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Okay. I’ll admit
it. UHF is one of my favorite movies. And I’m not ashamed, either. After all,
it’s a product of Weird Al Yankovic, who’s famous for his strange parodies of popular
songs—like “Eat It” or “Amish Paradise” or “Like a Surgeon” or “I Love Rocky Road.” In
other words, it’s totally wacky and absolutely hilarious.
Weird Al plays
George Newman, a guy whose overactive imagination has lost him—and his friend, Bob (David
Bowe)—yet another job. When his uncle wins a nearly bankrupt UHF station (remember UHF?)
in a poker game, he gives the studio to George. Determined to make this job work, George
and Bob—with the help of receptionist/reporter Pamela Finklestein (Fran Drescher) and
janitor Stanley Spadowski (Michael Richards)—create exciting shows that has everyone in
town watching. But when R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy), the head of the local network
affiliate, finds out, he decides to do everything in his power to shut George down and
turn U-62 into a parking lot.
Words cannot even begin to describe the
hilarity of this movie. On a recent trip, I popped UHF into my laptop’s DVD
player on the plane, and I was pretty much in tears for the entire hour and a half.
Michael Richards alone makes the movie worth watching (repeatedly). And while the movie
does have a few slow parts, it’s necessary—it gives you time to recover before the
side-splitting laughter begins once again. If you’re a fan of Michael Richards,
off-the-wall comedies, and/or Weird Al, this is a must-see.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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