''Fun Down There'' is a 1989 drama film directed by Roger Stigliano. It stars Michael Waite (actor), 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.

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 (actor), Jeanne Smith as Judy Fields * Gretchen Sommerville as Greta * Betty Waite as Mrs. Fields * Harold Waite as Mr. Fields * Michael Waite (actor), Michael Waite as Buddy Fields

Reception

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".

References

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* 1989 films 1989 LGBTQ-related films 1989 drama films American LGBTQ-related films 1980s English-language films American independent films Films set in New York City American drama films 1980s LGBTQ-related drama films 1980s American films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub