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UHF 
Actors : Billy Barty, David Bowe, Stanley Brock, Vance Colvig Jr., Fran Drescher
Studio : Orion Home Video
by Orion Home Video
Release Date : 1994-06-22
Publisher : Orion Home Video
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9786301561181
UPC : 023568087399
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 314 reviews)
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The Trouble With Being Funny |
It's not uncommon for pop stars to get ahead of themselves and decide to make a movie. The Beatles did it, Prince used to do it and The Spice Girls made a complete mess of it. But what of Alfred Matthew 'Weird Al' Yankovic and his first and only motion picture? Any film involving a musician requires caution ('Hearts of Fire', anyone?). Even its status as a 'one off' suggests failure. However, 'Weird Al' is not your average pop star and, accordingly, 'UHF' is not a mere star vehicle intended solely to soothe a rampaging ego at the expense of the audience. It's better than that. And smarter, too.
First things first. Weird Al can act. Not in a Russell Crowe 'watch me disappear' kind of way, or even in a manner that's likely to trouble voting members of the Academy any time soon, but he gets the job done. Secondly, he's smart enough to share the laughs around. In particular, Michael Richards in a pre-Kramer role is terrific as the mop-loving Stanley. And while it would be possible to talk about 'story arcs' and so on, the only true test for a film such as this is whether it makes you laugh. On this level, 'UHF' is a complete success.
Yankovic clearly relishes the opportunity to work on a bigger comedic canvas and lets his imagination run wild. Mostly, it works.
I would have been a teenager when I'd last seen it. Back then, it seemed hilarious. Because Weird Al rarely relies on that day's newspaper to make a joke, age hasn't wearied it. 'UHF' remains that most rare of movies: one that's genuinely funny and made with a genuine passion for film-making. It's also criminally overlooked. Granted, it's not 'The Godfather' or even 'Purple Rain' but that's precisely the point. It's a film worth returning and one that deserves some, albeit belated, respect. |
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Funny and entertaining |
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If you are a fan of Weird Al then you will enjoy this movie. It is funny and light. Don't expect a movie that makes you think or get emotional. UHF is just fun and exactly what a person needs on Friday night with popcorn and family around the tube. Great fun. |
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Classic Al |
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I had just seen the biography about Al and he mentioned that his movie had done better when it went out on video/DVD then it had done in the movie theaters. I had never seen the movie and my husband and I decided we wanted to have this in our DVD collection. It is a very strange movie. It is just a bunch of Weird Al skits and a bunch of his stlye of parodies with a plot line that is just as strange. A must if you want to see Micheal Richards and Fran Drescher in their earlier days. |
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UHF - Weird Al at his very best! |
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Badger's? BADGER's! We don't need no stinkin' BADGER'S!! What can I say? This movie pokes fun at a whole genre of Hollywood movies while maintaining a story line more credible than many . . . well, it does have a happy ending!! Gotta go - my work here on earth is over . . . BYE! |
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Must have for any fan |
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For any fan of Weird Al, Michael Richards (Seinfeld's Kramer) or Naked Gun type parody films. If you've never seen it, do yourself a favor and check out this underrated gem. Far better than the "scary movie sequel generation" of spoofs. |
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