Movie

The Debut (2000)

• R
• May 18, 2000
• 1h 28m

• Drama

“One night can change a lifetime.”

Overview

Filipino-American high school student Ben works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son, who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA, will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future.

Director

Gene Cajayon

Writers

Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro

Starring

Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card