描述: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)