The Debut
One night can change a lifetime.
Drama
6.0
6.01h 28m
May 18, 2000
Overview
Filipino-American high school student Ben 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.
Director
Gene Cajayon
Cast
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
J
Jayson Schaal
Doug
B
Brian Card
Dave
M
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
N
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
B
Brandon Martinez
Rick
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
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