Arena (1989 film)

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Arena
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Directed by	Peter Manoogian
Produced by	Irwin Yablans
Written by	Danny Bilson Paul De Meo
Starring	Paul Satterfield Hamilton Camp Claudia Christian
Music by	Richard Band
Cinematography	Mac Ahlberg
Editing by	Andy Horvitch
Distributed by	Trans World Entertainment (TWE
Release date(s)	1989
Running time	97 min
Country	Italy United States
Language	English
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Arena is a science fiction film starring Paul Satterfield and Claudia Christian. Set in 4038, Satterfield plays Steve Armstrong, a human contender in the space borne boxing sport called simply "The Arena". A human champion has not climbed to the top of the competition ladder for 50 years.

Armstrong reluctantly enters the ring, first merely to pay his four-armed friend's debt, and then to prove that he has what it takes to be champion.

During one early scene, Armstrong's friend Shorty enters a seedy casino using the password "swordfish."