The Debut (2000)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 18, 2000Release Date
The Debut (2000)
1h 28m
Running Time
May 18, 2000Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Dante Basco
Ben Mercado
Jayson Schaal
Doug
Brian Card
Dave
Mindy Spence
Jennifer
Nicole Hawkyard
Susie
Brandon Martinez
Rick
Ernie Zarate
Tito Lenny
Gina Alajar
Gina Mercado
Bernadette Balagtas
Rose Mercado
Derek Basco
Edwin Mercado
Joy Bisco
Annabelle Manalo
Rawlins Apilado
Jun
Tirso Cruz III
Roland Mercado
Darion Basco
Augusto
Lisa Onodera
Producer
Dion Basco
Rommel
Eddie Garcia
Lolo Carlos
Gene Cajayon
Director / Writer
John Manal Castro
Writer
Kenn Kashima
Editor
Michael Rizzo
ProductionDesigner
Michael Rizzo
Production Design
Curtis Choy
Production Sound Mixer
Hisham Abed
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 18, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Genres
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The Debut is a 2000 American independent drama film directed and co-written by first-time Filipino American filmmaker Gene Cajayon. It is the first Filipino American film to be released theatrically nationwide, starting in March 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area and ending in November 2002 in New York City.
It is also one of the first feature films to take place within the Filipino American community, one of the largest Asian ethnic minorities in America. The title of the film refers to the traditional coming-of-age ceremony accompanying a young woman’s 18th birthday in Filipino culture.
The film grossed $1.745 million in limited theatrical release in the United States.
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