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Airheads

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Three aspiring rock musicians -- Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler) and Rex (Steve Buscemi) -- are determined to have their band's demo tape played on the air. Out of desperation, they sneak into a Los Angeles radio station, but when the manager, Milo (Michael McKean), meets them with hostility, they resort to threatening him with realistic-looking water pistols. Soon the situation escalates, and the none-too-bright rockers get in over their heads.
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There's a biting satire that keeps threatening to burst out of the well-cast Airheads, but unfortunately, the end result lives down to its title in the most unfortunate ways.

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Leonard Klady Variety The anarchic saga could have used more bite or the hint of a threat just to keep things interesting. Jun 1, 2008 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out About airheads, and for them, too. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times There should have been enough material here for six sitcoms. Instead, there's not even enough for one movie. May 20, 2003 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media A critical and commercial flop, this rock 'n' roll comedy nonetheless features a cast of comedic talent who between them have enough screen presence and comic timing to carry its so-so screenplay. Rated: 3/5 Jun 30, 2022 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film Any movie where David Arquette is just hanging out in the background for a majority of the runtime is good in my book. Jun 15, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Airheads benefits substantially from its myriad of appealing, entertaining performances... Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Official G Tons of fun, lots of great performances. Based on other reviews, it seems that Airheads might be too complex for the MCU crowd, which is wild because it's an extremely straightforward film. If you like 90s rock, 90s comedy, 90s stars, and all their trappings, there are few movies that pull it all together as well as this one does. The Bill and Ted for the 90s. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Joshua H. It’s great to see this young cast but the movie drags on a bit ..love see Chris Farley in this but he’s not in it enough to make it high on my rating Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Nick O A rock n’ roll band takes a radio station hostage to get their demo on the air. This flick parties hard and if you’re not into it, it’s ok but maybe it says something about your outlook on life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Stephen C LOL, funny and successful in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1994 in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Celebrating 35 years in 2029!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 1994-2025 by 20th Century Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/25 Full Review Dani G A monumentally stupid movie (I mean, that's how it was supposed to be), with Adam Sandler being Adam Sandler, but not in an Adam Sandler movie... Get it? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Audience Member Tiene trama simple pero divertida. Reune a tres actores súper famosos hoy en día a quienes no imaginaste juntos. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Michael Lehmann

Director

Brendan Fraser

Chester "Chazz" Darvey

Steve Buscemi

Rex

Adam Sandler

Pip

Joe Mantegna

Ian

Chris Farley

Officer Wilson

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Synopsis Three aspiring rock musicians -- Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler) and Rex (Steve Buscemi) -- are determined to have their band's demo tape played on the air. Out of desperation, they sneak into a Los Angeles radio station, but when the manager, Milo (Michael McKean), meets them with hostility, they resort to threatening him with realistic-looking water pistols. Soon the situation escalates, and the none-too-bright rockers get in over their heads.
Director
Michael Lehmann
Producer
Mark Burg, Robert Simonds
Screenwriter
Rich Wilkes
Production Co
Island World, Robert Simonds Productions, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.9M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround