Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Weird' Al Yankovic and the Oscar that 'UHF' deserved. (Photo: Orion Pictures) Perhaps UHF was just ahead of its time — which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Weird Al” Yankovic is the king of the pop parody. He reigned supreme in the ’80s (“Eat It”), ’90s (“Amish Paradise”) and ’00s ...

Since 1989, UHF slowly found its audience through VHS rentals, late-night cable airings, and word of mouth. For fans of sketch comedy and media satire, the movie’s deadpan delivery and rapid-fire gags ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "Probably not. I mean, that’s something that I’ve been asked a lot and fans have offered to start ...

Now here’s a real cinematic oddity. You can describe UHF in any number of ways: hubristic misfire, beloved cult classic, amiable shaggy dog as harmless as it is corny. All of them apply, and in fact ...

UHF, which debuted in cinemas on July 21, 1989, was not a financial success during its theatrical run, but turned into a home-video smash. The film was an absurd send-up of all things ’80s, including ...

West Lafayette, Ind. – Two days before his concert at Purdue on Oct. 11, "Weird Al" Yankovic will host a 25th anniversary screening of his 1989 film "UHF" at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Eastside 9 movie ...

It was 25 years ago, in the summer of 1988, that "Weird Al" Yankovic came to Tulsa to make a movie. "UHF" was a comedy featuring his bizarre parody style and starred himself as a daydreaming young man ...

Despite his popularity as a musical comedian, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s off-kilter brand of humor was perhaps too silly and too weird (go figure) for the movie-going public. UHF—the 1989 starring vehicle ...