Fun Down There
Fun Down There | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Roger Stigliano Michael Waite |
Produced by | Roger Stigliano |
Starring | Michael Waite |
Cinematography | Peggy Ahwesh |
Edited by | Peggy Ahwesh Roger Stigliano |
Music by | James Baker |
Distributed by | Frameline |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Fun Down There is a 1988 drama film directed by . 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]
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[]
- as Sandy
- as Angelo
- as Joseph
- Jeanne Smith as Judy Fields
- as Greta
- as Mrs. Fields
- 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[]
- ^ "Films: Fun Down There", Frameline, archived from the original on July 4, 2010, retrieved May 12, 2010
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1990), "Adapting to Being Gay Without Sturm und Drang", The New York Times, retrieved May 12, 2010
External links[]
Categories:
- 1989 films
- English-language films
- 1988 films
- 1988 LGBT-related films
- American films
- 1988 drama films
- American LGBT-related films
- 1980s English-language films
- American independent films
- Films set in New York City
- American drama films
- LGBT-related drama films
- 1989 drama films
- LGBT-related drama film stubs