Airheads (1994)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writer (WGA):

Rich Wilkes (written by)

Release Date:

5 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Crime

Tagline:

The music. The legend. The hostage situation.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Radio Station | Hostage | Lead Singer | Heavy Metal

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude dialogue and some sexuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32726) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Whisky a Go Go - 8901 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

During the intro sequence, a picture of Lemmy can be seen hanging on a wall in the Palatine Records building. Lemmy appears later in the movie.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The sign outside of the station lists the broadcast frequency as 103.6. FM radio stations in America always use odd numbers for their broadcast frequencies. However, like the infamous '555' telephone exchange, this is deliberate use of fictitious numbering.

Quotes:

[Pip and Suzzi are seated on Milo's couch watching TV]
Suzzi: Pip? What are you thinking about?
Pip: Swimming pools.
Suzzi: Swimming pools, huh?
Pip: Yeah. I wish I was in one right now. The water's all clear and cool, and you spin around in there like an egg.
Suzzi: Do you have a girlfriend?
Pip: Mmm-mmm.
Suzzi: No? It's kind of weird us meeting like this, huh?
Pip: [Suzzi is about to kiss Pip] I don't know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Billy Madison (1995)

Soundtrack:

We Want the Airwaves

This Movie Rocks!!!

I have seen this many times and never grow tired of watching it. It seems the more I watch it, the funnier it gets. It is freaking hilarious!

I especially think that Steve Buscemi and Brendan Fraser are the funniest in this flick. I love the girl that played Chazz's girlfriend as well, the way she would beat the crap out of Chazz was too much!

I don't think that anybody that ever was in a Rock-Roll band could watch this movie without cracking up. I guess maybe you had to be there?

If you haven't seen this film I recommend that you rent it, or better yet buy a copy to add to your collection. This is a classic Rock-n-Roll comedy that you must see.