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






