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UHF (1989)

PG_13 97 min  -  Comedy  -   21 July 1989 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.7/10 from 15,153 users   Metascore: 32/100 
Reviews: 188 user | 43 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

Cast overview, first billed only:
'Weird Al' Yankovic ...
Victoria Jackson Victoria Jackson ...
Kevin McCarthy ...
Michael Richards ...
David Bowe David Bowe ...
Bob
Stanley Brock Stanley Brock ...
Anthony Geary ...
Trinidad Silva Trinidad Silva ...
Gedde Watanabe ...
Billy Barty ...
John Paragon ...
Fran Drescher ...
Sue Ane Langdon Sue Ane Langdon ...
David Proval ...
Head Thug
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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Plot Keywords:

Television | Television Station | Alien | Satire | Parody  | See more »

Taglines:

A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means. But not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Vidiot from UHF See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,157,157 (USA)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

After extremely positive feedback from test screenings, the struggling Orion Pictures concluded that this film was their sure-fire summer blockbuster. Unfortunately, the film was released during the summer of 1989 against huge films like Lethal Weapon 2, Batman and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. "UHF" was subsequently crushed at the box office. Although it made $6.5 million domestic box office on a $5-million production budget, this estimate does not take into account that studios only take in generally half of its theatrical gross, the rest going to exhibitors. Following another string of box-office flops, Orion went bankrupt in the early 1990s. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Joe Earley loses his thumb in the table saw and lifts his arm to examine the wound, briefly his thumb can be seen bent underneath his hand. See more »

Quotes

Stanley Spadowski: George, you know I was wondering, like if you were traveling through outer space, I mean like you're going real fast, like the speed of light, you know... hoooohhhhh... and all of a sudden you started screaming... aaaahhhhh aaaaahhhhh... Do you think your brain would blow up?
Bob: Guys, I'm trying to work... Do you mind?
Stanley Spadowski: I don't mind. Go right ahead... Do you mind, George?
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Soundtracks

"FUN ZONE"
Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Published by Holy Moley Music See more »