Released:
2000-05-18

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.

Director:
Gene Cajayon

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Dante Basco
  as
  Ben Mercado
• 
  Jayson Schaal
  as
  Doug
• 
  Brian Card
  as
  Dave
• 
  Mindy Spence
  as
  Jennifer
• 
  Nicole Hawkyard
  as
  Susie