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Airheads |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 13 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Rrendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Michael Richards & Joe Mantegna |
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DVD General Information |
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(Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
(Catalog Number): |
8602-85 |
(MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
(Retail Price): |
$$39.98 |
(Running Time In Minutes): |
92 |
(Color Type): |
Color |
(Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
(Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
(Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
(LD Release Date): |
2/1/95 |
(THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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Credits Information |
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(Director): |
Michael Lehmann |
(Screenplay/Written By): |
Rich Wilkes |
(Story): |
NA |
(Music): |
Carter Burwell |
(Director Of Photography): |
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(Production Designer): |
David Nichols |
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(Costume Designer): |
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(Editor): |
Stephen Semel |
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(Re-Recording Mixers): |
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(Executive Producers): |
Todd Baker |
(Co-Producers): |
Ira Shuman |
(Producers): |
Robert Simonds & Mark Burg |
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DVD Picture Information |
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(Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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DVD Sound Information |
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(DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
(Theatrical Sound): |
DTS & Dolby Digital |
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WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Airheads is the hilarious tale of a three wannabe head-banger musicians (Rrendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam 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 “rebel rock” radio station in an attempt to get their demo tape played on the air. Through a series of misunderstandings, they take over the station and create a hostage crisis using toy guns. The antics that follow are really dumb, but actually pretty funny, especially in a slapstick way.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is matted at 1.85:1. Fleshtones are unnaturally over-saturated. While colors are vivid and blacks are solid, scenes exhibit varying quality. Slight grain and noise is noticeable in the dark scenes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack attempts to provide some ambient surround envelopment besides the music which is the focus.
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(Aggressive Split Surround): |
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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