Arena Brains

Robert Longo
1987-10-01


5
35 min

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

Name Character Team
Michael Stipe The Watcher Unowned
Eric Bogosian The Entertainer Goutbreak
Ray Liotta The Artist Calvin and Nobbs
Richard Price The Critic Unowned
Richard Schiff Deli Man Goutbreak
Sean Young Artist Unowned
Steve Buscemi Wired Kid #1 Zac E. Chan
Mark Boone Junior Boyfriend Unowned
Ron Vawter Man with Cigar Unowned
Anne DeSalvo Successful Woman #1 Unowned
Jodi Long Successful Woman #2 Unowned
Jessica Cardinale Woman in Black Suit Unowned
Emily Prager Lone Woman Unowned
Allyson Suprenant Drunken Woman Unowned
Ginger Garrett Yuppie Unowned
Dana Daffer Tourist #1 Unowned
Heather Pleasants Tourist #2 Unowned
Sammy Jade Taxi Driver Unowned
Tom Gilroy Artist Unowned
Peggy Atkinson Wife Unowned
E. Max Frye Man in Hotel Room Unowned
Kirk Baltz Wired Kid #2 Unowned