UHF

1989 film directed by Jay Levey
Movie film Q2093100
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UHF

Summary

UHF is a film[1]. UHF ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,045 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • UHF's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • UHF was directed by Jay Levey[4].
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote the screenplay for UHF[5].
  • Jay Levey wrote the screenplay for UHF[6].
  • UHF's composer is recorded as John Du Prez[7].
  • UHF's genre is slapstick[8].
  • A cast member of UHF was David Bowe[9].
  • A cast member of UHF was Fran Drescher[10].
  • A cast member of UHF was Victoria Jackson[11].
  • A cast member of UHF was Kevin McCarthy[12].
  • A cast member of UHF was Michael Richards[13].
  • A cast member of UHF was Anthony Geary[14].
  • A cast member of UHF was Billy Barty[15].
  • A cast member of UHF was Trinidad Silva[16].
  • A cast member of UHF was "Weird Al" Yankovic[17].
  • A cast member of UHF was Gedde Watanabe[18].
  • A cast member of UHF was Vance Colvig[19].
  • A cast member of UHF was Sue Ane Langdon[20].
  • A cast member of UHF was David Proval[21].
  • UHF was produced by John W. Hyde[22].
  • UHF's production company is recorded as Orion Pictures[23].
  • UHF's director of photography is recorded as David Lewis[24].
  • The original language of UHF was English[25].
  • UHF's soundtrack release is recorded as UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff[26].
  • UHF was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

UHF was produced by John W. Hyde[22]. UHF was directed by Jay Levey[4]. Screenwriters include "Weird Al" Yankovic[5] and Jay Levey[6]. Cast members include David Bowe[9], Fran Drescher[10], Victoria Jackson[11], Kevin McCarthy[12], Michael Richards[13], and Anthony Geary[14].

Publication

UHF was published on January 1, 1989[28]. The original language of UHF was English[25]. UHF's genre is slapstick[8]. UHF was distributed by video on demand[27].

Reception

Reviews include 5.7/10[29], 32/100[30], and 63%[31].

Why It Matters

UHF ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,045 views/month).[2] UHF has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] UHF is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/UHF
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Film/UHF"
  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 98546
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 85433
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  4. 6w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → uhf-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmta2mzi
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  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 4678
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  6. 16w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter → "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jay Levey
    Narrative location → Tulsa
    Distribution format → video on demand
    P14462 → amzn1.dv.gti.9a9fc39d-6ef5-4e1d-9802-3814f93e3643
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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