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Breakthrough Television
Funnyman Weird Al Yankovic dominates the airways in the humorous 1989 cult comedy "UHF". George Newman (Yankovic) is a hapless daydreamer who becomes the new manager of a run-down UHF TV station. Facing the possibility of bankruptcy, George changes the station's programming with an outrageous lineup of shows like "Wheel of Fish" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom" and turns Channel 62 into the most successful TV station in town. "UHF" is an enjoyable comedy that shows off Weird Al Yankovic's brand of humor. Though it failed in theaters, this silly comedy gained a solid fan following upon television airings and home video release. "UHF" has some amusing characters and hilarious parodies of blockbuster movies, music videos, commercials and game shows. It also stars Michael Richards (Seinfeld), Victoria Jackson (SNL), Fran Drescher (The Nanny) and Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
Fans who anxiously waited for "UHF" on DVD will be pleasantly surprised with this great DVD release. The 1989 cult comedy is presented in both full screen and 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen formats. The DVD contains a colorful video transfer and a clear 2.0 Dolby Digital sound. Its most standout special feature is a hilarious audio commentary with Weird Al Yankovic, director and cast. The DVD also includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette, numerous deleted scenes, music video and promotional material. With its nice presentation and worthy extras, "UHF" earns a "B".
A cult classic!
George Newman ( Weird Al Yankovic) is a daydreaming loser who just recently lost his job at Burger World, luckily his uncle Harvey ( Stanley Brock) wins a local TV station at a poker game before it's bankrupted. Uncle Harvey puts his trust in George to take care of the station and help keep the station from going down the drain, he creates popular new bizare shows like "Conan The Librarian", " Wheel of Fish" etc, making it the new highest rated station in the city but as a greedy rival network owner ( Kevin McCarthy)is getting quite jealous and wants to run the UHF station down, but it's up to George's friends to help battle against the tycoon.
Entertaining and flat out funny satire on the media that was originally a box-office bomb turned into a cult fave on video and TV showings. It co-stars Billy Barty, Fran Drescher, Geedee Wantanabe ( "Sixteen Candles", "E.R.", "Mulan"), and Seinfeld's Michael Richards, the movie is in my opinion a successful breakthrough for Weird Al Yankovic into movies as he also co-wrote the script. There's plenty of good laughs including that funny yet cool animated dream sequence "Beverly Hillbillies"/"Money for Nothing".
This DVD has good picture and sound quality even some cool extras like easter eggs, a hilarious audio commentary by Weird Al, Victoria Jackson, director Jay Levey, Michael Richards, and Emo Philips. A Music video, promotional materials, deleted scenes, widescreen and fullscreen presentations and production stills.
A most recommended comedy for anyone who loves Weird Al, comedy and parody movies.
Also recommended: "The Kentucky Fried Movie", "Amazon Women on the Moon", " Spaceballs", "Young Frankenstein", "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes", "Return of the Killer Tomatoes", " Freaked", " The Naked Gun", and "Hot Shots!".
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