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 and Crew
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
Jessica Cardinale
Woman in Black Suit
Emily Prager
Lone Woman
Allyson Suprenant
Drunken Woman
Ginger Garrett
Yuppie
Dana Daffer
Tourist #1
Heather Pleasants
Tourist #2
Sammy Jade
Taxi Driver
Tom Gilroy
Artist
Peggy Atkinson
Wife
E. Max Frye
Man in Hotel Room
Kirk Baltz
Wired Kid #2
Videos & Trailers
Arena Brains (1987) - RARE 80's VIDEO - Starring Ray Liota, Steve Buscemi And Michael Stipe