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UHF

UHF

A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.

19896.71h 37m

Overview

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

Directed by Jay Levey
Written by Jay Levey, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Produced by Gene Kirkwood, John W. Hyde
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $6.2M

Top Cast

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

George Newman

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

R.J. Fletcher

Michael Richards

Michael Richards

Stanley Spadowski

David Bowe

David Bowe

Bob

Stanley Brock

Stanley Brock

Harvey Bilchik

Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary

Philo

Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Raul Hernandez

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Kuni

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Noodles MacIntosh

John Paragon

John Paragon

Richard Fletcher

Themes & Keywords

losergame showsatiremusic videomusic spoof

About UHF

UHF is a comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of loser, game show, satire, music video, music spoof. Directed by Jay Levey, it stars 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards. The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

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