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6.7The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
Released: 1989-07-2197 minDir: Jay LeveyComedyBudget: $5.0MBox office: $6.2M
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Cast
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic as George Newman
- Kevin McCarthy as R.J. Fletcher
- Michael Richards as Stanley Spadowski
- David Bowe as Bob
- Stanley Brock as Harvey Bilchik
- Anthony Geary as Philo
Themes
- loser
- game show
- satire
- music video
- music spoof
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 964921
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- publication date
- 1989-01-01
- title
- UHF
- review score
- 63%
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Categories
1980s parody films1989 American films1989 comedy films1989 directorial debut films1989 English-language films1989 filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican parody filmsAmerican slapstick comedy filmsCultural depictions of Mahatma GandhiFilms about badgersFilms directed by Jay LeveyFilms scored by John Du PrezFilms set in OklahomaFilms set in television stationsFilms set in Tulsa, OklahomaFilms shot in OklahomaFilms with screenplays by "Weird Al" YankovicOrion Pictures filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date