Arena Brains (1987)

5.0/10 35 min Drama

Overview

A short film by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, "Arena Brains" is a series of interlocking vignettes set in and around the art world of 1980s New York City, satirizing the neuroses and eccentricities of this milieu.

Cast

Michael Stipe

The Watcher

Eric Bogosian

The Entertainer

Ray Liotta

The Artist

Richard Price

The Critic

Richard Schiff

Deli Man

Sean Young

Artist

Steve Buscemi

Wired Kid #1

Mark Boone Junior

Boyfriend

Ron Vawter

Man with Cigar

Anne DeSalvo

Successful Woman #1

Jodi Long

Successful Woman #2

Tom Gilroy

Artist

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