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Airheads

"The amps are on but nobody's home."

1994

1h 32m

6.2(837 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Music

Overview

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.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Chester 'Chazz' Darvey

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Rex

Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Pip

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Ian

Chris Farley

Chris Farley

Officer Wilson

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Jimmie Wing

Amy Locane

Amy Locane

Kayla

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Milo Jackson

David Arquette

David Arquette

Carter

Nina Siemaszko

Nina Siemaszko

Suzzi

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Written by: Rich Wilkes
Produced by: Mark Burg
Robert Simonds

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