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Review: UHF



I love 80s movies. Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Cocktail, there are so many good (and so bad they're good) movies from the 80s. Of course, having been born in the late 80s myself, I have discovered them later, and so have missed out on some cult classics. While anything with Molly Ringwald or an amazing dance sequence lasted the test of time, these other films that have slipped through the cracks and been lost in that colourful decade are bewildering at best, unwatchable at worst.

UHF falls into the former category.

UHF has the bizarre factor, where you ask yourself 'what the hell is happening?' at certain points throughout. Luckily, it's made watchable by balancing this out with lots of funny moments and a surprisingly good plot. It also has a great cast, with appearances from a young Fran Drescher and Michael Richards.



The story revolves around George Newman (Weird Al) who finds himself unemployed after he is fired from yet another job. He gets a lucky break when his uncle wins a low-budget TV station in a poker game and hands the management over to George. With seemingly no hope for the future of the station, George and his friend Bob have a casual approach to running the station until a fluke finds them creating one of the most popular programs. They soon become number one in the ratings and gain a powerful enemy. 




With just the right amount of ridiculousness and parody scenes, UHF is great for when you're in the mood for some light comedy. If you are a Weird Al fan and haven't already seen this, I would recommend it, especially as it includes some classic parody hits from him. 



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