Fun Down There

Fun Down There
Directed by Roger Stigliano
Produced by Roger Stigliano
Written by Roger Stigliano
Michael Waite
Starring Michael Waite
Music by James Baker
Wayne Hammond
Cinematography Peggy Ahwesh
Eric Saks
Editing by Peggy Ahwesh
Roger Stigliano
Distributed by Frameline
Release date(s) February 1989 (Berlinale)
August 17, 1990 (US)
Running time 89 minutes
Country US
Language English

Fun Down There is a 1988 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]

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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

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, http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1133&fid=38, retrieved May 12, 2010 
  2. ^ a b Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1990), "Adapting to Being Gay Without Sturm und Drang", The New York Times (The New York Times Company), http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE6D7123EF934A2575BC0A966958260, retrieved May 12, 2010 

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