| Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; Region 1 ; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound. |
| Language |
In English, with English or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; editors, Christopher Tellefsen, Jake Pushinsky ; original music, Jonathan Elias ; costume designer, Sandra Hernandez ; production designer, Jody Asnes. |
| Note |
Based on the book, A guide to recognizing your saints, by Dito Montiel. |
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DVD release of the 2006 motion picture. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality, and drug use. |
| Summary |
A coming-of-age story about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during 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. He goes back home after fifteen years when he finds out that his father is ill. There he finds old friends, lost friends, and new relationships as he comes to term with his father's rage and love. |
| Subject |
Saints -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fate and fatalism -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Astoria (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965- actor.
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Dawson, Rosario, actor.
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LaBeouf, Shia, 1986- actor.
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Palminteri, Chazz, actor.
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Wiest, Dianne, actor.
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Montiel, Dito, screenwriter, director.
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Belladonna Productions (New York, N.Y.)
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Original Media.
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Xingu Films.
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First Look Home Entertainment.
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| ISBN |
1592417000 |
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9781592417001 |
| Standard No. |
687797113696 |
| Music No. |
FLP-11369 First Look Home Entertainment |
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