Airheads

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Airheads

PG-13

1994

1h 31m

Comedy

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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.

Critics Consensus

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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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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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

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

About airheads, and for them, too.

Feb 9, 2006

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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

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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

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Airheads benefits substantially from its myriad of appealing, entertaining performances...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 11, 2020

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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

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Stephen C

LOL, funny and successful in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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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

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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

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Tim t

Goofy, but enjoyable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Daniel N

Another brilliant 90's movie. Great fun and very entertaining. Awesome characters, great casting, great acting, great story. An easy to watch feel good movie that is still great fun in 2025.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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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