FILM · 1994 · USA
Airheads
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- #001
The Lone Rangers' hit single "Degenerated" is actually a song by the 1980s punk band Reagan Youth.
- #002
Death metal band Cannibal Corpse was initially set to appear in the film. However, when the producers learned the band had appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) (at the time Jim Carrey's favorite group), they opted for White Zombie instead.
- #003
It is the last film to use the 1981 Twentieth Century Fox logo.
- #004
This is the second film in which Brendan Fraser (Chazz) and Amy Locane (Kayla) were romantically involved. The first was School Ties (1992).
- #005
The line "Great, grand, wonderful" spoken by Chris Farley is the same line he delivers in Billy Madison (1995).
- #006
Metallica, then at the peak of the success of their 1991 self-titled "black album," reportedly also turned down the Whisky scene. In 1982 Metallica played their second concert there, opening for the English band Saxon.
- #007
There is a brief reference to Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil killing someone. In 1984, while the band Hanoi Rocks was on a tour break because singer Michael Monroe had injured his ankle, some members of Hanoi Rocks went to Vince's house for a party. Vince and Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley went to buy more liquor. Although he was already drunk, Vince drove. On the way back Vince sped and lost control of the car, causing a horrific collision with another vehicle. Razzle died instantly, and two people in the other car were seriously injured and left with lifelong complications from those injuries. Vince suffered a concussion, was fined 2.5 million dollars and served 15 days in county jail.
- #008
Beavis and Butt-Head call the radio station while Chazz is handing out tickets.
- #009
It is the first film in which Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi starred together.
- #010
Rex, who plays bass in The Lone Rangers, is a representation of Pantera bassist Rex Brown.
- #011
When Ian plays Anthrax's "London" on the radio, he tells Milo "if it's too loud you're too old." The line is a reference to the famous slogan of Ernie Anderson, the main promotional voice of the American Broadcasting Company from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. Coincidentally, in Los Angeles (where this film is set), the now-defunct heavy metal/hard rock radio station KNAC 105.5 used "if it's too loud, you're too old" as one of its slogans.
- #012
The film features two Ghostbusters. Ernie Hudson (Winston) played the police sergeant. Harold Ramis (Egon) played the police officer posing as a Capitol Records executive.
- #013
Christina Applegate was considered for the role of Kayla.
- #014
John Cusack was the first choice to play Chazz.
- #015
Rex wears a T-shirt from the Roadkill Cafe in McLeod, Montana.
- #016
Stickers of famous death metal bands of the 80s and 90s can be seen in the group's van; Grave, Asphyx, Morgoth, Obituary and Deicide behind Pip, and Cancer above Chazz.
- #017
When Chazz drags one of the KPPX employees out of his office, you can see a poster of a white skeleton on a black background; it is identical to the cover of The Offspring's multi-platinum album "Smash," released four months before this film hit theaters.
- #018
Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi and Chris Farley appeared together a year later in Billy Madison (1995).
- #019
Testament was one of the bands considered to perform at The Whisky but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. At the time of the film's release, John Tempesta was Testament's drummer, and he later replaced Phil 'Philo' Buerstatte in White Zombie, staying with the band until its 1998 breakup.
- #020
The copy of R.I.P. magazine that Carter owns is the August 1993 issue featuring Anthrax on the cover.
- #021
Before putting on one of the radio station's T-shirts, Chazz wears a shirt depicting several small bean-man characters from Larry Marder's comic book "Beanworld."
- #022
Ian points out that The Lone Rangers is a contradiction, since "lone" cannot be pluralized. The X-Files (1993) featured three supporting characters called The Lone Gunmen, who published a newsletter titled The Lone Gunman. Michael McKean (Milo) later joined the cast of The X-Files as a recurring character named Morris Fletcher, who occasionally interacted with The Lone Gunmen.
- #023
Ernie Hudson and Reg E. Cathey played prison guards in Oz (1997).
- #024
Ian compares Chazz to Conan the Barbarian (1982). Brendan Fraser was later considered for the lead role in the Conan the Barbarian (2011) remake.
- #025
Rob Zombie (Robert Cummings), Phil 'Philo' Buerstatte, Sean Yseult and Jay Yuenger are members of the metal band White Zombie.
- #026
Along with Mixed Nuts (1994), this is one of two films starring Adam Sandler that were released in theaters in 1994. Both films were critical and commercial failures.
- #027
This is one of two films co-starring David Arquette and Steve Buscemi in which their characters are involved in a failed coup; the other is the very differently toned Holocaust drama The Gray Zone (2001).
- #028
Alexandre Rockwell was originally set to direct.
- #029
Adam Sandler, Michael McKean and Chris Farley were in the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) at the time this film was made, during the show's 19th season. They remained on the show through season 20, after which all three actors were fired at the same time.
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