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UHF (1989)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:8

Rotten:13

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: Funnyman "Weird" Al Yankovic stars in this comedy as George Newman, a man who takes over a low-rent TV station won by his uncle in a poker game. Newman's unconventional methods for boosting ratings... Funnyman "Weird" Al Yankovic stars in this comedy as George Newman, a man who takes over a low-rent TV station won by his uncle in a poker game. Newman's unconventional methods for boosting ratings include giving the station's janitor his own children's program -- with spectacularly successful results. Complications ensue when the unscrupulous head of a rival network tries to drive Newman off the air, but there's still plenty of time out for fantasy music video segments and TV bits which showcase Yankovic's talents as a parodist. [More]

Starring: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards

Starring: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, Emo Philips, David Bowe, Stan Brock, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Barty, John Paragon, Sue Ane Langdon, David Proval, Grant James, Jay Levey, Nik Hagler

Director: Jay Levey

Director: Jay Levey

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A hearty pat on the back to MGM for treating cult fans with some respect. Dismiss UHF as simplistic silliness if you like, but this is one of the best DVDs of the year.

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There are lines of dialogue here and there that are just so absurdly stupid that you can't help but to laugh. It's all innocent, harmless fun.

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