Glory Daze

Rich Wilkes , attended El Camino High School in Oceanside, CA, and is an American filmmaker. His work to date is generally noted for its rooting in contemporary music and youth culture. Wilkes' major-studio debut was as screenwriter of the 1994 film Airheads, starring Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi,... and Adam Sandler. The story revolves around a group of loser musicians called The Lone Rangers, who take a radio station hostage in order to get their song played on the radio. Airheads was directed by Michael Lehmann of Heathers fame, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. This was followed by a co-writer credit for the 1994 comedy The Stoned Age, set in the stoner subculture of Southern California during the 1970s, starring Michael Kopelow and Bradford Tatum. The same writing/ directing team then collaborated with The Jerky Boys to create the 1995 production The Jerky Boys, featuring the eponymous comedians as New York City youths who get into trouble with the Mafia when one of their prank calls leads them into a money laundering business.
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