This one I ran into by accident, and boy I’m glad I did!! This sci-fi movie from 1989 is filled with references to other (more famous) films, but the heart in this is unmistakeable. Watch for the great costume work on a bajillion aliens as they battle in the Arena!!
Here’s the blurb on Netflix:
Intergalactic gladiators regularly face off in the ring in brutal championship bouts, but it’s been a thousand years since an Earthling has had a shot. Now marooned human Steve Armstrong (Paul Satterfield) wants to break the losing streak. Despotic ruler Rogor (Marc Alaimo) blocks Armstrong from competing, but with martial arts master Quinn (Claudia Christian) in his corner, Armstrong dares to enter the arena and take on Rogor’s regime.
