Arena 35 years old

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

Arena

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!

Credits

Arena Cast

Name Character
Hamilton Camp He was 56, 70 years old when he died as Shorty
Jack Carter He was 69, 93 years old when he died as Announcer
Claudia Christian She was 26, now 58 years old as Quinn
Armin Shimerman He was 41, now 74 years old as Weezil
Paul Satterfield He was 31, now 63 years old as Steve Armstrong
Shari Shattuck She was 30, now 63 years old as Jade
William Butler He was 23, 50 years old when he died as Skull
Ken Clark He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Marcus
Marc Alaimo He was 49, now 81 years old as Rogor
Michael Deak He was 29, now 64 years old as Horn
Brett Porter He was 34, now 67 years old as Wayne
George Masselli as Fish Kid #1
Charles Tabansi as Troy
Diana Rose as Space Lady in Nightclub
Dave Thompson He was 31, now 64 years old as Doctor
Wayne Brewer as Vang
August L. Lohuaru as Fish Kid #2
Grady Clarkson as Commissioner Dent
Steve Wang as Sloth
Cliff Lance as Space Comic

Arena Crew

Name Department
Mac Ahlberg as Director of Photography. He was 60 (81) years old when He died Camera
Giovanni Natalucci as Production Design. Art
Danny Bilson as Writer. He was 35 (now 67) years old Writing
Paul De Meo as Writer. He was 38 (64) years old when He died Writing
Andy Horvitch as Editor. He was 42 (now 74) years old Editing
Peter Manoogian as Director. Directing
Irwin Yablans as Producer. He was 57 (now 89) years old Production
Steve Wang as Special Effects. Crew
J. Larry Carroll as Producer. He was 44 (now 77) years old Production
Jeffrey S. Farley as Makeup Effects. He was 26 (now 61) years old Crew
Screaming Mad George as Special Effects. He was 32 (now 67) years old Crew
Arena poster
Arena (35 years)

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

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 29, 1989
  • Runtime: 94 minutes