UHF
1989 · 97 min · Director: Jay Levey
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
George Newman is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job. His uncle decides George would be the perfect man to manage Channel 62, a television station which is losing money and viewers fast. When George replaces the station's reruns with bizarre programs such as "Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse", "Wheel of Fish" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom", ratings begin to soar again. Mean-spirited and cynical mogul R.J. Fletcher becomes furious that the UHF station is getting better ratings than his network's programming. Because of gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to Fletcher, who would only too happily shut it down (he cannot legally own two stations in the same town). George and his friends organize a 48-hour telethon to raise the money by selling investment stock from Channel 62 to save the town's new favorite station.
Emotional fingerprint
UHF (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Smile 25%, Joy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor45%
- Smile25%
- Joy15%
- Excitement15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Joy
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Joy | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 53 % | 20 % | 5 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 54 % | 41 % | 13 % | 1 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 50 % | 50 % | 16 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 50 % | 46 % | 13 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 57 % | 50 % | 14 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 65 % | 61 % | 20 % | 5 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 63 % | 60 % | 18 % | 0 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 56 % | 51 % | 18 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Humor | 61 % | 59 % | 29 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Humor | 71 % | 71 % | 31 % | 6 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 71 % | 70 % | 26 % | 1 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 63 % | 59 % | 21 % | 3 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 58 % | 50 % | 19 % | 4 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 61 % | 51 % | 21 % | 5 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 69 % | 53 % | 18 % | 3 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 73 % | 49 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 74 % | 51 % | 35 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Relief | 75 % | 54 % | 57 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Joy | 65 % | 50 % | 53 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Humor | 50 % | 45 % | 33 % | 17 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Philo
Raul Hernandez
Aunt Esther
Joe Earley
Gandhi
Cameraman
Bum
FCC Man
Details
- Directed by
- Jay Levey
- Written by
- Jay Levey, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Charles Holloway
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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