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Okay. I’ll admit
it. UHF is one of my favorite movies. And I’m not ashamed, either. After all,
it’s a product of Weird Al Yankovic, who’s famous for his strange parodies of popular
songs—like “Eat It” or “Amish Paradise” or “Like a Surgeon” or “I Love Rocky Road.” In
other words, it’s totally wacky and absolutely hilarious.
Weird Al plays
George Newman, a guy whose overactive imagination has lost him—and his friend, Bob (David
Bowe)—yet another job. When his uncle wins a nearly bankrupt UHF station (remember UHF?)
in a poker game, he gives the studio to George. Determined to make this job work, George
and Bob—with the help of receptionist/reporter Pamela Finklestein (Fran Drescher) and
janitor Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards)—create exciting shows that has everyone in
town watching. But when R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy), the head of the local network
affiliate, finds out, he decides to do everything in his power to shut George down and
turn U-62 into a parking lot.
Words cannot even begin to describe the
hilarity of this movie. On a recent trip, I popped UHF into my laptop’s DVD
player on the plane, and I was pretty much in tears for the entire hour and a half.
Michael Richards alone makes the movie worth watching (repeatedly). And while the movie
does have a few slow parts, it’s necessary—it gives you time to recover before the
side-splitting laughter begins once again. If you’re a fan of Michael Richards,
off-the-wall comedies, and/or Weird Al, this is a must-see.
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