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Trailer
The Debut
6.0
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1h 28m
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2000
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Dante Basco poster
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Jayson Schaal poster
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card poster
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence poster
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Nicole Hawkyard poster
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
Brandon Martinez poster
Brandon Martinez
Rick
Ernie Zarate poster
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
Gina Alajar poster
Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado
Bernadette Balagtas poster
Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado
Derek Basco poster
Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado
Joy Bisco poster
Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
Rawlins Apilado poster
Rawlins Apilado
Jun
Tirso Cruz III poster
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
Darion Basco poster
Darion Basco
Augusto
Dion Basco poster
Dion Basco
Rommel
Eddie Garcia poster
Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos

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