Arena Brains (1987)

Drama

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

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

Crew

Director
Robert Longo
Writer
Eric Bogosian
Writer
E E. Max Frye
Writer
Robert Longo
Writer
E Emily Prager
Writer
Richard Price
Cinematography
T Tony C. Jannelli
Editor
R Rick Feist
Art Direction
P Pamela Woodbridge
Music Director
S Stuart Arbright
Producer
J Jonathan Bender
Producer
V Victoria Hamburg