- The Arena (2001 film)
Infobox Film
name = The Arena
caption = Cover image ofVHS cassette
director =Timur Bekmambetov
writer =John William Corrington
starring =Karen McDougal ,Lisa Dergan
producer =Roger Corman ,Sergei Livnev
distributor = New Horizons Home Video
budget =
released =28 August 2001 (USA)
runtime = 92 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0284867
"The Arena" is a
direct-to-video film from producerRoger Corman on the subject offemale gladiators . It is a remake of the 1974 "The Arena" withPam Grier . It was shot inRussia by Kazakh directorTimur Bekmambetov with a Russian crew and it featured "Playboy "playmate sKaren McDougal andLisa 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 .External links
*imdb title|id=0284867|title=The Arena
* [http://www.joebobbriggs.com/drivein/2001/arena.htm"The Arena" review] byJoe Bob Briggs
* [http://www.gladiatrix.info/film/arena2001.htm "The Arena"] at gladiatrix.info
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