The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Uhf is a 1989 american comedy film starring weird al yankovic, david bowe, fran drescher. Uhf 7 12 movie clip stanley spadowskis clubhouse 1989 hd. Uhf follows george newman weird al yankovic a man who coincidentally shares yankovics quirky and offthewall imagination. Weird al yankovic has had a lot of success with his parodies.
Uhf was a comedy featuring his bizarre parody style and starred himself as a daydreaming young. Heres what weird al yankovic has to say cinemablend. American psycho with huey lewis and weird al weird al yankovic 20. George newman yankovic and his friend bob david bowe from the cable guy are fired from their. Parents need to know that uhf is a 1989 comedy in which weird al yankovic plays an unemployed daydreamer whos given the chance to run a small and struggling local television station. Uhf 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
However, the tv show lasted only episodes and uhf was a flop that basically ended any notion of weird al yankovic, movie star. Al plays george newman, a young man with an alltoofertile imagination adrift in life. The album is the final of yankovics to be produced by former the mccoys guitarist rick derringer. Weird al yankovic uhf 1989 mgm, 2002 dvd i never understood why this brilliant, family friendly and absurd comedy wasnt a hit. An unemployed visionary finds a job as the manager of a. 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. When weird al yankovics uhf was released back in 1989, the idea of doing a sequel was rather preposterous, given the films underwhelming performance at the. Uhf original motion picture soundtrack and other stuff is the sixth studio album by weird al yankovic, released on july 18, 1989. Uhf is a 1989 movie starring weird al yankovic, written by al and his manager jay levey who directed.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Uhf trailer directed by jay levey and starring weird al yankovic, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, david bowe, stanley brock. An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of uhf. Weird al yankovic stars in this cult classic comedy. Containing every wacky gag imaginable, the movie tells the story of slacker george newman yankovic, who inherits a defunct tv station, and creates a bunch of loony shows, thereby becoming the most popular station in town, and then has to fight off the vampiric corporate ceo r. Id 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. Most of the tulsa locations used for the film were identified. See the full list of uhf cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Weird al never made another movie, such was the box office failure. It was 25 years ago, in the summer of 1988, that weird al yankovic came to tulsa to make a movie.
I wanted a chance to upgrade my dvd of weird als infamous uhf movie to this new bluray version but sadly i must report that the transfer has some noticeable oversaturation issues compared to the old dvd release. The not entirely true mockumentary of weird al yankovic, taking you behind the scenes, from childhood through his earlycareer rise to stardom. Somewhere there is an audience for uhf, i have no doubt, and somewhere this weekend someone may laugh at some of its attempts at humor. The film is uhf, which starred weird al yankovic, and its celebrating a 30th anniversary. From his humble origins as the goofy guy who does novelty parodies of pop songs, and acts wacky on mtv, hes became a comedy staple, winning three grammys, accumulating a pile of platinumcertified albums, and cowriting and starring in the 1989. If the idea of a weird al movie is anathema to you, just dont bother reading. After getting fired from yet another job due to excessive daydreaming, he is appointed by his uncle harvey as manager of channel 62, a local uhf television station that harvey won in a poker game.
Uhf released internationally as the vidiot from uhf is a 1989 american comedy film starring weird al yankovic, david bowe, fran drescher, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, gedde watanabe, billy barty, anthony geary, emo philips and trinidad silva. Filled with random movie parodies and song spoofsmany of which appear as the daydreams of yankovics goofball george newmanand revolving around the lowbudget carnival that is a local television station, uhf is surreal, satirical, and. The manager of a smalltime uhf station which has the lowest ratings in the country inadvertently hits it big with his strange programming ideas to keep channel 62 from going down the tubes. The manager of a smalltime uhf station which has the lowest ratings in the. Weird al yankovic in uhf 1989 fran drescher and weird al yankovic in uhf 1989. Cds were a new thing in those days, and i didnt have a player.
The manager of a smalltime uhf station which has the lowest ratings in the country inadverte. The film arose as the brain child of weird al yankovic who, having conquered the world of novelty parodies, soon turned his attention to film. Released may 24th, 2002, uhf stars weird al yankovic, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 32 out of. Watch uhf 1989 full movie free online streaming tubi. Weird al yankovic returns to tulsa for uhf anniversary. Weird al yankovics uhf was a flop, and thats no big deal. Finally, the uhf script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the weird al yankovic movie. If you prefer a good trailer of the movie, simply look up the music video uhf by weird al. With billy barty, david bowe, stanley brock, fran drescher. Recorded between december 1988 and may 1989, the album served as the official soundtrack to the 1989 film of the same name, although the original score by john du. I originally bought it as a tape cassette, but only because it wasnt available on vinyl. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. When weird al goes to a party he is asked by uncle harvey to manage a uhf station thats on the brink of bankruptcy. With weird al yankovic, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards.
Uhf original motion picture soundtrack and other stuff. Yankovic and his manager jay levey had discussed the idea of a movie for yankovic around 1985, after his second. George and his friend are two nobodys working in the fast food industry. The opening sequence is one of georges daydreams as a spoof of the opening scene of raiders of the lost ark 1981 with george as indiana jones venturing to a temple to steal an academy award statue and being chased, run over and flattened by a giant boulder. Weird al yankovics uhf and why it flopped by happy dragon pictures. The uhf dvd contains an unusually detailed commentary by weird al. After losing yet another job, george weird al yankovic wonders if there is any career that can handle. Over the course of more than three decades as a musical parodist, weird al yankovic has become an inextricable part of music culture. Most of the humor is what you would come to expect if you have even a passing familiarity with weird als music, and while much of the humor has held up in the years since the movie was first released. Uhf is a 1989 film about a hapless dreamer who suddenly becomes in charge of a rinkydink uhf television station and turns it into the most popular channel in town directed by jay levey. Weird al yankovic wrote and starred in the movie, uhf, shot mostly on location in tulsa in 1988. Weird al yankovic performs a parody of various popular actors, tv hosts and musicians of the 80s. Liberian girl weird al yankovic 1989 uhf george newman.
Uhf dvd, 2002, widescreen and full frame presentations. This under the radar comedy classic presents the full idiosyncratic storytelling package, subsequently exacting influence on sameera films like waynes world and recent record. At midnight s05 ep25 mary lynn rajskub, al jackson, weird al yankovic hd watch. Revisiting weird al yankovics underappreciated uhf.
Uhf script transcript from the screenplay andor weird. Today, viewers familiar with the family guy and modern comedy will get the tangents and bizarre. When a desperate uhf station gives the seriously odd george the job of. This movie has everything that we love about the court jester of rock n roll right down to his unusual dress sense. Watch the compleat al full movie free online streaming tubi. About half the tracks are items from the movie uhf. I will use this weird color on these pages to indicate that the info came directly from al. The movie catapulted from the brain of weird al yankovic, who starred in the film and cowrote the script with manager jay levey, who directed the film. From the master of parody, weird al yankovic, comes the brilliantly hilarious.
Uhf is a 1989 film about a hapless dreamer who suddenly becomes in charge of a rinkydink uhf television station and turns it into the most popular channel in. Also starring victoria jackson and michael richards. Uhf is the film debut of comedy rock satirist weird al yankovic, who also cowrote the screenplay. One of the best parody films ever made, uhf is wildly entertaining and full of laughs. But this is the dreariest comedy in many a month, a depressing slog through recycled comic formulas. Yankovic wrote uhf with his longtime manager jay levey, who also directed, and their personal stamp ensured that their film was weird al distilled. Most of the bonus features have simply been ported over from the dvd. So george decides to take over channel 62, a failing local tv station that his uncle harvey stanley brock won in a poker game.
Of course its cornered the market on weird al yankovic fans, but 1989s uhf conveys a consuming uniqueness far beyond als inspired performance as george newman. Uhf jay levey, weird al yankovic, victoria jackson, kevin. George newman weird al yankovic is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job. George newman yankovic and his friend bob david bowe from the cable guy are fired from their jobs at burger world. As a huge fan of weird al, i certainly wasnt disappointed when i purchased uhf.
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