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UHF

1989 · 97 min

A goofy, gag-packed romp full of slapstick and parodies that keeps you grinning with its infectious silliness.

Directed by
Jay Levey
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.
Overview
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

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Directed by
Jay Levey
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • found family
  • class
  • power
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour9
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jay Levey
Written by
Jay Levey, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Starring
'Weird Al' Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, David Bowe, Stanley Brock, Anthony Geary, Trinidad Silva, Gedde Watanabe
Music
John Du Prez
Cinematography
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Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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