The Arena (2001 film)
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| The Arena | |
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| Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Produced by | Roger Corman, Sergei Livnev |
| Written by | John William Corrington |
| Starring | Karen McDougal, Lisa Dergan |
| Distributed by | New Horizons Home Video |
| Release date(s) | 28 August 2001 (USA) |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Arena is a direct-to-video film from producer Roger Corman on the subject of female gladiators. It is a remake of the 1974 The Arena with Pam Grier. It was shot in Russia by Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan in their feature film debut. Playing the roles of Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in a Roman Arena.
The film initially titled Gladiatrix was deemed to be a knockoff of Gladiator. Although the film was not well received, it has turned into a lesser known cult film.
[edit] External links
- The Arena at the Internet Movie Database
- The Arena review by Joe Bob Briggs
- The Arena at gladiatrix.info
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