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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, to whose memory the film is dedicated.
The title refers to Ultra High Frequency television broadcasting and the small, local, often rerun-oriented programs such stations often broadcast.
The film was directed by Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager, who also co-wrote the screenplay with him. It was released by Orion Pictures.
The film was distributed as The Vidiot from UHF in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe. On several parts of the DVD, Yankovic expresses how much he despises the international title. He suggested The Vidiot when producers suggested that overseas audiences wouldn't know what the title meant, and they combined the two titles.
George Newman ("Weird Al" Yankovic) is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job. His gambling uncle, Harvey Bilchik, wins the deed to Channel 62, a bankrupt UHF television station, in a poker game, and prodded by his wife, gives control of the station to George. George and his best friend Bob (David Bowe) meet the Channel 62 staff which is made up of the receptionist and wannabe reporter Pamela Finklestein (Fran Drescher), dwarf photojournalist and cameraman Noodles MacIntosh (Billy Barty), and eccentric engineer Philo (Anthony Geary). George attempts to introduce himself to the rival VHF network station, Channel 8, but its owner, the cynical R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy) chases him out angrily. On his way out of the station, he encounters the janitor, Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards), recently fired by Fletcher, and offers him a job at Channel 62.
UHF 04:45 A David Ellis FamilyCat Production. Neo-noire glitch video originally shot on Super 8 Plus-X film. An experimental video meshing analog film with digital. With its textured edgy tempo, UHF takes us to a convergence point where analog and digital dark matter meet! Future shock? Neglected beauty? Trashed culture? Post-industrial wasteland? Are we watching it or is it watching us? Where are we headed with everything wired? Originally shot on black and white Super-8 Plus-X film with a vintage ELMO movie camera, the film was then transferred to digital format where select frames were re-ordered and re-edited. Analog gets a complete makeover! Music: By permission- Berlin artist Hanne Adam, adamned-age.com from the track: in the cold light of day. Contact:davidellisimages@gmail.com All rights reserved 2013
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