Airheads (1994)

Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head DJ refuses to play them.

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writer:

Rich Wilkes

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser	...	Chester 'Chazz' Darvey
Steve Buscemi	...	Rex
Adam Sandler	...	Pip
Chris Farley	...	Officer Wilson
Michael McKean	...	Milo Jackson
Judd Nelson	...	Jimmie Wing
Ernie Hudson	...	Sergeant O'Malley
Amy Locane	...	Kayla
Nina Siemaszko	...	Suzzi
Marshall Bell	...	Carl Mace
Reg E. Cathey	...	Marcus
David Arquette	...	Carter
Michael Richards	...	Doug Beech
Joe Mantegna	...	Ian
Michelle Hurst	...	Yvonne

Storyline

Three would be rockers Chazz, Rex and Pip, known as The Lone Rangers plan to play their demo on a recording company, but then they're turned down rudely. Then they decide to try the famous rock n' roll radio station, but are not accepted either. Then they decide arm themselves with squirt guns and take the station hostage for not playing their demo. But the three get more than what they have bargained for.

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Plot Keywords:

radio station | radio | hostage | police | heavy metal | 

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Taglines:

The music. The legend. The hostage situation.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude dialogue and some sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cabezas huecas

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$5,370,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Island World, Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before changing into one of the radio station's T-Shirts, Chazz is wearing one picturing a couple of little bean-men characters from Larry Marder's comic book, "Beanworld".

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Goofs

When the boardroom "meeting" begins, the ON AIR sign is lit. During the course of the meeting it switches off and remains off (it should have been lit throughout).

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Quotes

Rex: We're gonna take the cops up on those demands they wanted.
Pip: We got a killer list goin'.
Rex: Yeah, check it out. We ask for airplay and whatever else we want, then we demand a whole bunch of weird stuff. This way we can plead insanity later.
Chazz: Where'd this come from?
Rex: Pip's idea.
Chazz: Way to go, Pip.

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Connections

Features Captain America and the Avengers (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Degenerated"
Performed by The Lone Rangers
Written by Paul Bakija & Dave Rubenstein
Produced by Jay Yuenger (as J. Yuenger) and Bryan Carlstrom

User Reviews

It's just a good movie.

I'd like to start off by saying that most people who submit comments or reviews should not take this movie so seriously. It's not Schindler's List or Chicago. I'm pretty sure when the film makers made this they wasn't trying to win an Oscar or anything. They was just trying to make a funny movie and they succeeded. This is a hilarious movie. It's one of those movies that if I'm flipping though the channels and I catch this on, I have to watch it. I heard when it came out that it bombed. I don't see how (What do critics know?). If you're one of those people who take their comedies too seriously, go read Dickens. But if you want to see a funny movie, rent this. Everyone in this is good. The plot is good. The acting is good. It's just a good movie.