
AllFilipinoeroticamoviesfromthepasttothepresenthavealmostalwaystakentheirstorypremiseandplotfrom’ScorpioNights’,PequeGallaga’smasterpieceofpoverty,love,andunquenchablelibido.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),BestActorandBestNewActorforDanielFernando(PMPC),BestSupportingActorforEugeneEnriquez(PMPC)
奥玛·希,弗朗索瓦·克鲁塞,托马·索利韦尔,海迪·布奇纳法,奥德雷·弗勒罗,安娜·勒尼,皮埃尔-罗兰·巴纳隆,萨丽马特·卡马特,艾米丽·卡恩,克洛蒂尔德·莫勒,让-弗朗索瓦·凯雷,多萝特博里埃,阿尔芭·贝露吉