Film

Airheads 1994

Directed by Michael Lehmann

  • Comedy, Crime, Music
  • 92 min
  • PG-13

The amps are on but nobody's home.

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.

ComedyCrimeMusicrock 'n' rollradio stationheavy metalrock band

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Unpretentious, comic, cool and effortless.

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