

The Debut
Visit website5.4/10 • 7
2000-05-18 • 1h 28m
One night can change a lifetime.
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.
- Directors
- Gene Cajayon
- Writters
- Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro
- Editors
- Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro, Kenn Kashima

The Debut
Visit website2000-05-18 • 1h 28m
5.4/10 • 7
One night can change a lifetime.
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.
- Directors
- Gene Cajayon
- Writters
- Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro
- Editors
- Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro, Kenn Kashima
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDante 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
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $1,000,000.00
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