For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.
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.
Arena (1989) is a science fiction and action film directed by Peter Manoogian, released on March 29, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian and Marc Alaimo. Viewers rate it 5.3 out of 10 across 77 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Arena.
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Paul Satterfield
as Steve Armstrong
Hamilton Camp
as Shorty
Claudia Christian
as Quinn
Marc Alaimo
as Rogor
Shari Shattuck
as Jade
Armin Shimerman
as Weezil
Brett Porter
as Wayne
Charles Tabansi
as Troy
Michael Deak
as Horn
Jack Carter
as Announcer
William Butler
as Skull
Grady Clarkson
as Commissioner Dent
Directed by Peter Manoogian, written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, produced by Irwin Yablans and J. Larry Carroll.
Average viewer score of 5.3/10 from 77 ratings.
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.
Reviewed on October 2, 2022
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Arena (1989) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Arena (1989) includes Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo and Shari Shattuck. The film was directed by Peter Manoogian. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Arena was released on March 29, 1989 and runs for 1h 34m.
Arena (1989) holds an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from 77 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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