The Saint of Fort Washington

The plight of New York’s homeless is depicted in this story of two men (Danny Glover, Matt Dillon) who forge an unlikely friendship in a shelter. Rosario: Rick Aviles. Tamsen: Nina Siemaszko. Leroy: Ving Rhames. Spits: Joe Seneca. Directed by Tim Hunter., Moving street tale of homeless men alone and unloved in New York City. Jerry is the survivor who sees the good in schizo photographer Matthew and teaches him to wash windscreens and avoid the vicious shelter baron Little Leroy., Danny Glover plays Jerry, a caring street person who takes a mentally retarded Matthew Dillon under his wing, teaching him the survival smarts so necessary to society’s left-overs. The two team up with three other vagrants in an attempt to build a nuclear group-support community and find little lasting security in the cold NYC street world., Matt Dillon plays the role of a schizophrenic young man, homeless in New York, who is befriended by seasoned veteran Danny Glover as the two try to survive on the streets.