UHF (released internationally as
The Vidiot from UHF) is a 1989 American
comedy film starring
"Weird Al" Yankovic,
David Bowe,
Fran Drescher,
Victoria Jackson,
Kevin McCarthy,
Michael Richards,
Gedde Watanabe,
Billy Barty,
Anthony Geary,
Emo Philips and
Trinidad Silva; the film is dedicated to Silva who died shortly after principal filming. The film was directed by Jay Levey, Yankovic's manager, who also co-wrote the screenplay with him. It was released by
Orion Pictures and presently owned by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.