Dito Montiel

Dito Montiel was born in Astoria, Queens in 1965. After a troubled childhood, Dito toyed with modelling and music and eventually came into the public eye as part of the band 'Gutterboy' after his hardcore punk band, 'Major Conflict' broke up. They were signed to Geffen Records for $1 Million.

In 2003, Dito published 'A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints'. The book is an autobiography/memoir, which details his childhood in Astoria, his time touring with Gutterboy and some thought provoking personal insights. Robert Downey Jnr described it as 'A series of brilliant vignettes.'

Dito adapted the book into a screenplay shortly afterwards, and made a film version of 'A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints'. It became his directorial debut. Among others rising stars, the film featured Robert Downey Jnr, Dianne Wiest, Shia LeBouef and Rosario Dawson, who later appeared in Sin City and Tarantino's 'Death Proof.'

His second novel was published in 2007. It is called 'Eddie Krumble Is The Clapper'

His self titled debut album was released in 2006 on Rhino Records label.

He is currently filming a movie called 'Fighting' about a ticket scalper who is introduced to the world of street Fighting- something his first book covers in detail. The film stars Channing Tatum and is available to reserve on LoveFilm.

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Dito Montiel - what members say

A Guide to Recognising Your Saints review by Al80 from Brighton, England

Stale 16 August 2007
...Downey returns to find one of them dead, one a drunk, and one in jail. Director Dito Montiel button-pushes like a bereaved Ron Howard, and desperately tries to enliven the ... Read customer review

Dito Montiel - filmography

The Son of No One - Blu-ray (2011)
Starring: Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the neighbourhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

46% from 80 members

The Son of No One on DVD (2011)
Starring: Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
In this searing police thriller, Jonathan (Channing Tatum – G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 21 Jump Street) is a cop who gets in over his head when he is assigned to re-open a double homicide case in his Queens neighbourhood. An anonymous source feeds new information on the long-unsolved murders to a local ..read more »

51% from 237 members

Fighting on DVD (2009)
Starring: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Brian J. White
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for street fighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, ..read more »

58% from 5,767 members

Fighting - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Terence Howard, Zulay Henao, Brian White
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
A small-town boy hustling his way through the big city forms an uneasy alliance with a scam artist who inducts him into the violent world of bare-knuckle brawling in A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS writer/director Dito Montiel's unforgiving urban action film. Arriving in New York City with ..read more »

55% from 1,364 member

A Guide to Recognising Your Saints on DVD (2006)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum, Shia LaBeouf
Director: Dito Montiel
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
The movie is a coming-of-age drama 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.

61% from 8,023 members

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5 most recent films

The Son of No One - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Son of No One - 2.5 stars
Fighting - 3.0 stars
Fighting - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
A Guide to Recognising Your Saints - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Guide to Recognising Your Saints - 3.0 stars
Fighting - 3.0 stars
Fighting - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Son of No One - 2.5 stars
The Son of No One - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Son of No One - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Son of No One - 2.5 stars
Fighting - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Fighting - 3.0 stars
A Guide to Recognising Your Saints - 3.0 stars

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Channing Tatum - 8 times - show films
Al Pacino - 3 times - show films
Zulay Henao - 3 times - show films
Katie Holmes - 3 times - show films
Tracy Morgan - 3 times - show films

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