UHF (movie)

UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF) is a comedy cult film made in 1989. It starred "Weird Al" Yankovic, along with Michael Richards, David Bowe, Victoria Jackson, Fran Drescher, Kevin McCarthy, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Barty and Trinidad Silva who was killed during production in an off-set car accident. The film was directed by Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager who also co-wrote the screenplay with him. It was originally produced by Orion Pictures Corporation, which was acquired by MGM in 1997.

Reception

After very successful test screenings, Orion Pictures released UHF on July 21, 1989 as a hopeful summer blockbuster. However, the critical response was negative and UHF was overshadowed in the theaters by much larger films such as Lethal Weapon 2 and Batman. The initial failure aside, UHF became very popular on home video, with out-of-print video cassettes selling on eBay for sizable amounts of money. It was rereleased on DVD in 2002 by MGM, to the joy of its fans. The DVD contains some extras including a music video of the movie's theme song.

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July 21 - 1989 - Lethal Weapon 2 - Batman - EBay - DVD - 2002 - MGM - Music video

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