UHF
Directed by Jay Levey6.963%77%6.7
An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.
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- Baloo UrizaMarch 23, 2025Weird Al decided he pretty much nailed it the first time with this inspiration for Intergalactic Cable.
- RichardOctober 20, 2025Rented this one on video, back when cover art promised chaos and Weird Al delivered. Al plays George Newman, an unemployed dreamer who stumbles into managing a failing UHF station. What follows is a glorious descent into parody, low budget brilliance and channel surfing madness. The station becomes a hit thanks to offbeat programming: “Wheel of Fish,” “Raul’s Wild Kingdom,” and Stanley Spadowski’s mop fueled rise to stardom. Michael Richards is unhinged and hilarious and Kevin McCarthy chews scenery as the corporate villain. The film is packed with movie spoofs, surreal gags and the kind of humor that feels like it was written by someone raised on Twinkies and late-night TV. I liked the DIY spirit, the absurdity and the way it made rented nights feel like a cult comedy treasure hunt, with mop speeches, Rambo riffs and a finale that’s pure underdog joy.
- Adam AragonSeptember 22, 2025The single greatest film of all time
- Richard ThorntonAugust 20, 2025Minus half a star because that guy said the n word.
- Jesse NewtonAugust 18, 2025Extremely campy with pretty bad acting but still hilarious. And old guilty pleasure that I enjoy every time I see it.
- MiakodaFebruary 1, 2025I <3 Weird Al!
UHF Trivia
UHF was released on July 21, 1989.
UHF was directed by Jay Levey.
UHF has a runtime of 1 hr 37 min.
UHF was produced by Gene Kirkwood, John W. Hyde.
The key characters in UHF are George Newman ('Weird Al' Yankovic), R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy), Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards).
UHF is rated PG-13.
UHF is a Comedy, Sci-Fi film.
UHF has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.