Airheads
The amps are on but nobody's home.
1994 • 92 min • Comedy · Crime · Music
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 62 Audience · 850 · 100%
Three aspiring heavy metal musicians hijack a radio station to get their demo tape played. Their desperate plan leads to comical chaos as they try to achieve their dream.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Characters smoke cigars and cigarettes
- Some sexual innuendo and suggestive outfits
- Mild violence including shoving and property damage
- Occasional crude language and profanity
What it models well
- Pursuing dreams
- Friendship
- Belief in oneself
Talk about it after
- Desperate measures vs. hard work
- Consequences of actions
- Media and fame
- Authenticity in music
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Top billed cast
Director: Michael Lehmann • Crew: Rich Wilkes
Trailers & clips
Airheads (1994) - Trailer HD 1080p
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.2/10 (850)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $5,751,882
- IMDb
- tt0109068
