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UHF (1989)

UHF IMDB rating : 6.60/10
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An unemployed visionary finds a job as the manager of a television station his uncle owns. Unfortunately, due to gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to a rival station's owner. With popular less-then network standards of programming, George and his friends try to save ... (more)


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'Weird Al' Yankovic

George Newman
Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

R.J. Fletcher
Michael Richards

Michael Richards

Stanley Spadowski
Stanley Brock

Stanley Brock

Uncle Harvey
Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Raul Hernandez
Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Noodles MacIntosh
John Paragon

John Paragon

Richard Fletcher
Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher

Pamela Finklestein
Sue Ane Langdon

Sue Ane Langdon

Aunt Esther
David Proval

David Proval

Head Thug
Grant James

Grant James

Killer Thug
Emo Philips

Emo Philips

Joe Earley


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Jay Levey

Jay Levey

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Charles Holloway

Charles Holloway

Conan the Librarian sketch


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Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Sep 12 12:25
Not one of my favourite '80s movies. It's just too goofy and silly for my tastes. The only thing I can attest to this movie is that, seeing it as a kid, I have forever expected to see the Beverly Hillbillies pop up when I watch the "I Want My MTV" vi...Read more

Great gem

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Jan 27 20:35
"UHF" is a great gem of a comedy, born at the very end of the 1980s. It stars "Weird Al" Yankovic as the down-on-his-luck yet imaginative nephew of a gambling uncle who gives him a sinking TV station. George, Al's character, turns it upside...Read more

Rating : 10/10

i want my uhf

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Jan 27 14:19
Cameos, spoofs, and quotable... all involving Weird Al. It's a great movie, especially when you want to laugh at people being dumb and clever at the same time. How can you not like a movie that has a kid drinking from a fire hose?

Rating : 8/10

I want it all, on UHF

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Jan 26 11:59
Didn't do so hot when it first came out, I guess it's just not for people outside the Weird Al fan group. It had a tough release date with movies like Batman, Indy 3, and Lethal Weapon 2 coming out about the same time, not much room for Al. Typical Al, lot...Read more

Rating : 9/10