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 “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.

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® Digital 4.0. The primary multichannel element is the music, which aggressively fills the soundfield and has been quite nicely recorded and integrated into the multichannel listening space. Otherwise, the soundstage has some ambient sound effect spread into the surrounds, with a characteristic balance toward the screen. Fidelity seems slightly dated, noticeably mostly with voices. Spatial integration of dialogue is fair, compromised by the forward-sounding nature of voices. Deep bass is quite satisfying in terms of the low-end foundation to the music, with some below-25 Hz activity. (Perry Sun)