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This cheesy underrared sci-fi film should be a staple of any 80's sci-fi fan. A guy with a humble background makes it to the big time. This is a great example of the type of film that used to fill the shelfs at your local videostore. Nothing super great just good clean fun.
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Arena
“For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.”
53%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
Arena (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Arena (1989) — a movie tagged as Science Fiction and Action with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-ter… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Arena 53% (69 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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53%
from 69 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-terrestrial crime lord who wants him dead.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-03-29
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 44796
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Is there an official trailer for Arena?
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What is Arena about?
On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, S... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Arena?
The official runtime for Arena is approximately 94 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Paul Satterfield
Steve Armstrong
Hamilton Camp
Shorty
Claudia Christian
Quinn
Marc Alaimo
Rogor
Shari Shattuck
Jade
Armin Shimerman
Weezil
Brett Porter
Wayne
- C
Charles Tabansi
Troy
Michael Deak
Horn
Jack Carter
Announcer
William Butler
Skull
- G
Grady Clarkson
Commissioner Dent
Dave Thompson
Doctor
Ken Clark
Marcus
- D
Diana Rose
Space Lady in Nightclub
- C
Cliff Lance
Space Comic
- W
Wayne Brewer
Vang
- G
George Masselli
Fish Kid #1
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This cheesy underrared sci-fi film should be a staple of any 80's sci-fi fan. A guy with a humble background makes it to the big time. This is a great example of the type of film that used to fill the shelfs at your local videostore. Nothing super great just good clean fun.
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