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.
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Michael Stipe as The Watcher
Eric Bogosian as The Entertainer
Ray Liotta as The Artist
Richard Price as The Critic
Richard Schiff as Deli Man
Sean Young as Artist
Steve Buscemi as Wired Kid #1
Mark Boone Junior as Boyfriend
Ron Vawter as Man with Cigar
Anne DeSalvo as Successful Woman #1
Jodi Long as Successful Woman #2
Jessica Cardinale as Woman in Black Suit
Emily Prager as Lone Woman
Allyson Suprenant as Drunken Woman
Ginger Garrett as Yuppie
Dana Daffer as Tourist #1
Eric Bogosian Writer
E. Max Frye Writer
Robert Longo Writer
Emily Prager Writer
Richard Price Writer
Tony C. Jannelli Cinematography
Rick Feist Editor
Pamela Woodbridge Art Direction
Stuart Arbright Music Director
Jonathan Bender Producer
Victoria Hamburg Producer
Robert Longo Director
United States 01 October 1987
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October 1987 – 'Arena Brains' Elektra/WEA USA notes: Edit of scenes with Michael Stipe from this Robert Longo directed independent film No copyright ...
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01 January 1987
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01 October 1987
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13 December 1987
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06 November 1987
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07 August 1987
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01 March 1987
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05 October 1987
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12 March 1987
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03 February 1987
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17 August 1987
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