UHF

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

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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
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jay Levey
  • Producer:
    John W. Hyde, Gene Kirkwood
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $5.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Imagine Entertainment
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Weird Al Yankovic
George Newman
Victoria Jackson
Teri
Kevin McCarthy
R.J. Fletcher
Michael Richards
Stanley Spadowski
David Bowe
Bob
Stanley Brock
Uncle Harvey
Anthony Geary
Philo
Trinidad Silva
Raul Hernandez
Gedde Watanabe
Kuni
Billy Barty
Noodles MacIntosh
Jay Levey
Director
Gray Frederickson
Executive Producer
John W. Hyde
Producer
Gene Kirkwood
Producer
John Du Prez
Original Music
David Lewis
Cinematographer
Dennis M. O'Connor
Film Editor
Michael Cutler
Casting
Barbara Hanley
Casting
Cathy Henderson
Casting
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Critic Reviews for UHF

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Audience Reviews for UHF

  • 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.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • 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.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • 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.
    Doctor S Super Reviewer
  • 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
    Michael E Super Reviewer
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