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In Airheads, a struggling Los Angeles rock and roll band called "The Lone Rangers" just want to get their record demo played over the air. They're certain that once their song is heard, everyone will recognize their talents and record companies will beg them to sign a contract. Driven by despair, they take over a radio station to get their demo played. But, as the deejay is inadvertently ruining their tape, another station employee is calling the police, and soon the situation is totally out of control. While one band member holds off the police with a plastic water pistol, the other two members bargain with them over the phone, making crazy demands they hope will convince any jury that they were temporarily insane.
"Brendan Fraser is superb as Chazz..." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...Airheads presents itself as an earnest yarn with a sharp comic edge." Kevin McManus, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler), and Rex (Steve Buscemi) are the Lone Rangers, a heavy metal rock group that's going nowhere fast. Tired of playing lame gigs and trying to win over record executives, the band heads to its local radio station in a desperate attempt to have its demo played. Unfortunately, things go awry when toy guns are pulled out and mistaken for real ones in the heat of the moment, forcing the band to hold the station's employees hostage. Surrounded by the police and thousands of rock & roll fans who have flocked to the station, the boys become unlikely heroes, a voice for those who choose not to conform to corporate America. A little lighter than Michael Lehmann's dark comedy directorial debut HEATHERS, this film offers plenty of physical comedy from Michael Richards and Chris Farley as well as humorous performances from the boys in the band, Michael McKean as the station manager, and Joe Mantegna as DJ Ian the Shark. Live performances by White Zombie and the Galactic Cowboys set the tone for the film, which also boasts an impressive soundtrack.
Plot Summary
The Lone Rangers (Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi), a group of toy-pistol-toting heavy metal musicians, are typical generation Xers: They've got tons of ambition but even more professional malaise. Tired of being rejected by record labels and talent scouts, the Lone Rangers decide to stage a career coup: take over rock radio station KPPX and play their demo for the masses. Who knows--this might be the best way to break into the business.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Single Side - Dual Layer | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Stereo 2.0 - English, French | | Dolby Surround 3.0 - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Music Video:
| 1. Motorhead with Ice-T and Whitfield Crane - "Born to Raise Hell" | | 2. White Zombie - "Feed the Gods" | | Trailers:
| 1. Original Theatrical Trailer | | 2. TV Spots (2) | | Interactive Features:
| Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/3/2004 |
| Running Time: 92 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1994 | | Catalog ID: 2001945 | | UPC: 00024543019459 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Laugh licks and spirited performances..." 08/25/1994Sight and Sound
"...An enjoyable, sweet-natured farce....The characters are funny and likeable..." 11/01/1994 p.39 USA Today
"...AIRHEADS is spiked with in-jokes and appealing performances....There's a perfect out-there moment that will strike a feedback-warped chord with diehard heavy-metal fans..." 08/05/1994 p.4D San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
Although the picture's title and promotion might lead you to expect another Wayne's World, Airheads is something more substantial. It's a spoof of heavy-metal culture that at the same time respects the vitality and pent-up passion behind it... Airheads' script, by Rich Wilkes, is informed by a real understanding of heavy metal in all its silliness--the lingo, the look, the stage set-ups, the ridiculous lyrics, the clichŽd guitar licks. It also understands that the people behind heavy metal can be really charming and as passionately committed to their notion of good music as other artists... Since directing Heathers in 1989, director Michael Lehmann has piloted two stiffs--Hudson Hawk and Meet the Applegates. But now he's back in the teenage milieu and doing fine. He finds the right tone for Airheads... Brendan Fraser is superb as Chazz... - Mick LaSalle
Washington Post 7 of 10
...for the most part, Airheads presents itself as an earnest yarn with a sharp comic edge. Fraser wins our sympathy as Chazz, a struggling musician who can't stand having his work ignored. Throughout the film he stays angry--at the girlfriend who's tired of supporting him, at his squabbling bandmates, at the deejay who won't play his song. Joe Mantegna is terrific as said deejay, Ian, who early on is irked by Chazz but eventually recognizes that the lad has genuine integrity. As the siege goes on, the two of them form a bond that gives the movie a solid center... - Kevin McManus
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