Airheads (1994)

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 Station | Radio | Hostage | Police | 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
Allen Covert	...	Cop
Sarah Reinhardt	...	Secretary
Lexie Bigham	...	Security Guard #1
Lydell M. Cheshier	...	Security Guard #2
Sam Whipple	...	Personal Manager
Uri Ryder	...	Teen
Dana Jackson	...	Receptionist
Ryan Holihan	...	Kid
Kurt Loder	...	Himself
Tiiu Leek	...	News Woman
Kurek Ashley	...	Psycho Rocker #1
Pablo Alvear	...	Psycho Rocker #2
Alejandro Quezada	...	Rocker
Harold Ramis	...	Chris Moore
China Kantner	...	Female Rocker #1
Rebecca Donner	...	Female Rocker #2
Vinnie DeRamus	...	D & D Rocker
Lemmy	...	School Newspaper Rocker (as Lemmy von Motorhead)
Rich Wilkes	...	Corduroy Rocker
John Melendez	...	Masturbating Rocker
John Zarchen	...	Cop
Rennie Pincus	...	Cop
Zander Lehmann	...	Tyke
Mike Judge	...	Beavis / Butt-Head (voice)
Ben Huggins	...	Singer
Mitchell Dane Sonnier	...	Singer
Monty Colvin	...	Singer
Alan Doss	...	Singer
Rob Zombie	...	Himself - White Zombie Vocalist (as Robert Cummings)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bunga Hosoi
Jaime H. Campos	...	Concert Rocker (uncredited)
Dave Corsile	...	White Zombie Audience Member (uncredited)
Kristen Fick	...	Lady in Audience (uncredited)
Bonnie Gillespie	...	Herself (uncredited)
Bob Pepper	...	Biker (uncredited)
Sean Yseult	...	Herself - White Zombie Bassist (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Lehmann

Writing credits (WGA)
Rich Wilkes		(written by)

Produced by
Todd R. Baker	....	executive producer (as Todd Baker)
Mark Burg	....	producer
Ira Shuman	....	co-producer
Robert Simonds	....	producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
John Schwartzman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stephen Semel

Casting by
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
David Nichols

Art Direction by
Edward T. McAvoy		(as Edward McAvoy)

Set Decoration by
Jan K. Bergstrom		(as Jan Bergstrom)
Jerie Kelter

Costume Design by
Bridget Kelly

Makeup Department
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup supervisor
Candace Neal	....	hair styles supervisor
Ann Pala	....	makeup artist
Janine Rath	....	hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Pam Cornfeld-Walker	....	production supervisor
Ira Shuman	....	unit production manager
Melissa Wiechmann	....	assistant production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Camp III	....	first assistant director
William Jennings	....	second second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David Aaron	....	assistant props
Mike Blaze	....	property master
David Brace	....	lead man
John Ceniceros	....	set dresser
Rick Chavez	....	assistant props
Chris Elkins	....	construction accountant
Robert Fechtman	....	set designer
Richard Herold	....	labor foreman
John Hinkle	....	stand-by painter
Lawrence A. Hubbs	....	set designer (as Larry Hubbs)
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist (as M. Anthony Jackson)
Casey Kasemeier	....	graphic designer
Steve Kinyoun	....	construction coordinator
James Lazelle	....	propmaker foreman
Claude F. Powell	....	construction coordinator
Glenn H. Roberts	....	set dresser (as Glenn 'Spanky' Roberts)
Quentin Schierenberg	....	set dresser
Edward Schiff	....	construction foreman
Beth Siegel	....	art department coordinator
Scott B. Valdes	....	paint foreman
Teresa Visinare	....	set dressing assistant
Michael Vojvoda	....	set dresser
Dwain Wilson	....	on-set dresser
Gaylene West	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas Axtell	....	sound mixer
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Catherine Calleson	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Davidson	....	dialogue editor
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Russell C. Fager	....	additional sound mixer
D.G. Fisher	....	cable person
Avram D. Gold	....	adr editor (as Avram Gold)
Kimberly Harris	....	adr supervisor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Doug Kent	....	assistant sound editor
Dave Kulczycki	....	dialogue editor (as David Kulczycki)
Donny Miele	....	foley editor (as Donny Blank)
Bob Newlan	....	dialogue editor
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Paul Parsons	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Steinbeck	....	cable person
Hamilton Sterling	....	supervising sound editor
Pat Suraci	....	boom operator
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Ulrika Akander	....	sound editor (uncredited)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Steve Richardson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Chuba	....	special effects producer
Jamie Dixon	....	special effects coordinator
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects coordinator (as Dave Kelsey)
Rebecca Marie	....	special effects art director

Visual Effects by
Kamran Manoochehri	....	rendering software
Larry Weiss	....	CG animator: PDI

Stunts
John Ashker	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Jim Crawford	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Kurtis Epper	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Rick Kahana	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Anthony Kramme	....	stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
Buck McDancer	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
J.D. Rifkin	....	stunts
Scott Rogers	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Pete Turner	....	stunts
Eddie Yansick	....	stunts
Pamela Manning	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Butters	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mitch Dubin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
David Dubois	....	chief lighting technician (as David DuBois)
Christopher Duskin	....	first assistant camera
Don Estes	....	grip
Christopher Dunn George	....	additional first assistant camera (as Christopher George)
Jack Glenn	....	dolly grip
Chris Haarhoff	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Irwin	....	video playback operator
Michael Konrad	....	lighting technician: musco light
Thom Lairson	....	second assistant camera
Lonnie Leslie	....	grip
Dickinson H. Luke	....	electrician (as Dickie Luke)
Steven C. Marshall	....	camera production assistant (as Steve Marshall)
Craig Molsberry	....	electrician
John Morris	....	grip
Karl Owens	....	Steadicam assistant
Christopher Prampin	....	electrician (as Chris Prampin)
Rusty Reilly	....	best boy grip
Frank Tobin	....	best boy: Fox
Emmanuel Vouniozos	....	key grip (as Manny Vouniozos)
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Bobby West	....	best grip: Fox
Dave Wood	....	electrician
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (uncredited)
Emmanuel Vouniozos	....	on-set technician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Amie Slate	....	animator

Casting Department
Kerry Barden	....	casting associate: New York
Terrence Harris	....	extras casting
Trevor James	....	extras casting
Carl Joy	....	extras casting
Jennifer Low Sauer	....	casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erin Folsey	....	assistant costume designer
David Mayreis	....	set costumer
Elaine Ramires	....	key costumer
Susan Roberts	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Kate Crossley	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)
Alexandra Leviloff	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael Chapman	....	song producer
Kate Crossley	....	apprentice music editor
Michael Farrow	....	scoring mixer: Los Angeles (as Mike Farrow)
Lonn Friend	....	music supervisor
Geoffrey Gordon	....	musician: score
Michael T. Ryan	....	music editor
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Neil Stubenhaus	....	musician: score
David Torn	....	musician: score
Lia Vollack	....	music coordinator
Happy Walters	....	additional music supervisor
Kurt Wortman	....	musician: score

Transportation Department
James C. Taylor	....	transportation coordinator (as James Taylor)
Stanley R. Webber	....	transportation captain
Gina August	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Debbi Anderson	....	production accountant (as Debbie Anderson)
Scott Ansell	....	scoring mixer: New York
Miracle Beauchamp	....	assistant: Mr. Lehmann
Don Burrows	....	police coordinator
Steve Dayan	....	location manager (as Steve A. Dayan)
Dawnie DeSantis	....	set production assistant
Randall Dudley	....	set production assistant
Coleman Eisner	....	set production assistant
Wardell Eisner	....	production office assistant
Sydney Gilner	....	script supervisor
Donna Gross	....	assistant location manager
Mitch Harris	....	caterer
Kenneth Hunter	....	assistant location manager
Jeffrey F. January	....	set production assistant (as Jeff January)
Michael G. Kehoe	....	craft service (as Michael Kehoe)
Jessica Krekorian	....	set production assistant
Dave Latham	....	assistant: Mr. Shuman
Ingrid Lenie	....	assistant: Mr. Burg
Betty Linn	....	animal trainer
Kimberlee Lucas	....	assistant production accountant
Dorene Lauer Martin	....	unit publicist
Hank McGill	....	first aid
Monte McKee	....	extras coordinator
Kevin McKie	....	set production assistant
Jonise Misiewicz	....	payroll accountant
April Pearce	....	assistant accountant
Peter Riche	....	production office assistant
Sharon Sacks	....	teacher
Wolfie Saiko	....	set production assistant
Matt Shire	....	set production assistant
Rita Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Simonds
James Traynor	....	set production assistant (as Jay Traynor)
Tyler Vradenburg	....	set production assistant
Mark Waters	....	set production assistant
Brad Wilson	....	craft service
Marc Bernard	....	press attache: France (uncredited)
Françoise Dessaigne	....	press attache: France (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents)
• Island World
• Robert Simonds Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Manuel Salvador (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1994) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (1995) (Japan) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Fox Video (1995) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (2013) (Japan) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (????) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Fox Records  soundtrack
• Howard A. Anderson Company  opticals
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd.  lighting
• Nina Saxon Film Design  main title sequence
• Pacific Title  titles

Also Known As:

"Hardrock hijack" - Japan (English title)

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:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #32726) | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG13

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Alexandre Rockwell was originally slated to direct.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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).

Quotes:

Carl Mace:You got any kind of training?
Doug Beech:Well, I was in the Merchant Marines.
Carl Mace:Marines. Yeah, I copy.
[gets distracted for a moment]
Doug Beech:But, I was an accountant.
Carl Mace:Nah, you won't be held accountable.

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

Airheads is an hilarious movie.

Adam Sandler, Brendon Frazer and Steve Buscemi star in this hilarious comedy that proves that movies that take risks pay off. The film is about 3 not so smart striving rock stars who after they get blown off on a radio show with an obnoxious boss and stuck up radio leader. Well from then they end up holding up the place and there leads to an hilarious movie. This movie is a very funny one Adam Sandler did very well in not to say the other 2 main character did not as even the cameos and co stars did a good job in this film. Overall the movie is extremely funny and I think is the funniest Adam Sandler movie that he does not star outrightly in. I rate this movie a fair 73% for keeping me laughing the whole way