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An unemployed daydreamer becomes the general manager of a local TV station, challenging the town’s network affiliate with his successful, oddball shows. Tune in as Chris talks Weird Al Yankovic, superheated fish, & Orion Pictures as the LSCE screens the 1989 cult comedy classic “UHF.” Join Us! Check us out www.LSCE.com Works Cited: Anderson, Sam. The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic.” The New York Times . April 9, 2020. Article Link. (Accessed 4/11/2022) Ebert, Roger. UHF. Chicago Sun Times , July 21, 1989. Article Link . (Accessed 4/6/2022) Holden, Stephen. “The Mop as a Metaphor for Life and Other Madness.” The New York Times . July 22, 1989. Article Link (Accessed 4/2/2022) Kehr, Dave. “Weird Al’ Yankovich gives Old College Try with “UHF’.” Chicago Tribune , Jul 21, 1989. Article Link (Accessed 4/3/2022). Kempley, Rita. “In ‘UHF’ the Infantile Antics of “Weird Al Yankovic.” The Washington Post , Jul 21, 1989. Article Link (Accessed 4/4/2022) Kimmel, Daniel M. “Weird Al’s ‘UHF’ Movie Sports an “UGH” of a Plot.” Telegram & Gazette , July 21, 1989. Article Link. (Accessed 4/4/2022) Lor. “Film Reviews – UHF.” Variety , July 19, 1989, 20. Article Link . (Accessed 4/3/2022) Matthew, Tom. “Reviews: UHF.” Boxoffice , October 1, 1989. Article Link . (Accessed 4/3/2022) Malnic, Eric. “Actor Trnidad Silva, 38, Dies in Collision. Los Angeles Times. Aug 2, 1988. Article Link (Accessed 4/13/22) O’Neil, Sean. “We Got It All On UHF: And Oral History of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Cult Classic. The A.V. Club . March 23, 2015. Article Link . (Accessed 4/5/2022) Siskel, Gene. “UHF’s attempts to be funny a complete failure.” Chicago Tribune . July 21, 1989. Article Link. (Accessed 4/4/2022) Yankovic, Alfred Matthew & Jay Levey. Film Commentary Track. UHF. MGM Home Entertainment. 2002.
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