The Debut
20001h 28m6.0
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- R
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Origin
- United States of America
About
One night can change a lifetime.
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.
Where to watch
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Gene Cajayon
- Writing
- Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 18, 2000
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Studio
- Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Cast
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
Brandon Martinez
Rick
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado
Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado
Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado
Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
Rawlins Apilado
Jun
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
Darion Basco
Augusto
Dionysio Basco
Rommel
Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos
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