UHF
E412806
UHF is a 1989 cult comedy film starring "Weird Al" Yankovic as a daydreaming misfit who turns a failing UHF television station into a bizarre hit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UHF canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
ⓘ
cult film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by "Weird Al" Yankovic and Jay Levey ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Weird Al Yankovic
ⓘ
surface form:
George Newman – "Weird Al" Yankovic
|
| cinematographyBy | David Lewis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jay Levey ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| distributor | Orion Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paul Millspaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Tulsa, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
parody ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackSong | UHF (title track) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
parody of television and popular culture
ⓘ
underdog success story ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| initialReception | mixed critical reviews ⓘ |
| laterReception | cult following ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | George Newman ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Du Prez ⓘ |
| notableFor | spoofing television shows and films through fake programs and commercials ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A daydreaming misfit turns a failing UHF television station into a bizarre hit with eccentric programming. ⓘ |
| producer |
Gene Kirkwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John W. Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-07-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 97 ⓘ |
| setting | UHF television station ⓘ |
| soundtrackBy |
Weird Al Yankovic
ⓘ
surface form:
"Weird Al" Yankovic
|
| starring |
Weird Al Yankovic
ⓘ
surface form:
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Billy Barty ⓘ David Bowe ⓘ Fran Drescher ⓘ Gedde Watanabe ⓘ Kevin McCarthy ⓘ Michael Richards ⓘ Victoria Jackson ⓘ |
| title | UHF self-link ⓘ |
| writer |
Weird Al Yankovic
ⓘ
surface form:
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Jay Levey ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.