.

You said to me that

if I were to leave,

that you wouldn't talk

to me anymore.

And if I were to go,

would you not talk to me?

That's what you said

you were gonna do.

But you're not going

anywhere, Dito.

You're not going anywhere.

You stay right here at home

with us, okay?

Daddy, can you be

my f***in' father

for a second?

I wanna go somewhere.

I wanna do something for once.

I can't be here anymore.

It's a nightmare here.

What's going on out there?

Flori, wait a minute.

Everything's gonna be alright.

Who do you think you are

talking to me like that?

He's your son.

Just mind your business.

I told you to mind

your business.

Alright.

You wanna go,

then go!

Is that what you wanna hear?

Then go.

Don't you ever talk to me

like that again.

Antonio is gonna make

everything right.

Right, Antonio?

He's gonna make it right. Yes!

He's gonna make it right!

He's gonna take care, okay?

Why don't you shut the f*** up?

Listen to him.

Why don't you leave my f***in house?

Listen to me.

Antonio, you are going

to make it right?

You're gonna make it

right, right?

He's not going nowhere.

Get the f*** out of my house!

Get the f*** out of my house.

Hey, hey.

Hey!

What are you doing?

Get the f*** out.

I hate you!

What the hell

are you saying to me?

You hate your father?

Hey, f***, relax!

Monty?

Hold his head!

Dito, where are you going?

What is happening?

You'll be alright.

You'll be alright.

You'll be alright.

Dito.

Hi.

Dito.

Come here.

Look at you.

You're beautiful.

Momma, you do.

Monty?

Monty.

Look who's here.

Hey.

Look at you.

Long time no see.

Daddy.

Antonio and Nerf called.

Said you were sick.

Me?

Rock of Gibraltar, man.

You don't look so good.

He came all this way to tell me

I don't look so good, Flori?

No.

He's here to take you

to the hospital

because you're sick, right?

Well... thanks for coming.

You take care, okay?

Take care?

When I came

all the way here

to see you?

Dito, it's nice

to see you again.

You came and everything.

Now you take care.

I see what he's doing.

Nice.

I see what you're doing.

That's because

you're a very smart guy.

Well, I'm your son.

You know that, right?

You're my son?

Yeah, I'm your son.

Remember?

You're my son?

You're not my son.

I'm not gonna fight.

You want me to leave?

Big shot comes here.

Comes 15,

comes 3,000 miles.

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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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