UHF

UHF

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

PG-13 1989 · 97 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

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

Directed by Jay Levey · Written by 'Weird Al' Yankovic

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