The Debut (2000)
Ratings:
6.0 (TMDb)
Released:
2000-05-18
Runtime:
1h 28m
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Gene Cajayon
Actors:
Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Brian Card, Mindy Spence, Nicole Hawkyard, Brandon Martinez, Ernie Zarate, Gina Alajar
Synopsis
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.