Fun Down There | |
Director: | Roger Stigliano |
Producer: | Roger Stigliano |
Starring: | Michael Waite |
Music: | James Baker Wayne Hammond |
Cinematography: | Peggy Ahwesh Eric Saks |
Editing: | Peggy Ahwesh Roger Stigliano |
Distributor: | Frameline |
Runtime: | 89 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
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.
Buddy, a young gay man leaves his small-town home in rural Upstate New York to make a new life in New York City.
Writing for The New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film "carefully muted [and] seriocomic". He praised lead actor Michael Waite for playing his role with "great inner humor and intelligence".