Airheads (1994)
Directed by Michael Lehmann / Michael Lehman
Genres - Comedy, Music, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Crime Comedy, Showbiz Comedy, Teen Movie |
Release Date - Aug 5, 1994 (USA) |
Run Time - 81 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Don Kaye
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 mission to invade the local "alternative" rock station, KPPX, and hold it hostage to get the band's tape played on the air. The station staffers don't realize that they're being held with a water gun, and when they finally agree to play the tape, it gets eaten up by a faulty machine.
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rock-band, hostage, radio-station, big-break, DJ, heavy-metal-music, radio, Generation-X