Arena Brains (1987)
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.
Director: Robert Longo
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Michael Stipe as The Watcher |
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Eric Bogosian as The Entertainer |
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Ray Liotta as The Artist |
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Richard Price as The Critic |
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Richard Schiff as Deli Man |
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Sean Young as Artist |
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Steve Buscemi as Wired Kid #1 |
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Mark Boone Junior as Boyfriend |
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Ron Vawter as Man with Cigar |
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Anne DeSalvo as Successful Woman #1 |
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Jodi Long as Successful Woman #2 |
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Jessica Cardinale as Woman in Black Suit |
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Emily Prager as Lone Woman |
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Allyson Suprenant as Drunken Woman |
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Ginger Garrett as Yuppie |
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Dana Daffer as Tourist #1 |
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Heather Pleasants as Tourist #2 |
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Sammy Jade as Taxi Driver |
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Tom Gilroy as Artist |
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Peggy Atkinson as Wife |
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E. Max Frye as Man in Hotel Room |
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Kirk Baltz as Wired Kid #2 |
| Writing | Richard Price | Writer |
| Production | Jonathan Bender | Producer |
| Sound | Stuart Arbright | Music Director |
| Production | Victoria Hamburg | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Longo | Writer |
| Writing | Emily Prager | Writer |
| Writing | E. Max Frye | Writer |
| Crew | Anthony Jannelli | Cinematography |
| Art | Pamela Woodbridge | Art Direction |
| Editing | Rick Feist | Editor |
| Writing | Eric Bogosian | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Longo | Director |
