jimbo-53-186511 Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi) and Pip (Adam Sandler) are wannabe 'rock gods' who are collectively known as The Lone Rangers. When their first attempt at plugging themselves at a local record company fails, they decide to hold the head DJ at a local rock station hostage until he agrees to play their song; only the thing is the guns that they are armed with are actually water pistols.Part of the problem with this film is the general approach that has been used; in some ways I liked the idea of three wannabe musicians wanting a shot at fame and that ticket to future stardom. The problem with this film is that the writers have made the three wannabe rock stars unlikeable which kind of made me not care what happened to them. OK perhaps if they had been hard-working, reliable and conscientious then the storyline perhaps wouldn't have worked as well or been as believable, but the film would have held my interest more if they'd have at least had some likability about them.The story is also painfully thin and repetitive and the picture also doesn't have much in the way of tension to it; the police cave into the band members demands (regardless of how ridiculous they may be) and you feel that more in the way of 'conflict' between kidnappers and law enforcement may have made the picture more enjoyable.The lack of substance with this picture is even more evident when you realise that the film has no real social commentary to it either; a smart satire will at least having some subtext to the daft material that is presented to its audience - the idea of society failings these 3 individuals by not giving them the break that they deserve. However, by not giving the characters or story any kind of depth then it does feel like a very dull and long one-note slog (despite the fact that it only runs for 90 minutes or so).It isn't all bad though and there are one or two funny moments; I quite liked the part where Beavis and Butthead phone the radio stations and there is a joke about the group being called The Lone Rangers (which is clearly contradictory), but sadly examples of this kind of thing are few and far between and in all honesty, for the most part, I found it dull, repetitive, and at times rather annoying.

david-sarkies All I can say is that a movie which stars Brendon Fraser, Steve Buschemi, and Adam Sandler must be good. Actually, when I first saw this movie, I did not know who any of the above were, I just thought that the adds in the cinema looked cool, hired the video, loved it, and finally ended up buying it. Last night when we watched it, we discussed about what memorable nineties comedies were. We concluded that Empire Records, Airheads, and Clueless would leave something very memorable. As for British Comedies, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. I need not say any more. Anyway, Airheads is about three guys who have written what they considered to be a really cool song, but none of the record companies want to hear it. So they try to get it played on the air after breaking into the radio station KBBL Rebel Radio. After an initial refusal, out come some very real looking water pistols. This movie, though seeming very shallow, is actually quite deep. The major theme in this movie is that music is not what we like, but what the record companies want to sell. This is clearly seen when they are in a nightclub watching a band called the Son's of Thunder, whom lost to their band, the Lone Rangers, at a battle of the bands, yet the Son's of Thunder received the contract. Just because music is good does not mean that the record companies are going to sell it. This movie is in fact very scathing of the record industry, and the entertainment industry in particular. They do not want to know this band until they hold up the radio station and gain so much publicity that they can see a lot of money. As such they snatch up the band in an instant, and try to get a contract signed before anybody else does. They are not interested in the song, they simply want the money that their publicity will bring. Chez is completely the opposite. He wants to do it for the music, and the lifestyle. Even though he wants the money, it is the music that's important, and what is more important is that they show their fans that they can play this music and it is not some lame act buy people that are loved playing a song that an unknown wrote. This is seen when Chez uses the contract as toilet paper after learning that it was written up without hearing the song. The other interesting part of this show is the scene where Chez's past is revealed. The SWAT officer tries to turn his popularity against him by revealing that he was a school nerd who played dungeons and dragons. The great thing about this scene is that after mulling over it for a bit, others began to own up to these secret desires, showing that it is not a thing that nerds simply do, and if you have done the things then who really cares anyway. What these guys want is somebody who is real, not some plastered statue created by the record companies to simply sell records. I love this movie. The humor is witty, but it goes beyond simple comedy to really bring out what the essence of music is. Music is what you enjoy, not something to make money. There are so many instances in this movie where this is brought out. Another scene is where Chez is going through the CDs and realises that most of them are not played because the radio station does not want to play them. In this movie we see the struggle between doing something for money and doing something for the love of it. Chez does this because he loves it while the station manager wants the money. If the owners tell him to change, he isn't going to argue because he wants the money and does not care about the music. We see that doing something simply for love in the ends wins people over, because not only do a whole heap of people rock up at the radio station to cheer them on, but people in the radio station take their side as well.

FlashCallahan Heavy metal trio The Lone Rangers haven't had much luck getting their songs heard.During their last desperate trip to a radio station they bring along some genuine looking water pistols and spontaneously pull them out when they're turned down again.One of the workers at the station escapes being taken hostage and calls the police, and a long standoff ensues until the Rangers can play their tape, which the lead singer gave to his now ex-girlfriend...Airheads is one of those films you either love or hate. When this movie first came out, I thought it was great and very funny. Nearly twenty years later, it's still funny, but for different reasons.Mantegna is the best thing in this movie, followed by Buscemi. Fraser is Fraser, and you can tell Sandler is just in waiting, and his star deservedly shone two years later. But the thing that makes this film work isn't the situation, nor the three leads, it's the randomness of it all.One minute, Egon and Winson from ghostbusters are there, next we see Lemmy! totally ridiculous, but it works, just.

jason swarts this is an exceptionally funny movie, it has great characters in it like Brendon Frasier, Chris Farley, R.i.P., and Adam Sander its just a funny movie. i like the fact that nobody could figure out the the guns the three guys had fake guns. you might think after a while one of the guys might be able to touch the gun and figure out that it isn't a real gun. and another point i would like to make, i cant really picture Bredon Frasier, Adam Sandler, and Steve Buscheme as rock stars. i also cant picture Chris Farley as a cop. he is a great actor and great comedian, but he might be just a little to big for the cop suit he is put in for the movie.