The Debut
One night can change a lifetime.
2000 | 88m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Gene Cajayon |
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| Writer: | John Manal Castro, Gene Cajayon |
| Staring: |
| Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) 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. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film. | |
| Release Date: | May 18, 2000 |
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| Director: | Gene Cajayon |
| Writer: | John Manal Castro, Gene Cajayon |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Dion Basco | Rommel |
| Eddie Garcia | Lolo Carlos |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Manal Castro | Writer |
| Kenn Kashima | Editor |
| Michael Rizzo | Production Design |
| Curtis Choy | Production Sound Mixer |
| Hisham Abed | Director of Photography |
| Wendall J. Yuponce | Original Music Composer |
| Gene Cajayon | Writer, Director |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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