Is UHF easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does UHF end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

UHF

Name: UHF
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, David Bowe, Stanley Brock

A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.

Directed by Jay Levey

Produced by Cinecorp, Orion Pictures

198997 min6.7 / 10

A gleefully absurdist comedy about an underdog TV station that embraces chaos and weirdness as its salvation, driven by relentless energy and affectionate satire.

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

Clusters

Quirky Feel-Good Comedies Comedy And Satire Television Industry Movies Music And Musicians Small-Town Underdogs

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Loser Game Show Satire Music Video Music Spoof

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is UHF easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is UHF sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is UHF scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does UHF end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is UHF violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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