

Quick Info
IMDb
Rating
5.4/10
Release2000
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased
Budget$1,000,000
RevenueN/A
Production
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Movie
The Debut
2000
1h 28m
5.4
Drama
Synopsis
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.













