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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 7334
Released: June 4, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
"Weird Al" Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy (Innerspace), Michael Richards ("Seinfeld"), David Bowie (The Cable Guy), Victoria Jackson ("Saturday Night Live") and Fran Drescher ("The Nanny") star in this inspired comedy about an offbeat guy who turns a deadbeat TV station into a raging success! Broadcasting Weird Al's uniquely strange brand of humor, UHF's Channel 62 is a place you'll want to visit...with increasing frequency! George Newman (Weird Al) is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job...until his uncle hires him as manager of Channel 62, a TV station that's losing money and viewers fast. But when George replaces the station's reruns with bizarre programs like "Wheel of Fish," "The Wonderful World Of Phlegm" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom" (where poodles fly from third-story windows), ratings begin to soar! But as the ratings rise, so does the wrath of TV mogul R.J. Fletcher (McCarthy), who wants to turn the station into a parking lot. Can George find the money he needs to stay on the air? Stay tuned!
UHF Reviews:
Definitely for 'Weird Al' fans only...not that I'm a big fan 
2009-09-10 - Yes, this movie is probably one of the worse movies ever made. So what? Why are so many of the 1 star reviewers so bitter about it? This movie, IMO, is very funny (albeit, stupidly funny).
If you don't like "Weird Al" type humor, you'll probably hate this movie. If you do like that type of humor, you'll probably love it, though you'll totally understand why so many people think it sucks.
The characters are kind of lame, with the exception of Raul Hernandez (lol). There really isn't much more to say about it. If I were a critic, I would give this movie the lowest possible rating. But since I'm not a critic and I enjoy watching this every so often with my kids, I'm giving it 4 stars (giving it 5 stars would be unfair to my other 5 star reviews).
"Weird Al" Yankovic's attempted big break... 
2009-08-13 - ... which failed as a huge hit, but it has become a major cult film. "Weird Al" is also a pretty good actor, but he wrote a role for himself, so he knew what he could do and couldn't. Fran Drescher and Michael Richards, both known for specific roles in sitcoms, did great work acting. Michael Richards is just as good here as he was in Seinfeld, if not better. He does a lot of great acting, but it's his improvised moments, and several of the scenes of his character's TV show that make his performance what it is. Because they had so much of him, they had to delete several scenes that he did, but the great part is that this DVD has deleted scenes, including the full version of one of his improvised performances. Fran Drescher does just as good a job here as she does on her sitcom. However, she's much more sane in this film than on the Nanny. The scene where she first appears is one of her best moments.
Some other actors include Gette Wattanabe from Sixteen Candles, Victoria Jackson from Saturday Night Live, and David Bowe (not to be confused with David Bowie) who has made small appearances in several different movies and TV shows (including Heavyweights and Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman). David Bowe, for once, has a major role in a movie. However, the entire cast is great.
Something else that makes this movie as good as it is is that "Weird Al" has several fantasy sequences, parodying other films. Name another person who ripped off the opening title sequence for Raiders of the Lost Ark, and think of someone else who could do Rambo like Sylvester Stallone. The other moments that are hilariously funny are the parodies of movies and TV shows that are supposed to be TV shows from this UHF TV station that this film is about.
The film is about a guy who gets fired from job to job because of his natural tendency of zoning out, who finds himself being the manager of his uncles TV station. Mainly, this is a great movie, and it's extremely funny.
'Weird Al' - Harmless Fun
2009-06-12 - For some reason, I never pictured myself watching a film starring "Weird Al" Yankovic. He just looked too strange or too stupid....but I was wrong. `Weird Al" was pretty likable in this fun, lightweight film. He's actually more like Jim Varney''s "Vern" character that was so popular in the '80s: a lame but super nice guy.
That's what "Weird Al" plays in here, a Mr. Nice Guy who prevails against forces of evil against him, in this case a TV station owner: Kevin McCarthy, who plays a totally over-the-top villain. Also, Michael Richards was funny as the stupid custodian.
Yankovic will never win any Academy Awards for his acting but he suffices in this no-brainer comedy. Some of the bits are actually quite clever and some are a bit raunchy (hence the PG-13 rating) but there is almost no profanity in here.
With lots of jokes in this movie, you just pick out the ones you like and go with it. It's not memorable, but it will make you laugh, so it's worth seeing.
The New Generation Likes it Too!
2009-06-11 - Still funny after all of these years. I bought this movie to introduce it to my pre-teen boys. They loved it. Weird Al is a genius
Hilarious Movie
2009-04-01 - This movie provides non-stop laughs and if anyone has to wonder why then they have never listened to or seen "Weird" Al. This man is the king at making parody songs. I enjoy most of his songs.
