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The Debut
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May 18, 2000
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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. 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.
Featured Crew
Gene Cajayon
Writer
John Manal Castro
Writer
Gene Cajayon
Director
Cast
![Dante Basco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//2bfQho7MEo4wAQTmC687FkXUoKU.jpg)
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie