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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; the film is dedicated to Silva who died shortly after principal filming. The film was directed by Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager, who also co-wrote the screenplay with him. It was released by Orion Pictures and is presently owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Yankovic stars as George Newman, a shiftless dreamer who stumbles into managing a low-budget television station and, surprisingly, finds success with his eclectic programming choices, in part spearheaded by the antics of a janitor-turned-children's television host, Stanley (Richards). He provokes the ire of a major network station that dislikes the competitive upstart. The title refers to the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) analog television broadcasting band on which such low-budget television stations often were placed in the United States.
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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Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDe Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt UHF Trailer - Directed by Jay Levey and starring 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, David Bowe, Stanley Brock. An unemployed visionary finds a job as the manager of a television station his uncle owns. Unfortunately, due to gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to a rival station's owner. With popular less-than-network standards of programming, George and his friends try to save the town's new favorite station. MGM - 1989
UHF movie clips: http://j.mp/16VmUc5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/16TRz9C Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: In this Indiana Jones parody, George ('Weird Al' Yankovic) steals the Oscar statue, runs from a giant rock, and gets crushed in the street. FILM DESCRIPTION: UHF is the film debut of comedy rock satirist Weird Al Yankovic, who also co-wrote the screenplay. George Newman (Yankovic) and his friend Bob (David Bowe from The Cable Guy) are fired from their jobs at Burger World. So George decides to take over Channel 62, a failing local TV station that his uncle Harvey (Stanley Brock) won in a poker game. George turns it around into an overnight success after letting the janitor, Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards from Seinfeld), host a kid's sho...
I have returned! And with, doubtlessly, my strangest kill count yet. You wouldn't expect a comedy starring "Weird Al" Yankovic to have a kill count. And yet it does, mostly thanks to a late film sequence that parodies the "Rambo" series. How many mooks does the world famous parody artist assassinate? Watch to find out!
An original 1989 TV spot for the Jay Levey comedy, starring "Weird Al" Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, and David Bowe.
"Music video by ""Weird Al"" Yankovic performing UHF. (C) 1989 Volcano Entertainment lll, LLC"
UHF movie clips: http://j.mp/16VmUc5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/16TRz9C Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Mr. Earley (Emo Phillips) comes on the "Town Talk" show to demonstrate how NOT to use a table saw. FILM DESCRIPTION: UHF is the film debut of comedy rock satirist Weird Al Yankovic, who also co-wrote the screenplay. George Newman (Yankovic) and his friend Bob (David Bowe from The Cable Guy) are fired from their jobs at Burger World. So George decides to take over Channel 62, a failing local TV station that his uncle Harvey (Stanley Brock) won in a poker game. George turns it around into an overnight success after letting the janitor, Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards from Seinfeld), host a kid's show. George then fills the broadcast day wi...
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UHF movie clips: http://j.mp/16VmUc5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/16TRz9C Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: George ('Weird Al' Yankovic) imagines himself rescuing Stanley (Michael Richards) as Rambo. FILM DESCRIPTION: UHF is the film debut of comedy rock satirist Weird Al Yankovic, who also co-wrote the screenplay. George Newman (Yankovic) and his friend Bob (David Bowe from The Cable Guy) are fired from their jobs at Burger World. So George decides to take over Channel 62, a failing local TV station that his uncle Harvey (Stanley Brock) won in a poker game. George turns it around into an overnight success after letting the janitor, Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards from Seinfeld), host a kid's show. George then fills the broadcast day with biza...
Put down your remote control
Throw out your TV Guide
Put away your jacket
There's no need to go outside
Don't you know that we control the horizontal
We control the verticle, too
We gonna make a couch potato out of you
That's what we gonna do now
Don't change the channel
Don't touch that dial
We got it all on UHF
Kick off your sneakers
Stick around for a while
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Don't worry 'bout your laundry
Forget about your job
Just crank up the volume
And yank off the knob
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Disconnect the phone and leave the dishes in the sink
You better put away your homework
Prime time ain't no time to think
All you do is make yourself a TV dinner
Press your face right up against the screen
We gonna show you thangs you ain't ever seen
If you know what I mean, now
Don't change the channel
Don't touch that dial
We got it all on UHF
Kick off your sneakers
Stick around for a while
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Don't worry 'bout your laundry
Forget about your job
Just crank up the volume
And yank off the knob
We got it all, we got it all, we got it all on UHF
You can watch us all day
You can watch us all night
You can watch us any time that you please
You can sit around and stare at the picture tube
'Till your brain turns into cottage cheese
Well, now
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Don't touch that dial
We got it all on UHF
Kick off your sneakers
Stick around for a while
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Don't worry 'bout your laundry
Forget about your job
Just crank up the volume
And yank off the knob
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