Airheads DVD

Airheads
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. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Cast Brendan Fraser as Chazz Darby Steve Buscemi as Rex Adam Sandler as Pip Joe Mantegna as Ian the Shark Chris Farley as Wilson Amy Locane as Kayla Michael McKean as Milo Judd Nelson as Jimmie Wing Ernie Hudson as O'Malley Nina Siemaszko as Suzzi

Crew Edward Mcavoy - Art Director Billy Hopkins - Casting Ira Shuman - Co-producer Bridget Kelly - Costume Designer Joe Camp III - First Assistant Director Michael Lehmann - Director Steve Semel - Editor Todd Baker - Executive Producer Carter Burwell - Composer (Music Score) Douglas Axtell - Musical Direction/Supervision Russell Fager - Musical Direction/Supervision David C. Nichols - Production Designer John Schwartzman - Cinematographer Mark Burg - Producer Robert Simonds - Producer Rich Wilkes - Screenwriter

Airheads
After the cult hit Heathers, Michael Lehmann was hired to make Hudson Hawk. That infamous turkey bombed so spectacularly that it was another three years before Lehmann could follow it up. Airheads feels like the work of a man learning to direct all over again, and protecting himself by organizing a dependable cast. Although the screenplay is not nearly as smart or funny as it could be, the film is full of actors who put just enough of a spin on the material to give it some life. Steve Buscemi, Joe Mantegna, and even Adam Sandler are given enough space to get whatever laughs they can from the limited material, and Brendan Fraser holds it all together just enough by giving one of his typically dependable (if less than inspired) performances. Given the script, Lehmann and his cast make Airheads about as good as it could possibly be. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD4.0: Dolby Digital w/ four discrete audio channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers & 1 mono channel for the surround DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: Anamorphic widescreen [aspect ratio 1.85:1] Theatrical trailer Featurette TV spots Music videos: "Born to Raise Hell" by Motorhead, Ice-T, and Whitfield Crane; "Feed the Gods" by White Zombie Audio: English: 4.0 Surround, English Dolby Surround; French Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 92 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selection 1. Main Titles [4:51] 2. The Life Of A Rocker [1:54] 3. The Release Party [3:46] 4. Infiltrating The Station [2:45] 5. On The Air [3:56] 6. The Demo [2:44] 7. Hostage Situation [4:30] 8. Negotiations [2:00] 9. Badass Practice [2:47] 10. Taking A Few Calls [3:43] 11. Finding Kayla [1:03] 12. In Praise Of Pip [4:45] 13. Rock & Roll! [4:52] 14. Moore At the Door [:48] 15. The Tape's In Bad Shape [4:46] 16. Jimmie Wing [1:10] 17. A Major Media Event [5:30] 18. A Three-Month Gig [3:20] 19. End Titles [3:09]