Honestly, I do not know how I have not seen this film before. I love Brendan Fraser and Adam Sandler (I can take or leave Steve Buscemi, but he is funny too), so there is really no excuse! I was scrolling through IMDb and found it in Mr. Fraser's filmography and thought it would be worth a view, considering the line-up.I thought this film would be another one of those films where we see a band in hardship and they do anything to get signed. We got that, well kinda. In place of the formulaic setup that tends to include seeing the band play, their hardships and then their big break, we get something very different. What was intended to be a 'simple' break-in to a radio station to have their song played turns into a hostage situation...with plastic tommy guns filled with spicy sauce. Excellent.The comedy was silly, the hair was long and the characters had the intelligence of shoes. But it was a film that made me laugh and was different from the typical 'stupid' college student film. I found it very enjoyable. If you like the old Adam Sandler and seeing Brendan Fraser in his prime, then you will love this film. Give it a watch!

The movie is awesome! Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler all show great chemistry together. Follow that up with endless cameos from a couple of Ghost Busters, Lemmy, Kramer, Farley, Rob Zombie etc etc, and you've got yourself a great cast. The jokes are well written and unforced. Though childish at some moments,(But aren't we all sometimes) this movie keeps the laughs coming. You can really tell that the actors and the writers loved the music they were writing about. The detail and thought put in to it is very commendable. Right down to some of the lesser known metal band stickers inside the Lone Rangers tour vehicle/pool cleaning van. It may be over 20 years old but the plot is still pretty relevant. Watch this movie if you haven't already.

The Lone Rangers, an unsigned, self-proclaimed "power slop" band, consisting of guitarist Chazz Darby (Fraser), bassist Rex (Buscemi) and drummer Pip (Sandler), takes over a radio station so they can get their demo played on the air, and hopefully get a record contract. The whole thing goes spiraling downhill when their demo is destroyed, and while trying to escape, the boys come to realize that the radio station has become surrounded by the police. The Lone Rangers take the radio station and it's staff hostage with water guns that look like Uzis (filled with hot sauce) and with all their might try to get their demo to get some airplay as a crowd of soon-to-be fans gathers at the station to follow the mayhem.Now, the only reason I wanted to watch 'Airheads' in the first place was because I saw on the TV section of the newspapers that the wonderful Steve Buscemi would be starring in it. I was certainly not expecting it to be as funny as it turned out to be. I've never been a huge fan of Brendan Fraser and I still have a strong dislike for Adam Sandler, but this trio came together in 'Airheads' and created something so funny I laugh out loud whenever I think about some if it's moments, which does earn me the occasional glance in a public bus. Being a big fan of heavy metal myself, I was happily surprised to see White Zombie AND Lemmy himself in cameos, and the movie delivered some hilarious and original dialogue.As with every movie, it does have it's flaws; some of the jokes just don't deliver, and the character of the man hiding in the air ducts was, in my opinion, a bit too dramatic and silly. The big finale on the rooftop of the KPPX building was also a bit too weird for my taste.If you're looking for a simple and funny movie to rock your world, 'Airheads' is the one to go for!

One small spoiler ahead.Y'all may remember this as a Comedy Central staple. They showed this flick, along with "Mannequinn on the Move", Gallagher specials, and "Kids in the Hall" reruns on infinite rotation during the week back in the late '90s/ early '00s (I watch WAY TOO MUCH TV!). It, like most of the programming on Comedy Central before the advent of "South Park," stunk like unwashed gym socks! It is a lame attempt to parody the grunge music scene and the so-called "MTV Generation." Very few of the situations work in this pathetic excuse for a comedy. The acting is okay, but the characters are patently disagreeable. The saddest thing of all to watch is how low Michael McKean had fallen since he played the classic character from "Spinal Tap." He's a fairly decent comedian, but he reeks as the villain in this movie. Brendan Fraser also reeks. Adam Sandler REALLY reeks! Steve Buscemi is okay, but he's no Olivier. The only funny scene is when Chris Farley rips the nipple ring off of a club-goer, causing him to reel back in agony. That alone is comedy gold, but nothing more in this film is funny. Don't even rent this movie. It stinks just that badly!