Born in 1943, Peque Gallaga is one of the best directors of Philippine cinema in the past decades, his films are diverse in genre and are always highly appreciated in terms of content and philosophy of life, among which there are many that are classified as 18+, the most notable of which is the psychological film released in 1985 called Scorpio Nights, many scenes in the film are considered very daring, the film’s script was written by 3 people: Uro Q. dela Cruz, Rommel Bernardino and T.E. Pagaspas, the success of the film is also the premise for the next parts to be released later.
The content of the movie 18+ Scorpio Nights revolves around a teenage boy, living in a small but densely populated neighborhood. Next to his house was a young couple and by chance, when passing by the neighbor’s house, the guy heard strange sounds coming from the house and started to peek in. The sight of the two people making love made the young man unable to take his eyes off them, even “masturbating” at that moment.
His desire and curiosity pushed him to do something extremely reckless, which was to secretly have sex with the wife while she was sleeping after knowing that her husband had gone out. From then on, the two began to secretly have sex with each other. The incident gradually became an obsession and gradually got out of control until tragedies occurred.