Arena

Arena

1991 "For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first."
Arena
Arena

Arena

5.3 | 1h34m | PG-13 | en | Horror

An intergalactic fighting competition between champions of various worlds has traditionally been won by a species much larger and stronger than humans. Entering the contest, a human finds he has to battle against not just his opponents and his self-doubts, but the corrupt system. Far in the future, on a distant space station, the legendary Arena is where the best fighters from every planet come to vie for the championship. But for over half a century, no Earthling has been good enough to be a contender. Until out of nowhere, comes an underdog: the great human hope, Steve Armstrong... and the best anyone's ever seen. He's been training all his life for a shot at the big time, but now he's up against some mighty big muscle: a ruthless extra-terrestrial crimelord who'll pull no punches to make sure he stops Steve dead. In the mood for hard-hitting sci-fi action? Arena will knock you out!

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5.3 | 1h34m | PG-13 | en | Horror , Action , Science Fiction | More Info
Released: September. 18,1991 | Released Producted By: Empire Pictures , Altar Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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An intergalactic fighting competition between champions of various worlds has traditionally been won by a species much larger and stronger than humans. Entering the contest, a human finds he has to battle against not just his opponents and his self-doubts, but the corrupt system. Far in the future, on a distant space station, the legendary Arena is where the best fighters from every planet come to vie for the championship. But for over half a century, no Earthling has been good enough to be a contender. Until out of nowhere, comes an underdog: the great human hope, Steve Armstrong... and the best anyone's ever seen. He's been training all his life for a shot at the big time, but now he's up against some mighty big muscle: a ruthless extra-terrestrial crimelord who'll pull no punches to make sure he stops Steve dead. In the mood for hard-hitting sci-fi action? Arena will knock you out!

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Cast

Paul Satterfield , Hamilton Camp , Claudia Christian

Director

Giovanni Natalucci

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Empire Pictures , Altar Productions

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Woodyanders In the future the best fighters from all over the universe compete in a brutal gladiator-type sport called Arena. Tough and resourceful Steve Armstrong (a solid and affable performance by Paul Satterfield) becomes the first human brawler to participate in the event in a long time. However, nefarious alien crime lord Rogor (nicely played to the slimy hilt by Marc Alaimo) plots to stop Steve from winning the title of champion. Director Peter Manoogian, working from a clever script by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, relates the predictable, but still engrossing and entertaining story at a brisk pace, squeezes plenty of impressive production value out of the modest budget (Screaming Mad George's extraterrestrial make-up designs and the special effects are surprisingly pretty good), and stages the big matches with gusto. The neat array of funky aliens are a lot of fun to watch while the colorful characters are drawn in engagingly broad strokes. Moreover, the game cast have a ball with the quirky material: Claudia Christian as feisty fight promoter Quinn, Hamilton Camp as Steve's hearty and loyal diminutive pal Shorty, Armin Shimerman as short-tempered lackey Weezil, Shari Shattuck as sultry and deceitful moll Jade, and William Butler as wormy small-time hustler Skull. Michael Deak cuts a fearsome figure as ferocious and formidable reptilian reigning champ Horn. Jack Carter has a lively small part as an enthusiastic announcer. Both Richard Band's robust score and Mac Ahlberg's slick cinematography are up to speed. A really cool little flick.
buchass "Arena" its an awful film. Its stupid, incoherent and boriiiinnnggg... The lack of money is obvious. The main characters are ridiculous, a Californian surfer look a like and his friend kind of Bilbo Baggins... well, they are just terrible. The arena scenes are dull, very dull believe me...Its a soulless sci-fi ultra low budget film. The script and the acting its just for the laughs, the special effects are just awful, i think the only thing credible in the film, are the aliens faces. If your are a really, i repeat, a really sci-fi fan, you might like this film, but if you are not, don't waste your time. An episode of "Babylon Five" its much better then the entire "Arena".
Aaron1375 This movie is sort of like "Robot Jox" in that it has a tournament. It isn't like it, in that it is fights between aliens. The alien in this case being a rare human ready to become the first human champ in some time. All the standards are here for this type of movie with a villain, betrayal and all that good stuff that make movies of this type so predictable. It does not help that the fights are lacking any real punch as they are nothing like the high energy fights you get in an anime or any Jackie Chan movie. Still though you have loads of alien creatures to look at and some attractive female leads. That, however, does not a movie make so for the most part it is a by the numbers sports movie with an alien twist.
jdb111001 I stumbled across this movie one of the 5 million times that HBO showed it my Junior year of College...If you like cardboard cutouts in the crowd...wrestling moves that are supported by visible wires...and a plot that a monkey could write...then rent this movie...Terrible...awful...but not the worse...there is always Congo...where you want to make an ash tray out of the stupid monkeys head...but that is another rant...If you want to see a good action space movie...that is brainless...see the motion picture classic and guilty pleasure Starship Troopers...lead by Doogie Howser...stay away from this piece of garbage that could of been shot in someones garage...