UHF (1989)
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A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.
The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
- Released: 1989-07-21
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 37m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 431 votes
Directed by Jay Levey.
Top cast
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic as George Newman
- Kevin McCarthy as R.J. Fletcher
- Michael Richards as Stanley Spadowski
- David Bowe as Bob
- Stanley Brock as Harvey Bilchik
- Anthony Geary as Philo
- Trinidad Silva as Raul Hernandez
- Gedde Watanabe as Kuni
- Billy Barty as Noodles MacIntosh
- John Paragon as Richard Fletcher
Where to watch UHF
- United States: watch free on Kanopy, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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