UHF (1989)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" See, television as it was meant to be seen. Done by “Weird Al” Yankovic! George Newman, is man who can’t hold down a job, and has an over active imagination, so when his uncle bequeaths him a failing TV station, George’s wildest dreams come true! With the help, of some decidedly quirky shows, and quirkier talent, the UHF station becomes a huge success. However, the now successful TV station, has garnered the wrath of a local station that’s own by a maniacal millionaire, who swear"

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: PG-13 Why it’s rated: Adult language, Adult humour, violence, and profanity."

1989 Awardie Awards (44 movies items)

"Other Nominations Best Song From a Film "

Movies Viewed in 2021 (630 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 12th Via: Stan. Plot: An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes an unexpected success after the schedule is packed with all sorts of quirky programming. Rating: 7.1/10"

Movies I Saw In January 2021. (25 movies items)

"1/23/2021."

Movies I watched in August 2019 (20 movies items)

" Date: 8/4/2019 Viewed: Amazon Prime Re-watch Note: 30 years later and this movie is still hilarious. The story is pretty predicable, but the jokes in this movie still make me laugh hard. This movie has a lot of funny and memorable scenes that I can't help to laugh. I also feel like some of the social commentary in this movie is still pretty relevant in today's world. The movie has a fun cast of characters and I still find them to memorable many years later. Overall, this is a very funny mov"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2019: July (22 movies items)

"Re-watch - July 13th The kiddo was itching to watch a movie before bedtime and this won out. It's safe to say she appreciated it even more the second time around."

Favorite Comedy Films: 1988-1989 (97 movies items)

" Directed by: Jay Levey Produced by: Gray Frederickson, Joe E. Aguilar, Kevin Breslin, Becki Cross Trujillo, Deren Getz, John W. Hyde, and Gene Kirkwood Written by: Jay Levey, Charles Holloway and "Weird Al" Yankovic Cinematography: David Lewis Edited by: Dennis M. O'Connor Music by: John DuPrez Music and lyrics by: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sting, and Mark Knopfler Distributed by: Orion Pictures"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: November (29 movies items)

"Re-watch - Nov. 25th Now that the kiddo has seen Raiders I told her she could finally watch UHF (even though I knew there would be other references she'd miss, but that one's pretty essential). She laughed hysterically through most of it, and at one point turned to me & said she was going to watch it once a week from now on. We'll see if that holds or not, but I'm thrilled she loved it as much as she did. Course that's not surprising given she loves Weird Al already, but I wasn't sure how much "