Over-Under Sideways-Down 47 years old

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.

Credits

Over-Under Sideways-Down Cast

Name Character
Michael Cavanaugh He was 34, now 82 years old as Rich
Robert Viharo He was 35, now 82 years old as Roy Stennis
Robert Behling He was 13, now 33 years old as Frank

Over-Under Sideways-Down Crew

Name Department
Peter Gessner as Director. He was 38 (80) years old when He died Directing
Peter Gessner as Writer. He was 38 (80) years old when He died Writing
Eugene Corr as Director. Directing
Eugene Corr as Writer. Writing
Over-Under Sideways-Down poster
Over-Under Sideways-Down (47 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 30, 1977
  • Runtime: 86 minutes