UHF
Film198997 min

UHF

Taste attributes: comedyscience fictionmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimpleglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questgame/competitionsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant."

Boxlist takeFresh and heightened: a glossy comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 226 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questgame/competitionsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

'Weird Al' YankovicVictoria JacksonKevin McCarthyMichael RichardsDavid Bowe

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1989
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cinecorp
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