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.

Trivia

According to Al on the UHF DVD commentary track the two scenes that earned the movie a PG-13 rating from the MPAA are the poodles flying out the window and when Joe Earley (played by Emo Philips) accidentally cuts his thumb off with a table saw.

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