Airheads

Plot synopsis:
Chazz, Rex and Pip are in a Los Angeles metal band called The Lone Rangers who are continuously turned down as they try to get their demo tape heard by producers. After scolding him for being lazy, Chazz's girlfriend Kayla kicks him out of her apartment. They decide to try to get the local rock station KPPX to play their reel-to-reel tape on the air and attempt to break-in through the back door. After several unsuccessful attempts, a station employee comes out to smoke and they keep the door from shutting behind her.
Once inside, laid back DJ Ian "The Shark" begins talking with them on the air. Station Manager Milo overhears them and intervenes but Ian continues broadcasting. After Milo insults Rex, by calling him "Hollywood Boulevard trash," he and Chazz pull out realistic looking water pistols and demand airplay. After setting up an old reel-to-reel for the demo, the tape begins to play but is quickly destroyed when the player malfunctions. The guys try to run but Doug Beech, the station's accountant, had already called the police and they see the building is surrounded.
They negotiate with the police who are now tasked to find Kayla who has a cassette of the demo. Since the station never went off the air, news of the hostage crisis travels quickly and numerous hard rock/metal fans begin showing up outside the radio station interfering with police. A SWAT team has also arrived whose leader prefers using force over negotiation tactics. His team secretly passes a gun through a roof vent to Beech who has been hiding in the air ducts. During the crisis, it is revealed that Milo had secretly signed a deal to change KPPX's format to Adult Contemporary, which includes having to fire Ian and most of the other employees. When this comes out, Ian and a few employees side with the band and turn against Milo.
The police find Kayla who arrives at the radio station to deliver the tape. She and Chazz get into an argument which escalates quickly resulting in the studio console being destroyed dashing any hopes to play the tape on the air.
As some of the items the band demanded from police are brought into the station, the door shuts on Rex's plastic gun revealing it to be fake. Seeing this, some of the hostages run out; one telling the SWAT team the band's guns aren't real. As the team assembles to storm the station, Beech corners the band from a low hanging air vent. Ian, knowing he no longer will have a job at the station, knocks down Beech's gun. This causes the weapon to wildly fire several rounds and the police are forced to back off. Ian picks up the gun but gives it to a somewhat confused Chazz in a final act of anti-establishment rebellion.
Jimmie Wing, a self-serving record executive who had previously turned Chazz down, comes to the radio station and offers the band a contract. They reluctantly agree to the deal knowing they have no more options. Wing arranges an entire stage and sound system to be airlifted to the roof where the band will play their song for the now huge crowd outside. To the band's dismay, they find only the PA is real and everything else is just props. Refusing to lip sync as their tape is played, they instead destroy their instruments in protest to the delight of the crowd and stage dive into the hands of the cheering audience.
The Lone Rangers are next seen playing a gig inside the prison where they are incarcerated. The concert is being shown live on MTV. Ian, now their manager, says on the phone the band will start touring in six months, or "three months if they behave themselves." Their album LIVE IN PRISON goes triple platinum.

Tags: cult, comedy

Review:
An amatuer band known as the Lone Rangers (Fraser, Buscemi, Sandler) sneak into a recording studio to have their demo tape played on the air.
When refused, things get out of hand and they hold the place hostage.This movie has an original plot line with good humour and good acting.
Personally I find the calibre of acting that Fraser and Sandler have in this movie better than some that came afterwards.When you start watching this movie, you'll want to finish it.
Let's face it, if you go into a movie called "Airheads" expecting an intellegent, well-written, highbrow piece of cinematic art, then you deserve exactly what you get, so to everyone out there who gets off on trashing this movie, go rent "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and stop bit#$ng.Now, if you want a good mindless way to blow a Friday evening, then look no further.
Any movie that has Steve Buscemi as a long-haired, foul-mouthed bass player, and Ernie Hudson in general, I'm going to love.
For me, Buscemi was the highlight and I loved everyone of his pseudo tough-guy lines like "Hey pal, you wanna try gettin' physical with me?"-Hilarious.
Speaking of Buscemi, this one has a GREAT cast with Brenden Fraser as the leading man (Chaz), Adam Sandler as the pool cleaning drummer (Pip) and also features Joe Mantgena, Michael McKean, Chris Farley, David Arquette, and a whole slew of others, even Michael Richards.
It is freaking hilarious!I especially think that Steve Buscemi and Brendan Fraser are the funniest in this flick.
I love the girl that played Chazz's girlfriend as well, the way she would beat the crap out of Chazz was too much!I don't think that anybody that ever was in a Rock-Roll band could watch this movie without cracking up.
Adam Sandler, Brendon Frazer and Steve Buscemi star in this hilarious comedy that proves that movies that take risks pay off.
This movie is a very funny one Adam Sandler did very well in not to say the other 2 main character did not as even the cameos and co stars did a good job in this film.
Overall the movie is extremely funny and I think is the funniest Adam Sandler movie that he does not star outrightly in.
Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi are three incredibly dense would-be rock stars who break into a radio station with a water pistol to get their tape played and try to obtain a record deal.
This is not an intellectual film, but it is very funny with all three of the main cast playing very different characters.
Brendan Fraser is honourable, Adam Sandler is so dumb he attracts women who feel a bit sorry for him and Steve Buscemi is his older brother who brandishes the gun.
For years everyone told me that Brendan Fraser movies were bad and this movie proves they all lied.Weirdly,people always say that Adam Sandler movies are always great yet this is the only one that really is,and Sandler has a tiny part.This movie is just awesome.It's funny and has a great story with lots of cameos,Lemmy,Kramer,Stuttering John,Chris Farley and tons more.The one thing that doesn't really make sense is that it's a decade late and no one ever noticed.They are a very 1984 band in a 1994 movie.Hair metal was long dead by 1994,MTV was playing Rancid,not Winger.If you're into those terrible Sandler movies where he crams in all his friends and nothing funny ever happens,you might not like this movie but you will see why he keeps making work for Steve Buscemi.This is one of the best movies ever..
A movie filled with great comedy and a brilliant cast..
Airheads is a hilarious comedy movie, with a fantastic cast, including the brilliant Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, David Arquette, Steve Buscemi and Chris Farley who are all really great here.
This movie knows that all rock music is not the same thing!The movie is filled with great music and some nice comedy to boot.
It is really good with al ot of famous people: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Judd Nelson, Michael McKean, Ernie Hudson, and Chris Farley.
When I first saw this movie back in 1995 it was the first time I'd ever seen Adam Sandler.
Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler are particularly believable as greasy, heavy metal layabouts who want to make it to the big time.
Also making near cameo appearances are the late Chris Farley as an overweight probationary cop, the excellent Michael McKean as the geeky, back-stabbing radio station boss and Joe Mantegna as the sympathetic but easily infuriated DJ.Don't let the title and the nature of this movie put you off.
I just got this movie and I really like this film.
Hi IMDb, The amazon guy said Pip was the bass player, that is Adam Sandler's character and Steve Buscemi, Rex, was the drummer.
Whether having Michael Richards assault them with a gun, making ridiculous requests like nude photos of Bea Arthur or finding out that Rebel Radio is going to be a easy listening station in a matter of days.The film is chock full of laughter and cameos, and I think on a sensual side (on myself being a metal head) this film showcases where many "hard rock/heavy metal" radio stations were biting the dust to make way for other music.
This film hits close to home, has a kick ass soundtrack (with the Lone Rangers themselves) and has many SNL members to make the film really enjoyable, a comedy classic of the 90's.Worthless trivia: This is one of the film films that you can find two of the original Ghostbusters together, as Harold (Egon) Ramis plays a phony as record exec, and Ernie (Winston) Hudson plays a cop that has to deal with the metal heads insane requests and Chris Farley being a fool..
While not perfect this movie is definitely worth a watch (or two - I've seen it several times :).
His part is as the "doufus" of the group.Chris Farley as Officer Wilson is hilarious.Michael McKean as "Milo" is a w**ker-cum-laude.Judd Nelson as "Jimmie Wing" is over-cast for this movie.
I generally hate Adam Sandler type comedies, but I thought Airheads was truly funny.
I love Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler (I can take or leave Steve Buscemi, but he is funny too), so there is really no excuse!
If you like the old Adam Sandler and seeing Brendan Fraser in his prime, then you will love this film.
Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head DJ is unable to play them.To say this film is a good one from a critical standpoint is a lie, as it is pretty bad in a multitude of ways.
But as far as 1990s comedies go, or films connected to "Saturday Night Live" (this one very loosely), this ranks up there in entertainment value.If nothing else, the cast sells this -- David Arquette and Michael Richards before their prime.
When a rookie punk rock group ( Adam Sandler, Brendon Fraser and Steve Buscemi) are in need of a career as they take over a radio station with fake guns in demand to have their song on the air, unfortunately the police are outside armed but the group are taking the people inside hostage so they can get their demands especially their record career.Entertaining and quite funny satire has some good laughs and co-stars Ernie Hudson, Chris Farely, Joe Mantegna, and Michel Richards.
The Soundtrack is good with songs by Motorhead, White Zombie, Primus, Anthrax and The Ramones, the movie is a cross between "Die Hard" and "This is Spinal Tap", Sandler and the rest have good performances here in this movie.Recommended if you want a good natured and funny comedy satire!.
There's a terrific line from Brendan Fraser in which he tells the radio station owner about what it's like to play to a crowd which only consists of the headlining band and their girlfriends.
Steve Bescemi ( For those who saw Resevoir Dogs, I want to say he isin't as violent or potty mouthed!) is Rex, a guitarist for the band and Adam Sandler is Pip, the drummer.
The plot is that these three hold up a radio station (with very realistic looking water guns!) and demand that their demo tape be played live, in order to get a record deal.
It's not exactly a old classic, but it was moderately funny and had a lot of good actors who weren't exactly at their best, but who made the movie much more enjoyable.
So for a funny, very light-hearted movie, with a lot of actors who will ring a bell, watch Airheads..
The cast is a wonderful lineup of a lot of todays favorite stars (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Micheal McKean, Judd Nelson and more!
This is about a metal band that needs in an attempt to get their shot in the spotlight on their quest for rock'n roll domination they take a radio station hostage in an attempt for them to play their demo tape.
The lead is played by the much underrated Brandon Fraser as Chaz, band leader and guitar player/singer and is rounded up with Steve Buscemi on bass and Adam Sandler on drums.
Adam Sandler hasn't been this funny in decades; and between the sudden appearances of Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis and Nakatomi Plaza herself, it's the little things that make this worthwhile.6/10.
Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler all show great chemistry together.
I'm a band guy, not professionally, but it eats up a lot of my time as a hobby and every so often I like to revisit some movies having to do with music.
I just enjoyed it a little bit and decided to continue watching for Steve Buscemi's sake.I'm not big heavy-metal rock fan ..
and the movie is kinda reminds me of my heavy-metal rock friend whose character is close to Steve Buscemi character in many ways.The movie started OK ..
like if they think they will rock the whole world when their song is been heard by some fans or critics.It is just a little movie ..
Although it contains hilarious performances from Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Michael Richards and Michael McKean, AIRHEADS is a failure as a film.
The opening sequences depict a day in the life of a fledgling musician (in the opening scenes Brendan Fraser's character is tossed out of a record company's offices and booted out by his girlfriend while maintain the "musician's" lifestyle at all times, despite not having anything to show for it.)  Then out of nowhere the trio finds themselves in a hostage situation, holding up a radio station with plastic water pistols.
The performances are terrible, and the band that Sandler, Fraser and Buscemi portray in the movie sucks when they play a live concert at the climax.
Steve Buscemi once again delivers a great performance, though definitely not his best performance or film, Brendan Fraser is pretty funny, and Adam Sandler is..well...Adam Sandler.
Airheads brings to the screen some funny stuff mixed into good old hard a** rock and roll.
Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi play a band called "The Lone Rangers" (but wait, how can you pluralize the lone ranger?) who want to get they're song on the airwaves (radio) no matter what.
this is an exceptionally funny movie, it has great characters in it like Brendon Frasier, Chris Farley, R.i.P., and Adam Sander its just a funny movie.
and another point i would like to make, i cant really picture Bredon Frasier, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscheme as rock stars.
The three main characters are played by Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi.
A great comeback in the rock 'n' roll movie genre is Michael McKean.
He had one of the main roles in the classic, trend-setting and hilarious rock 'n' roll film 'This is Spinal Tap' and here, ten years later, he return in the second of head-bangers favorite movies.
Here, he is some kind of a boss or manager or something of a radio station who don't actually don't like rock or metal music.
Oh, by the way, lets not forget Lemmy, main man in legendary rock band Motörhead (who happens to be my personal favorites) who actually has one line in this movie.
It's not the story what's nice about this movie, it's the way the characters are played by the actors.
You've got an Adam Sandler on the loos as a dumbass drummer, Steve Buscemi as psychopathic metal dude, but especially Brendan Fraser as lunatic metal freak steals the show.
This is a movie with Brendan Frasier, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler playing three heavy metal guys.
The cast is a who's who of comedians, including Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Brendan Fraser, Joe Pantoliano (Fat Tony from Simpsons), Chris Farley and Michael Richards.
I am a loyal Adam Sandler fan, who does a decent job, as does Brendan Fraser and Chris Farley, but the rest of the cast just didn't seem to try that hard.
Even Steve Buscemi who I like didn't do a very good performance.
If you like heavy metal music definitely watch this movie!.
This film made me wanna join a rock band, the problem is I can't play or sing, but I would do anything to be as cool as these guys, I mean, their album could be Pip farting on a snare drum for all I care, and they would still be the coolest guys alive.Who else would even contemplate holding up a radio station with water pistols, especially when your leaders name is Chester?
so i suggest everyone one likes heavy metal or somethin close it and want a good laff or is a fan of adam sandler and tha other dudes in it, i suggest u see it..
As a huge fan of rock music and teen comedies, this is a gem for me.A small time band called the Lone Rangers(how can you pluralize the Lone Ranger?) has taken a radio station hostage in order to get their demo tape played on the air.Adam Sandler and Chris Farley were my favorite characters in this movie.
Most of the landmarks of 90s comedy can be seen somewhere in this little movie, from Michael Richards to Chris Farley to Beavis and Butthead.
Honestly, at first, I wasn't expecting too much, I mean a movie called "Airheads" first off and Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, and Steve Bushemi, interesting choices.
Basically Brendan and his band just want a radio station to play their demo, so they can be noticed and get a record deal.
When all else just fails, they stick up the radio station with some phony water guns, they do look real though, and will not leave until they get their demo played.With a terrific supporting cast and some fun moments that can get anyone cheering for the band, I think anyone can have fun and enjoy this brainless comedy.
You'll have to trust me on this one, it sounds like a dumb movie, but it's all in good times.
Airheads is about a desperate rock group(Buscemi, Sandler and Brendan Fraser) who hold a radio station hostage in order for their demo to be played.
I think it's funny, but I can see why other people wouldn't like the film too much.
If you are a fan of Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler or White Zombie, then I'd recommend seeing the film, otherwise you may want to spend your money elsewhere.
I'm not sure which scene was my favorite, although the scene of the middle fingers on TV were a hoot, as were the parts with the guy walking through the ducts, and the scenes of the demo tape.The whole cast whom I recognized consists of Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, David Arquette, Michael Richards and Joe Mantegna.
The Lone Rangers, an unsigned, self-proclaimed "power slop" band, consisting of guitarist Chazz Darby (Fraser), bassist Rex (Buscemi) and drummer Pip (Sandler), takes over a radio station so they can get their demo played on the air, and hopefully get a record contract.
The Lone Rangers take the radio station and it's staff hostage with water guns that look like Uzis (filled with hot sauce) and with all their might try to get their demo to get some airplay as a crowd of soon-to-be fans gathers at the station to follow the mayhem.Now, the only reason I wanted to watch 'Airheads' in the first place was because I saw on the TV section of the newspapers that the wonderful Steve Buscemi would be starring in it.
I've never been a huge fan of Brendan Fraser and I still have a strong dislike for Adam Sandler, but this trio came together in 'Airheads' and created something so funny I laugh out loud whenever I think about some if it's moments, which does earn me the occasional glance in a public bus.
What was I thinking.Three going nowhere musicians decide to sneak in to a radio station to get their demo played on the air in order to get exposure and get a record deal, like a band they saw performing at a club.
When Adam Sandler movies were good.
When this movie first came out, I thought it was great and very funny.
Nearly twenty years later, it's still funny, but for different reasons.Mantegna is the best thing in this movie, followed by Buscemi.
A not-so-bright metal band takes a radio station hostage in order to get their music aired.
This is especially disappointing considering the cast, which includes Adam Sandler, Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Joe Mantegna.
They interact well as a cast and Adam Sandler is really good in this role.