UHF (1989)
- Starring:
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, Michael Richards, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jay Levey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of UHF
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 then fills the broadcast day with bizarre programming, bringing the ratings up and saving the station. Soon, rival station CEO R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy) of Channel 8 threatens to sabotage the successful station, and George must come up with a way to save it. Only loosely constructed around this storyline, UHF is mostly a series of TV, movie, and music parodies strung together and played for cheap laughs. UHF also stars Victoria Jackson, Emo Philips, and Fran Drescher. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast of UHF
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - George Newman
- Kevin McCarthy - R.J. Fletcher
- Victoria Jackson - Teri
- Stanley Brock - Uncle Harvey
- Gedde Watanabe - Kuni
- John Paragon - Richard Fletcher
- Sue Ane Langdon - Aunt Esther
- Grant James - Killer Thug
- Jay Levey - Gandhi
- Eldon G. Hallum - Spatula Husband
- Nik Hagler - FCC Man
- Roger Callard - Conan the Librarian
- Nancy Johnson - Big Edna
- Francis M. Carlson - Blind Man
- Ivan Green - Earl Ramsey
- Joseph Witt - Little Weasel
- Harry Kipper - Kipper Kid
- Sara Allen - Spatula Neighbor
- Dr. Demento - Whipped Cream Eater
- Lisa R. Stefanic - Phyllis Weaver
- Adam Maras - Joel Miller
- Bob Hungerford - Sy Greenblum
- Jay Gardner - Promo Announcer
- Jim Ross - Promo Announcer
- M.G. Kelly - Promo Announcer
- Debbie Mathieu - Betty
- Tony Salome - Guide
- Cliff Stephens - Animal Deliveryman
- Michael Richards - Stanley Spadowski
- Anthony Geary - Philo
- David Bowe - Bob
- Trinidad Silva - Raul Hernandez
- Billy Barty - Noodles MacIntosh
- Fran Drescher - Pamela Finklestein
- David Proval - Head Thug
- Emo Philips - Joe Earley
- Jeff Maynard - Boy with Books
- Tony Frank - Teri's Father
- Vance Colvig - Bum
- Lou B. Washington - Cameraman
- Wilma Jeanne Cummins - Little Old Lady
- Robert Frank - Timid Man
- George Fisher - Thug
- Bob Maras - Thug
- Sherry Engstrom - Spatula Wife
- Robert Weiss - Bartender
- Lori Wagner - Mud Wrestler
- Charles Marsh - Yodeler
- Travis Knight - Billy
- John Harlan - Promo Announcer
- Barry Friedman - Fletcher Crony
- Joe Restivo - Guide
- John Cadenhead - Crazy Ernie
- Kevin Roden - Fletcher Crony
- Belinda Bauer - Mud Wrestler
- Billie Lee Thrash - Teri's Mother
- Director(s):
- Jay Levey
- Writer(s):
- Jay Levey, "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor, Violence, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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