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UHF (1989) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 16,893 users
Metascore: 32/100
Reviews: 189 user | 48 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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Cast
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Victoria Jackson | ... | |
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Sue Ane Langdon | ... | |
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Storyline
George Newman (Yankovic) is a normal man. Problem is, he's also a daydreamer, who can't keep hold of a steady job. His uncle decides George will be the perfect man to manage Channel 62, a station which is losing money and viewers fast. George's imagination is put to good use and he starts thinking up bizarre shows such as "Wheels of Fish" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom". The ratings start to soar again, but not everyone is happy. Written by Film_Fan
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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:
21 July 1989 (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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George Newman: Did you have a good time in there, Stanley?
Stanley Spadowski: Yeah! Oh, boy, it was fun!
George Newman: Great! How would you like to do it every day?
Stanley Spadowski: Yeah! That would be neat... Oh, wait a minute - do I still get to be the janitor?
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Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Published by Holy Moley Music
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Trivia
Ginger Baker (best known as the drummer from the 1960s rock band Cream) auditioned for the part of the panhandling bum. See more »Goofs
The staples on the face of the Head Thug change positions inbetween shoots. See more »Quotes
Stanley Spadowski: Hi, George. Well, uh, I'm finished with the T.V. show. Uh, what do you want me to do now?George Newman: Did you have a good time in there, Stanley?
Stanley Spadowski: Yeah! Oh, boy, it was fun!
George Newman: Great! How would you like to do it every day?
Stanley Spadowski: Yeah! That would be neat... Oh, wait a minute - do I still get to be the janitor?
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Soundtracks
"FUN ZONE"Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Published by Holy Moley Music
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You really have to be in the right mood for a movie for this to work. Get home from work, and rent this and try to get yourself away from reality, and enter the completely stupuid, dumb, funny world of Weird Al Yankovich.. Al plays a loser who is fired from his job(along with his best friend) so they go off and start a tv station called UHF, in which they make fun of some of shows and movies. Like, "Conan the Librarian"...That and the Rambo one are some of my favorites. Or how about making fun of the nature shows and the Bozo the Clown Show...wheww this movie really has you cracked up at the end. 3/5 stars, it was hilarious and is definitely on my list of must sees.