Airheads
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Airheads|
| image = airheads film poster.jpg|
| caption = Airheads poster|
| imdb_rating = Image:2hv out of 5.png
5.4/10 (7739 votes)|
| director = Michael Lehmann|
| producer = Mark Burg
Robert Simonds|
| writer = Rich Wilkes|
| starring = Brendan Fraser
Steve Buscemi
Adam Sandler|
| music = Carter Burwell|
| cinematography = John Schwartzman|
| editing = Stephen Semel|
| distributor = 20th Century Fox|
| released = 5 August 1994|
| runtime = 92 min.|
| country = USA|
| language = English|
| mpaa_rating = PG-13|
| imdb_id = 0109068|
}}
Airheads is a comedy film released on August 5, 1994. It was written by Michael Lehmann and directed by Rich Wilkes.
It stars Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscemi as a group of loser musicians called The Lone Rangers who take a radio station hostage, just so that their song would get some airplay. Joe Mantegna plays the radio station's disc jockey.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser Chazz Darvey
- Steve Buscemi Rex
- Adam Sandler Pip
- Chris Farley Officer Wilson
- Michael McKean Milo
- Judd Nelson Jimmie Wing
- Ernie Hudson Sergeant O'Malley
- Amy Locane Kayla
- Nina Siemaszko Suzzi
- Marshall Bell Carl Mace
- Reg E. Cathey Marcus
- David Arquette Carter
- Michael Richards Doug Beech
- Joe Mantegna Ian
- Michelle Hurst Yvonne
Trivia
- The song "Degenerated" was originally written by the Reagan Youth.
- Metal band Galactic Cowboys perform in the movie under the name 'Sons of Thunder'.
- The KPPX building used in the film is also featured in the movie Die Hard. You can see it in the plaza across from the Nakatomi building at the beginning of the movie.
External links
- Airheads at the Internet Movie Database