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Airheads
1994
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 .. Read more
| Starring | Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Joe Mantegna |
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| Director | Michael Lehmann |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A dumb heavy metal band finds fame by hijacking a local radio station in director Michael Lehmann's broad Wayne's World-style comedy that lacks the goofy cleverness of the blockbuster hit. The Mummy's Brendan Fraser ably heads the head-banging brigade, with amusing support from dim-witted Adam Sandler and long-haired Steve Buscemi, exchanging Bill and Ted-like ripostes over the airwaves. Never quite as funny as it thinks it is — it needs the lighter touch Lehmann showed in Heathers — the amiable anarchy does sometimes hit the screwball spot thanks to a handful of great one-liners and a deft turn from Michael Richards (Kramer in TV's Seinfeld).
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Rightly despairing of ever landing a record deal, Los Angeles rockers The Lone Rangers infiltrate their favourite radio... read more on Time Out
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A dim comedy of dimmer characters which simply keeps repeating its single joke.
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Still Rockin
I first saw this film in 1994 at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham. The Electric was a small cinema that picked up many films that were not getting a mainstream release at the big cinemas.
That was the case with Airheads, and consquently this film has passed a lot of people by. It stars Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, but at the time the only one of these guys I'd heard of was Buscemi from Reservoir Dogs.
The film follows these guys who are trying to make a success of their rock band The Lone Rangers. They try and get their demo played a on a local rock radio station, and accidentally end up taking the stations employees hostage.
The film is a little dated now, but is still really funny. I originally wanted to see this film because I was into the music, but probably anyone would like this film. -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Quality
I owned the VHS of this, hammered that copy, then upgraded to the DVD version simply as a keep sake (but watched it a couple of times, still enjoying it).
Very funny film, one of sandlers earliest I think, comedy consistent throughout, and Brendan Frasers girlfriend (Amy Locane) looks well hot ;-) -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
This is a slapstick comedy in the Bill and Ted's and Wayne's World genre. Some soon to be famous names in this one. Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi and Brendan Fraser show their comic talents.
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
An hour and a half of pure greatness
One hour and thirty minutes of pure greatness. Original plot, great selection of actors and funny and hell. If you have good taste in movies this is one to get. Loved it.
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Adam Sandler & Brendan Frasers very early movie
this was a good film and showed how young all three actors hit the big time. it was amazing that Adam and the third main actor are together in almost all of his movies so they must get on very well together.
certainly worth watching but not as good as the newer ones
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15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Still Rockin
I first saw this film in 1994 at The Electric Cinema in Birmingham. The Electric was a small cinema that picked up many films that were not getting a mainstream release at the big cinemas.
That was the case with Airheads, and consquently this film has passed a lot of people by. It stars Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, but at the time the only one of these guys I'd heard of was Buscemi from Reservoir Dogs.
The film follows these guys who are trying to make a success of their rock band The Lone Rangers. They try and get their demo played a on a local rock radio station, and accidentally end up taking the stations employees hostage.
The film is a little dated now, but is still really funny. I originally wanted to see this film because I was into the music, but probably anyone would like this film. -
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Quality
I owned the VHS of this, hammered that copy, then upgraded to the DVD version simply as a keep sake (but watched it a couple of times, still enjoying it).
Very funny film, one of sandlers earliest I think, comedy consistent throughout, and Brendan Frasers girlfriend (Amy Locane) looks well hot ;-) -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
This is a slapstick comedy in the Bill and Ted's and Wayne's World genre. Some soon to be famous names in this one. Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi and Brendan Fraser show their comic talents.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
An hour and a half of pure greatness
One hour and thirty minutes of pure greatness. Original plot, great selection of actors and funny and hell. If you have good taste in movies this is one to get. Loved it.
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Adam Sandler & Brendan Frasers very early movie
this was a good film and showed how young all three actors hit the big time. it was amazing that Adam and the third main actor are together in almost all of his movies so they must get on very well together.
certainly worth watching but not as good as the newer ones -
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Good Actors-Disappointing Storyline
When viewing the castlist of Airheads, one could really get excited by the interaction of messrs Fraser, Buscemi and Sandler. Unfortunately, the film is not the sum of its parts and you would do better to watch some vintage Sandler/Buscemi action in Happy Gilmour and Mr Deeds.
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I FEEL LIKE AN AIRHEAD FOR WATCHING THIS!
Kind of a before they were famous film for Sandler & Fraser, this tries hard to be a Bill & Ted/Wayne's World type of film but for me it just wasn't as funny as I had expected, a promising storyline is wasted by a poor script and slightly laboured acting, esepcially from Fraser. All in all it just didn't feel right.
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good comedy
fancy a few laughs this one is gud!
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Fairly predictable But great fun
A fairly predictable but original story. Most enjoyable to watch as long as you aren't looking for anything too deep and meaningful.
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Not one of Sandler's best...
...but this has it's funny moments and is a must see for any Adam Sandler fan. A desperate band holds a radio station captive in an effort to get their track heard live on air, only things get a little out of hand...
Critics' reviews (3)
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A dumb heavy metal band finds fame by hijacking a local radio station in director Michael Lehmann's broad Wayne's World-style comedy that lacks the goofy cleverness of the blockbuster hit. The Mummy's Brendan Fraser ably heads the head-banging brigade, with amusing support from dim-witted Adam Sandler and long-haired Steve Buscemi, exchanging Bill and Ted-like ripostes over the airwaves. Never quite as funny as it thinks it is — it needs the lighter touch Lehmann showed in Heathers — the amiable anarchy does sometimes hit the screwball spot thanks to a handful of great one-liners and a deft turn from Michael Richards (Kramer in TV's Seinfeld).
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Rightly despairing of ever landing a record deal, Los Angeles rockers The Lone Rangers infiltrate their favourite radio... read more on Time Out
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A dim comedy of dimmer characters which simply keeps repeating its single joke.
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