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UHF (1989)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 4/14

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4/14: I saw UHF during the late 80's and had probably revisited it a couple of times afterwards.

Since then, it's been over twenty years since I last saw it, and I haven't forgotten much. UHF isn't a great comedy piece; it's slightly hilarious and can be sometimes ineffable. Perhaps the skit with Raul's Wild Kingdom that's filmed in his apartment perfectly sums up what I mean: not exactly funny. After seeing the animals and insects be abused, I feel relieved to learn the actor died around that time.

Although Al Yankovic is spoofing Rambo, Sylvester Stallone can laugh at him because his movies had literally made over a billion of dollars. At least, the rubber physique suit looks effective on Al. During the same summer, as Al was spoofing Indiana Jones, the third part killed UHF at the box office by a wide margin.

All in all, UHF is a weird film.