The Debut
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.
Year: 2000
Genre: Drama
Studio: Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Director: Gene Cajayon
Cast: Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card, Mindy Spence, Nicole Hawkyard, Brandon Martinez
Crew: Gene Cajayon (Writer), Gene Cajayon (Director), John Manal Castro (Writer), Curtis Choy (Production Sound Mixer), Kenn Kashima (Editor), Michael Rizzo (Production Design)
Runtime: 88 minutes
Release: May 18, 2000
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English,
Budget: 1
Revenue: 0
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