The Debut (2000)
One night can change a lifetime.
2000 · R · 1h 28m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Gene Cajayon
Writers: Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro
Music by: Wendall J. Yuponce
Cinematography: Hisham Abed
Editor: Kenn Kashima
Budget: $1M
Cast
Dante Basco as Ben MercadoJayson Schaal as DougBrian Card as DaveMindy Spence as JenniferNicole Hawkyard as SusieBrandon Martinez as RickErnie Zarate as Tito LennyGina Alajar as Gina MercadoBernadette Balagtas as Rose MercadoDerek Basco as Edwin MercadoJoy Bisco as Annabelle ManaloRawlins Apilado as JunMore like this
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