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Yankovic and Levey wrote the film following Yankovic's second album, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, and set parodies within George's vivid imagination. Overshadowed by several concurrent major Hollywood blockbusters, UHF underperformed commercially and also received mixed critical reviews, which left Yankovic in a slump until the surprise success ...
UHF is a 1989 movie starring "Weird Al" Yankovic, written by Al and his manager Jay Levey (who directed). Al plays George Newman, a young man with an all-too-fertile imagination adrift in life.
UHF (released internationally as The Vidiot From UHF) is a 1989 American slapstick comedy movie that "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote and starred in. The movie was released on June 21, 1989 in the United States, and marked Yankovic's feature film debut. George Newman (Yankovic) is a chronic daydreamer...
12 mar 2023 · George Newman (Weird Al) is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job...until his uncle hires him to manage Channel 62, a station that's losing money and viewers fast.
UHF: Directed by Jay Levey. With 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards. An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.
Jay Levey. Director, Writer. "Weird Al" Yankovic. Writer. The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
July 21st, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of “UHF.” To celebrate the occasion (and its recent addtion to the JCL catalog), I wrote about my lifelong love of the film.
