George newman yankovic is a chronic daydreamer whose overactive imagination prevents him from holding down a job. A very stupid ranking of the imaginary tv shows from uhf on its 25th anniversary. Weird al yankovic reimagines gandhi as an eighties action star hysterical uhf skit stars yankovics manager jay levey as a psychotic, guntoting version of the indian. It was 25 years ago, in the summer of 1988, that weird al yankovic came to tulsa to make a movie. Jul 27, 2010 music video by weird al yankovic performing uhf. But this is the dreariest comedy in many a month, a depressing slog through recycled comic formulas. I will use this weird color on these pages to indicate that the info came directly from al. Recorded between december 1988 and may 1989, the album served as the official soundtrack to the 1989 film of the same name, although the original score by john du. The weird al star fund was a campaign started by yankovics fans to get him a star on the hollywood walk of fame. As a huge fan of weird al, i certainly wasnt disappointed when i purchased uhf. After he gets fired from a job once again, georges uncle harvey gives george the opportunity to be in charge of a television station he has just won in a poker game. Revisiting weird al yankovics underappreciated uhf. Uhf trailer directed by jay levey and starring weird al yankovic, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, david bowe, stanley brock. Its been 25 years since weird al yankovics movie uhf hit theaters and subsequently bombed.
While the prominent movie critics of the 80s werent very kind to the release, the film has since become a cult classic and is still fondly remembered by many to this day. Yankovic and his manager, jay levey who wound up directing the film, came up with the premise. Weird al yankovic has always been one of pop musics guilty pleasures, and his 1989 release uhforiginal motion picture soundtrack and other stuff is no exception. Most of the tulsa locations used for the film were identified. For some reason, i never pictured myself watching a film starring weird al yankovic. Weird al yankovic has had a lot of success with his parodies. After getting fired from yet another job due to excessive daydreaming, he is appointed by his uncle harvey as manager of channel 62, a local uhf television station that harvey won in a poker game. He has been involved with the transformers franchise twice. This movie has everything that we love about the court jester of rock n roll right down to his unusual dress sense. Weird al yankovic uhf official music video metacafe.
Weird al yankovic performs a parody of various popular actors, tv hosts and musicians of the 80s. Lanky comedian weird al yankovic is best known for his goofy but deadon sendups of pop hits and their videos. Domestically, the movie was released with orions title, but for the overseas market, a compromise was reached. Being a huge fan of weird al yankovic yes, thats right, vic, not vich or vitch or anything else people have made up in their heads, i ordered this movie and lay. When george newman becomes the manager of a fly by night uhf television station his unique. This is an album by weird al yankovic to go with the movie uhf. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. As the title suggests, this album not only commemorates uhfs soundtrack highlights. In uhf, george newman weird al yankovic is a daydreamer whose vivid imagination makes it difficult for him to hold down a job. So naturally, it seems like it would be an easy transition to movie stardomyet history simply hasnt borne that out. Uhf 2 not likely to happen says weird al yankovic close.
Uhf follows george newman weird al yankovic a man who coincidentally shares yankovics quirky and offthewall imagination. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Weird al yankovic has always been as much video as radio star, as familiar a face during the heyday of mtv as the many stars he was parodying. Al wanted the vidiot, but orion insisted on uhf, which yankovic thought would be confusing in light of cable televisions rise in popularity. Few would have guessed that weird al yankovic who as a shy, accordionplaying teenager got his. Uhf script transcript from the screenplay andor weird al. Al plays george newman, a young man with an alltoofertile imagination adrift in life.
The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor in this movie starring weird al. Weird al yankovic inspires uhf porn parody, has officially. Uhf is a 1989 movie starring weird al yankovic, written by al and his manager jay levey who directed. An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. In 1989, weird al starred in the film uhf, and he had a shortlived cbs kids show in the 1990s, the weird al show.
George newman yankovic and his friend bob david bowe from the cable guy are fired from their jobs at burger world. Put down your remote control throw out your tv guide put away your jacket theres no need to go o. Weird al yankovic wrote and starred in the movie, uhf, shot mostly on location in tulsa in 1988. Weird al yankovics uhf was a flop, and thats no big deal. An oral history of weird al yankovics uhf the dissolve. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. When a desperate uhf station gives the seriously odd george the job of manager. That didnt stop it from going on to become a cult favorite that is still beloved to this day. May 01, 2018 an unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. While yankovic has headlined his own tv shows, appeared in dozens of other peoples films, and crafted a showreel of comedy. The manager of a smalltime uhf station weird al yankovic, which has the lowest ratings in the country, inadvertently hits it big with his strange programming ideas to keep channel 62 from going down the tubes. Weird al yankovic news, breaking stories, videos and. Most of the humor is what you would come to expect if you have even a passing familiarity with weird als music, and while much of the humor has held up in the years since the movie was first released. If weird al yankovic were to make a second movie, he doubts it would be a sequel to uhf.
Uhf feature film weird al yankovic the ultimate video collection video compilation. As the title suggests, this album not only commemorates uhf s soundtrack highlights but also additional material recorded between 1988 and 1989. High quality weird al yankovic gifts and merchandise. Weird al yankovic reimagines gandhi as an action star. He just looked too weird or too stupidbut he was okay. Weird al has much better musical parody ideas than for film, but offers a.
Uhf original motion picture soundtrack and other stuff. Lets revisit era when tulsa got weird for weird al. His voice has appeared both before and since the latter in a number of cartoons, with his roles. Uhf script transcript from the screenplay andor weird. When his uncle harvey stanley brock wins failing local tv station channel 62 in a poker game, his aunt esther sue ane langdon suggests that he make. But in the intervening 25 years, its become a cult. Somewhere there is an audience for uhf, i have no doubt, and somewhere this weekend someone may laugh at some of its attempts at humor. Weird al yankovic, who filmed the 1989 movie uhf in tulsa, returned to oklahoma for a 20 ceremony in his honor at rogers state university in claremore. Uhf is dedicated to him, and in the commentary weird al stated that silvas two scenes were among his favorites in the whole movie. Uhf is a 1989 american comedy film starring weird al yankovic, david bowe, fran drescher, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, gedde. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Uhf was a movie that weird al yankovic wrote and starred in. However, the tv show lasted only episodes and uhf was a flop that basically ended any notion of weird al yankovic, movie star.
The uhf dvd contains an unusually detailed commentary by weird al. Fortunately, weird al can now officially consider himself a success, with the debut of the. From the master of parody, weird al yankovic, comes the brilliantly hilarious cult comedy uhf. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of uhf. Wed talked about doing a film for a few yearsits hard to remember what else was discussed as far as ideas gobut we were obviously trying to play to my strengths, so we wanted to use a story that would revolve around doing takeoffs and parodies. Uhf released internationally as the vidiot from uhf is a 1989 american comedy film starring weird al yankovic, david bowe, fran drescher, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, gedde watanabe, billy barty, anthony geary, emo philips and trinidad silva. So george decides to take over channel 62, a failing local tv station that his uncle harvey stanley brock won in a poker game. Finally, the uhf script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the weird al yankovic movie. This is somewhat strange, because yankovic is a comedian who. Weird al yankovic has always been one of pop musics guilty pleasures, and his 1989 release uhf original motion picture soundtrack and other stuff is no exception.
Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Uhf by jay levey weird al yankovic, michael richards. Jul 19, 2019 revisiting weird al yankovics underappreciated uhf. The album is the final of yankovic s to be produced by former the mccoys guitarist rick derringer. The film was directed by jay levey, yankovics manager, who also cowrote the screenplay with him. Jul 21, 2019 weird al yankovics comedy movie uhf was originally released on july 21, 1989, making the film officially 30 years old.
Uhf 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 12, 2014 when weird al yankovics uhf was released back in 1989, the idea of doing a sequel was rather preposterous, given the films underwhelming performance at the box office. So george decides to take over channel 62, a failing local tv. The movie was released on june 21, 1989 in the united states. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Weird als uhf celebrates 30th anniversary with new frightrags collection. Heres what weird al yankovic has to say cinemablend. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Yankovic wrote uhf with his longtime manager jay levey, who also directed, and their personal stamp ensured that their film was weird al. Mar 01, 2015 however, the tv show lasted only episodes and uhf was a flop that basically ended any notion of weird al yankovic, movie star.
Uhf was a comedy featuring his bizarre parody style and starred himself as a daydreaming young. The movie catapulted from the brain of weird al yankovic, who starred in the film and cowrote the script with manager jay levey, who directed. Their mission was to solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate weird al yankovic for a star on the hollywood walk of fame. With weird al yankovic, victoria jackson, kevin mccarthy, michael richards. Yankovic has gone on record about how much he dislikes both.
Weird al yankovic returns to tulsa for uhf anniversary. Uhf follows george newman weird al yankovic a man who coincidentally shares yankovic s quirky and offthewall imagination. Given the millions of albums weird al yankovic has sold, and the fact that, at long last, hes scored his first billboard no. Jul 23, 2014 weird als 1989 movie uhf celebrates 25 years. His brilliant movie uhf tanked at the box office and he was starting to be viewed as hasbeen. Parents need to know that uhf is a 1989 comedy in which weird al yankovic plays an unemployed daydreamer whos given the chance to run a small and struggling local television station. Heres a scene from weird al yankovicuhf,a funny movie that you all must see,enjoy this video and take the movie. The manager of a smalltime uhf station weird al yankovic, which has the lowest ratings in the country, inadvertently hits it big with his strange programming ideas. He attempted to translate his popularity to feature films with uhf 1989 with. A very stupid ranking of the imaginary tv shows from uhf on. Contentsshow singles uhf money for nothingbeverly hillbillies isle thing tracks money for nothingbeverly hillbillies 3.
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