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Arena

Arena

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 1985

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Science Fiction, Music

User Score

80%

Original Title

Arena

Production Companies

Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, HBO

Director

Russell Mulcahy

Description

Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British rock group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls at crowded concerts for devotees screaming his name, the Doctor makes his way to Earth so he can lead his faithful masses. Once he discovers the kids don't want an evil Doctor, he goes about trying to destroy the source of the real desires a rock concert taking place at the Oakland (Calif.) Colesium.