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Airheads (1994)

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Average Rating: 4.1/10
Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 25

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6

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Airheads is a variation on Dog Day Afternoon, as well as a comic look at the trials and tribulations of both the music business and Generation X. A hapless rock trio consisting of Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi), and Pip (Adam Sandler) hits a brick wall with their attempts to get their demo tape played by record label executives. Chazz, on the edge since being thrown out by his girlfriend (Amy Locane), decides it's time to take more serious action, and he leads his bandmates on a

PG-13, 1 hr. 31 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Michael Lehmann

Written By: Rich Wilkes

In Theaters: Aug 5, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Oct 2, 2001

Fox

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Cast

Brendan Fraser
Chazz Darby
Steve Buscemi
Rex
Adam Sandler
Pip
Joe Mantegna
Ian the Shark
Chris Farley
Wilson
Amy Locane
Kayla
Michael McKean
Milo
Judd Nelson
Jimmie Wing
Ernie Hudson
O'Malley
Nina Siemaszko
Suzzi
David Arquette
Carter
Kurek Ashley
Psycho Rocker
Marshall Bell
Carl Mace
Lexie D. Bigham
Security Guard
Reg E. Cathey
Marcus
Lydell M. Cheshier
Security Guard #2
Ryan Holihan
Kid
Tiiu Leek
News Woman
Lemmy
School Newspaper Rocker
Kurt Loder
Himself
Alejandro Quezada
Rocker
Michael Richards
Doug Beech
Sam Whipple
Personal Manager
John Zarchen
Cop
Harold Ramis
Chris Moore
Michelle Hurst
Yvonne
Rich Wilkes
Corduroy Rocker
China Kantner
Female Rocker
Vinnie DeRamus
D & D Rocker
Daniel Zacapa
Allen Covert
Cop

Critic Reviews for Airheads

All Critics (32) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (26) | DVD (16)

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

June 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Leonard Klady

Variety

Top Critic

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

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Top Critic

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

May 12, 2001 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

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

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

On the whole, Airheads is heavily entertaining.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Kevin McManus

Washington Post

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

June 1, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

June 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

About airheads, and for them, too.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

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

January 16, 2005 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

Seen deep behind the successes of all the major talent involved, Airheads is an exercise in mediocrity.

September 27, 2002 Full Review Source: DVDFuture.com

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Rumsey Taylor

DVDFuture.com

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

August 2, 2002 Comment

Phil Villarreal

Arizona Daily Star

"keeps threatening to be funny, but rarely scores"

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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Airheads, present a funny cast and an very good performace by Steve Buscemi. The film, make laughs with your Dog Day Afternoon satire, but the script could be more intelligent.

May 6, 2011

Lucas Martins

Super Reviewer

Probably the first rock band type comedy I saw after 'Spinal Tap' and there hasn't been too many since accept for 'School of Rock' and 'The Rocker' of the top of my head. This, now old, comedy was a small release in the UK I believe and didn't really do that much (a typical Fraser release) and you can see why sort of,

July 3, 2011