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UHF (1989)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 14,384 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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Sue Ane Langdon | ... | |
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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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A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means. But not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant. See more »Genres:
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(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: Stanley, you don't wanna know.
Stanley Spadowski: [scratches head] Oh... then why'd I ask?
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Written by Todd Grace
Published by Donna-Dijon Music Publications, Inc. See more »
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The "Beverly Hillbillies" song in the movie is a spoof of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, using a reworked version of the "Ballad of Jed Clampett" theme song lyrics. Mark Knopfler, leader of Dire Straits, agreed to the parody on the condition that he be allowed to play the guitar line (a rare guest guitarist on a Weird Al song). In another twist, however, lawyers insisted that the song had to be called "Beverly Hillbillies/Money For Nothing" - a title that Al has publicly stated he hates. The dream sequence for this song is a shot-for-shot send-up of the "Money for Nothing" music video, with Beverly Hillbillies motifs and Weird Al integrated. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Stanley's hands change position on the mop when he is fired from Channel 8. Also, blue tape indicates where he is to hold it. See more »Quotes
Stanley Spadowski: [Stanley sees George sulking on ths front stoop of the station] Hey, George, is something the matter?George Newman: Stanley, you don't wanna know.
Stanley Spadowski: [scratches head] Oh... then why'd I ask?
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"NUTZY'S CLUBHOUSE"Written by Todd Grace
Published by Donna-Dijon Music Publications, Inc. See more »
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