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Airheads (1994)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:7

Rotten:23

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: 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... 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 awry when toy guns are pulled out and mistaken for real ones in the heat of the moment, forcing the band to hold the station's employees hostage. Surrounded by the police and thousands of rock & roll fans who have flocked to the station, the boys become unlikely heroes, a voice for those who choose not to conform to corporate America. A little lighter than Michael Lehmann's dark comedy directorial debut HEATHERS, this film offers plenty of physical comedy from Michael Richards and Chris Farley as well as humorous performances from the boys in the band, Michael McKean as the station manager, and Joe Mantegna as DJ Ian the Shark. Live performances by White Zombie and the Galactic Cowboys set the tone for the film, which also boasts an impressive soundtrack. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Joe Mantegna

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Joe Mantegna, Michael McKean, Michael Richards, Chris Farley, Amy Locane, Ernie Hudson, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, David Arquette, Michelle Hurst, Alan Covert, Sam Whipple, Kurt Loder, Harold Ramis, China Kantner, Judd Nelson, Lemmy

Director: Michael Lehmann

Director: Michael Lehmann
Composer: Carter Burwell
Screenwriter: Rich Wilkes
Producer: Mark Burg, Robert Simonds

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Violence passes for comedy, and poor music passes for nothing.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
06/01/08
Channel 4 Film
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About airheads, and for them, too.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

On the whole, Airheads is heavily entertaining.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Kevin McManus
Kevin McManus
Washington Post

A bit of a mess, but one of Steve Buscemi's best performances before hitting the big time.

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01/16/05
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A spoof of heavy-metal culture that at the same time respects the vitality and pent-up passion behind it.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Fraser and Buscemi are deadpan delights. And Sandler, Opera Man on SNL, is a red-hot screen find.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Years later, it's much easier to appreciate this cast of then-unknowns which would develop into superstars.

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08/02/02
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

No review available.

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01/06/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Airheads commits the cardinal sin of satire: it's not sure what it's making fun of.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/01/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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No review available.

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07/29/02
Catherine Cantieri
Catherine Cantieri
HoleCity.com

This film will...be quickly forgotten by anyone unfortunate enough to sit through it.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

I wouldn’t advise you to rush out to see it, but if you like rock and roll, independent musicians, or Sandler, you might want to check it out.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/12/02
David Perini
David Perini
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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10/12/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Observing how fertile the field of heavy metal music is for satire, it's disappointing to watch Airheads bumble around, desperately trying to find something funny to say.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

"keeps threatening to be funny, but rarely scores"

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

There should have been enough material here for six sitcoms. Instead, there's not even enough for one movie.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The anarchic saga could have used more bite or the hint of a threat just to keep things interesting.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/01/08
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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