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AllFilipinoeroticamoviesfromthepasttothepresenthavealmostalwaystakentheirstorypremiseandplotfrom'ScorpioNights',PequeGallaga'smasterpieceofpoverty,love,andunquenchablelibidoddd
ThemovietellsthesexualadventuresofDanny(DanielFernando),ayouthwhocannotseemtocontrolhisurges.Dannyservedaspeepingtomtoachildlesscouplejustbelowhisrentedapartment.Whenheaccidentallyenteredthecouple'sroom,hewasmistakenbythewifeashisownhusbandandshewillinglyhadsexwithhim.Thesteamyaffairhadturnedintoanobsessionwhichledtothedemiseofalltheleadcharacters.
WhatmadethefilmgoodwasitevokedthepainfulrealitiesoflivingbelowtheaverageclassduringPhilippineMartialLawera,totheextentthatpeoplefindotherwaystopleasurethemselves.Also,thefilmsuccessfullypresentedanegativeconsequenceofovertsexualobsession.
NeverhadthePhilippineseverproducedanindie-likeclassicsuchasthis.Allothereroticmoviesmadeafter'ScorpioNights'werecheapimitations.Evenitssuccessor,'ScorpioNights2'(withadifferentdirector)failedtoomuchtoliveuptoitspredecessor.
ScorpioNightswaslaterremadeintoaKoreanfilmcalledSummertimedirectedbyJae-hoPark.
Awardsfor:
BestCinematography(ManunuringPelikulangPilipino),
BestSound(MPP,PhilippineMoviePressClub),BestProductionDesign(PMPC),
BestMusic(MPP,PMPC);
Nominationsfor:
BestScreenplay(PMPC),
BestCinematography(PMPC),
BestEditing(MPP,PMPC),
BestProductionDesign(MPP),
BestActorand
BestNewActorforDanielFernando(PMPC),
BestSupportingActorforEugeneEnriquez(PMPC)