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Airheads
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 55 (Dec 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Rrendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Michael Richards & Joe Mantegna

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
Internet Links
http://www.foxhome.com

Special Features
Includes an Airheads news report-style featurette, two music videos, a trailer and TV spots.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 2001945
(MPAA Rating): PG13
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(Retail Price): $19.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 92
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1994
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 10/02/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Michael Lehmann
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Airheads is the hilarious tale of a three wannabe head-banger musicians (Fraser, Buscemi and Sandler) and their thrash-metal rock band, The Lone Rangers. They have been rejected by every record company in Los Angeles and are sick of their menial day jobs. In a final act of desperation, they sneak into a

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a picture that is generally clean and solid, with images that are nicely detailed, though somewhat soft at times. Colors are rich and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Though the picture is sharper than the previously reviewed LaserDisc, it lacks the crisp quality that top DVDs are capable of. There is some edge enhancement and infrequent pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The DVD soundtrack is Dolby