Arena Brains

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.

Cast

Michael Stipe

Played The Watcher
Eric Bogosian

Played The Entertainer
Ray Liotta

Played The Artist
Richard Price

Played The Critic
Richard Schiff

Played Deli Man
Sean Young

Played Artist
Steve Buscemi

Played Wired Kid #1
Mark Boone Junior

Played Boyfriend
Ron Vawter

Played Man with Cigar
Anne DeSalvo

Played Successful Woman #1
Jodi Long

Played Successful Woman #2
Jessica Cardinale

Played Woman in Black Suit
Emily Prager

Played Lone Woman
Allyson Suprenant

Played Drunken Woman
Ginger Garrett

Played Yuppie
Dana Daffer

Played Tourist #1
Heather Pleasants

Played Tourist #2
Sammy Jade

Played Taxi Driver
Tom Gilroy

Played Artist
Peggy Atkinson

Played Wife
E. Max Frye

Played Man in Hotel Room
Kirk Baltz

Played Wired Kid #2

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