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      UHF

      1989, Comedy/Sci-fi, 1h 37m

      23 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      UHF is bizarre, freewheeling, and spotty, though its anarchic spirit cannot be denied. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      After losing yet another job, George (Weird Al Yankovic) wonders if there is any career that can handle his outrageous personality. When George's uncle (Stanley Brock) hands him the deed to a local TV station, George creates a series of television shows based on social satire and hyperactive humor, with the help of his best friend, Bob (David Bowe). However, a rival station's bitter CEO (Kevin McCarthy) tries to destroy George's wacky programming, forcing him to fight back.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Jay Levey

      • Producer: John W. Hyde, Gene Kirkwood

      • Writer: Weird Al Yankovic, Jay Levey

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $5.6M

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      • Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

      • Production Co: Cinecorp Production, Imaginary Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Surround

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      • Dec 23, 2019

        While there are a couple of portions that're worth your time, mostly this is a test of endurance to see just how much moronic behavior you're willing to tolerate as your IQ slowly drips from your ears. Michael Richards' spastic routine takes up an unbearable amount of screen time. Fran Drescher and Victoria Jackson are criminally under-utilized, and only Kevin McCarthy earns his keep. Pass, unless you desire a cursory look at the zeitgeist of the times, or some sembleance of that.

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      • Sep 27, 2013

        From the master of parody, "Weird Al" Yankovic, comes the brilliantly hilarious cult comedy UHF. When George Newman becomes the manager of a fly by night UHF television station his unique programming ends up turning it into the number one station in town. The writing is very good, featuring clever parodies of Indiana Jones, Rambo, Network, Conan, Gandhi, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Starring Michael Richards, Fran Drescher, Victoria Jackson, and Billy Barty, the film has some great comedic talent. And in addition to writing and starring, "Weird Al" contributes several songs to the soundtrack. One of the best parody films ever made, UHF is wildly entertaining and full of laughs.

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      • May 20, 2011

        Weird Al has much better musical parody ideas than for film, but offers a couple laughs here & there. First place I ever saw Michael Richards who plays a slow janitor with a deep emotional attachment to his blue-handled mop, I still remember & chuckle over the moment where he retrieves it from the bad guys and swings it back & forth with the sound effects of a lightsaber.

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      • Dec 31, 2010

        goofy and very hysterical, you have to be in the right mood to watch it because its so silly, but hey that's Weird al in a nutshell

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