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.
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". He praised lead actor Michael Waite for playing his role with "great inner humor and intelligence".
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