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Airheads
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
1994 · Directed by Michael Lehmann · 92 min · Comedy · Crime · Music · 9 frames
Tagline
The amps are on but nobody's home.
Crew
- Written by: Rich Wilkes
- Cinematography: John Schwartzman
- Edited by: Stephen Semel
- Music: Carter Burwell
- Production design: David Nichols
- Produced by: Mark Burg, Robert Simonds
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as Chester 'Chazz' Darvey
- Steve Buscemi as Rex
- Adam Sandler as Pip
- Joe Mantegna as Ian
- Chris Farley as Officer Wilson
- Judd Nelson as Jimmie Wing
- Amy Locane as Kayla
- Michael McKean as Milo Jackson
- David Arquette as Carter
- Nina Siemaszko as Suzzi
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Robert Simonds Productions, Island World, 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $5,751,882
- Themes: rock 'n' roll, radio station, heavy metal, rock band
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