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Weird Al is at his best. This was such a great movie, but I did have one complaint...ok...two complaints. 1) It's not still in print. 2) "Al" needs to make more! George Newman (Weird Al) had a fertile imagination, but no way to constructively express it. His father wins U-62 (a failing UHF television station) and makes George the manager....needless to say hilarity ensues as U-62 (previously "unknown")becomes the #1 television station in town. I had this on VHS...but VHS wears out and does not have the "extras!" Other good viewing is "The COMPLEAT AL"...which is Al's life story. It is not available on DVD. Mister Yankovic...make...more...movies. And please don't put ends to printing time. OOP is NOT kool!
This is typical Al and his mind blowing jumps from reality to "Out there". Only Al would drop a wiener dog in a bowl of punch at a dinner party!! He always has a sight gag in there somewhere so don't go away or you will miss something. Ironic twist in the end when Channel 62 is saved by the villian's own arrogance to a man in need by giving him a penny. Fran Dressher (The Nanny)is good as the female station do-it-all. Her nasially speach is just annoying enough to ad to the bounce the film showed. Billy Barty plays a savy camera man and the whole cast shows what hard work can do. I recommend this with a bowl of popcorn and your comfortable clothes wrapped up on a couch with.. Wait. Just enjoy the movie. It's funnnny. Dreamers unite!!
UHF is a 1989 film about a hapless dreamer who suddenly becomes in charge of a small town UHF television station and turns it into the most popular channel. UHF is parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic entry into movies. He grew up on oldtimey novelty performers introduced to him by bearded radio DJ "Dr. Demento". "Dr. Demento" later aired many of his earliest works both parody and original satire. If you like this kind of satire, his UHF movie is a scream, keeping the best 25% of the actual footage. Includes jokes like station electrician/engineer's home brew show; "Hello, my name is Philo and welcome to...[unfolds a piece of paper with the title written on it; recites title with echo effect] Secrets Of The Universe. [folds paper back up] Today we are going to learn how to make plutonium from common household items."Read full review
I bought this product because I thought it might have Weird Al's old videos included in it. It contains little music video content, however, the movie has some very funny skits and parodies in it! Some parts are gross and not politically correct, but it has a happy, predictable ending. If you're looking for a few laughs based on the notion that anyone can run a TV station and develop new programs, then this movie is for you!
I bought this DVD for my collection because it is rare and out of print, plus I used to be a big Weird Al Yankovic fan but never watched his movie until recently. I'd say this movie was good for its time, but kind of corny and strange for my tastes, as you can expect from Weird Al anyway. Perhaps the whole 80's vibe made it seem that way to me. I will say that Michael Richards does a good performance but I find Weird Al to be funnier making parody cover songs than acting in movies. However, if you're a die hard Weird Al fan and really enjoy his material, you should own this DVD. If you're unsure, you should probably try to stream it on NetFlix if possible, or find some clips on YouTube to see if it's your kind of humor or not.
