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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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Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Geoff Andrew Time Out About airheads, and for them, too. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Airheads | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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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Gnr E I love this kind of movie and you guys did it well Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review MR D Muy, entretenida, ideal para perder el tiempo y animar un mal día jaja Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review PJ P It's hilarious great cast great writing great acting great music Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Audience Member Was always one of those movies I watched as a teen. Rewatched as an adult and it’s still entertaining. Especially the capture of a time that’s lapsed. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review Jay H I can't believe I liked this when it was released. Of course, I was 21, and I liked everything. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review Avant S was great when i watched it 20 years ago. its okish now. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 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
Twentieth Century Fox, Robert Simonds Productions, Island World

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
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