Film

Over-Under Sideways-Down

1977 · 1h 26m · Drama

IMDb

7.8

A dramatic feature from Cine Manifest, Over-Under, Sideways-Down explores the politics of everyday life in America. The film centers on a working-class couple, Roy and Jan Stennis (played by Robert Viharo and Sharon Goldman), who live, with their two children, in a cramped tract home. An assembly line worker in a steel plant, Roy entertains the escapist fantasy of moving from the local semi-pro baseball team for which he plays third base, to the big leagues. "It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time," he figures. However, when Roy simultaneously loses his job (by being at the right place at the right time - coming to the defense of a black co-worker and thus being branded a trouble-maker) and his one chance to impress an interested baseball scout, his life begins to unravel. The strains on his marriage increase, intensified by Jan's decision to take a job, and Roy begins to isolate himself both from his family and his fellow workers.

Robert Viharo

Roy Stennis

Sharon Chatten

Jan Stennis

Roy Andrews

Wilbury

Robert Behling

Frank

Michael Cavanaugh

Rich

Vera Conrat

Jan and Roy's daughter

Fran Furey

A.J

Esteban Oropreza

Tomas

Jordan Weiner

Jan and Roy's son

Joe Spano

Bit (uncredited)

Johnny Tidwell

• Peter GessnerWriter · Director
• Eugene CorrDirector · Writer
• Steve WaxProducer · Director
• Stephen LighthillDirector of Photography

Release date

October 30, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama