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,Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies Volume 2, SLANT in their feature film debut, playing Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in battles staged in a Roman arena by sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus.
Plot
Cast Karen McDougal as Jessemina Lisa Dergan as Bodicia Olga Sutulova as Livia Yulia Chicherina as Diedra Viktor Verzhbitsky as Timarchus
See also List of American films of 2001
References
External links
The Arena review by Joe Bob Briggs The Arena at gladiatrix.info