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UHF

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UHF
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PG13,1hr 37min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1989
Director:
Jay Levey
Distributor:
Orion Pictures Corporation
Starring:
Weird Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy  ...more
Synopsis: UHF is the film debut of comedy-rock satirist Weird Al Yankovic, who also co-wrote the screenplay. George Newman (Yankovic) and his friend, Bob (David Bowe from The Cable Guy), are fired from their jobs at Burger World. So George decides to take over channel 62, a failing local TV station that his Uncle Harvey (Stanley Brock) won in a poker game. George turns it around into an overnight success after letting the janitor, Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards from Seinfeld), host a kid's show. George ... Full Synopsis
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Stephen Holden, The New York Times
The movie is forever digressing so that Mr. Yankovic can offer media spoofs that have only the most tangential relation to the story. [22 Jul 1989, p.1.15] Full Review
Metascore
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 from metacritic.com
32
Generally Unfavorable Reviews
out of 100
Based on 11 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Weird Al Yankovic
George Newman
Michael Richards
Stanley Spadowski
Kevin McCarthy
R.J. Fletcher
Anthony Geary
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