UHF

UHF

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1989-07-21
Genre:Comedy
Duration:97 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Jay Levey
Actors:'Weird Al' Yankovic, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, David Bowe, Stanley Brock
Production:Cinecorp, Orion Pictures, Imaginary Entertainment

Overview:

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

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