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), BestActorand BestNewActorforDanielFernando(PMPC), BestSupportingActorforEugeneEnriquez(PMPC)