The Debut 2000
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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.
- Released: 2000-05-18
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card, Mindy Spence, Nicole Hawkyard
- Director: Gene Cajayon, Gene Cajayon, John Manal Castro, Kenn Kashima, Michael Rizzo
