Fun Down There

Fun Down There is a 1989 drama film directed by Roger Stigliano. It stars Michael Waite, who co-wrote the script with Stigliano. It premiered at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film. It was released onto DVD by Frameline.^[1]

Fun Down There
Directed by	Roger Stigliano
Written by	Roger Stigliano Michael Waite
Produced by	Roger Stigliano
Starring	Michael Waite
Cinematography	Peggy Ahwesh Eric Saks
Edited by	Peggy Ahwesh Roger Stigliano
Music by	James Baker Wayne Hammond
Distributed by	Frameline
Release dates	February 1989 (1989-02) (Berlinale) August 17, 1990 (1990-08-17) (U.S.)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Buddy, a young gay man leaves his small-town home in rural Upstate New York to make a new life in New York City.

Cast

• Yvonne Fisher as Sandy
• Martin Goldin as Angelo
• Nickolas B. Nagourney as Joseph
• Jeanne Smith as Judy Fields
• Gretchen Sommerville as Greta
• Betty Waite as Mrs. Fields
• Harold Waite as Mr. Fields
• Michael Waite as Buddy Fields

Reception

Writing for The New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film "carefully muted [and] seriocomic".^[2] He praised lead actor Michael Waite for playing his role with "great inner humor and intelligence".^[2]

References

1. "Films: Fun Down There", Frameline, archived from the original on July 4, 2010, retrieved May 12, 2010
2. Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1990), "Adapting to Being Gay Without Sturm und Drang", The New York Times, retrieved May 12, 2010

External links

• Fun Down There at IMDb