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UHF (1989)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 14,373 users
Metascore:
32/100
Reviews: 185 user | 40 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com
A local public station gets a new owner. The station becomes a hit, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Director:Jay Levey |
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| 'Weird Al' Yankovic | ... | ||
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Victoria Jackson | ... | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | ||
| Michael Richards | ... | ||
| David Bowe | ... | ||
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Stanley Brock | ... | |
| Anthony Geary | ... | ||
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Trinidad Silva | ... | |
| Gedde Watanabe | ... | ||
| Billy Barty | ... | ||
| John Paragon | ... | ||
| Fran Drescher | ... | ||
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Sue Ane Langdon | ... | |
| David Proval | ... |
Head Thug
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| Grant James | ... |
Killer Thug
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Storyline
The wortless daydreaming slob George Newman can't keep a job for more than a few days at a time before he gets fired. Fortunately, his uncle wins a UHF television station in a poker-game (it was almost bankrupt), which George Newman is put in charge of. Will the new job be any different from the last few jobs he's had? Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
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It's crazy. It's zany. It's hysterical. It's TV according to "Weird Al" Yankovic. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Vidiot from UHF See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$6,157,157 (USA)Company Credits
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Killer Thug: [totally unimpressed] Who the hell is this guy?
George Newman: [imitating Rambo] Oim your worst nightmare.
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Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Published by Holy Moley Music See more »
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At the time the film was made, 'Weird Al' Yankovic was using his "classic" appearance, including glasses and a mustache. In 1998, Al underwent LASIK surgery, allowing him to work without glasses, and around the same time he decided to grow his hair and shave his mustache. As a result, in the additional material (menu animations, deleted scene commentaries, etc) on the 2002 DVD release of UHF, he has a strikingly different appearance than in the actual film. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Stanley Spadowsky is tied up in the broom closet and realizes his beloved mop is in the room with the thugs, he has an orange bandana around his neck. When he breaks free of his ropes and jumps out of the broom closet, the bandana disappears. See more »Quotes
George Newman: [bursts into room where Stanley is being held prisoner] Aaaaaaaaaaggghh!Killer Thug: [totally unimpressed] Who the hell is this guy?
George Newman: [imitating Rambo] Oim your worst nightmare.
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"LET ME BE YOUR HOG"Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
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