UHF (1989)

Released: 1989-07-21 Duration: 1hr 37min

Genres: Comedy

Rating 6.7

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A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.

Overview

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

Production Companies

Cinecorp

Orion Pictures

Imaginary Entertainment

Additional Info

Budget	$5,000,000.00
Revenue	$6,157,157.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	1.2773

Directed By

Jay Levey

Crew

Executive Producer
Gray Frederickson

Original Music Composer
John Du Prez

Producer
Gene Kirkwood

Director
Jay Levey

Editor
Dennis M. O'Connor

Producer
John W. Hyde

Production Design
Ward Preston

Set Decoration
Robert L. Zilliox

Costume Design
Tom McKinley

Sound Editor
Christopher Assells

Sound Recordist
Gregory Cheever

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy D'Addario

Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro

Sound Editor
Charles R. Beith Jr.

Makeup Effects
Allan A. Apone

Visual Effects Producer
Susan Zwerman

Sound Editor
Clayton Collins

Supervising Sound Editor
Dave McMoyler

Visual Effects Art Director
Richard Kilroy

Sound Editor
Dan Hegeman

Visual Effects Producer
John Coats

Special Effects Makeup Artist
Douglas J. White

Sound Editor
G. Michael Graham

Sound Mixer
Bo Harwood

Sound Editor
Diane Marshall

Visual Effects Art Director
Ron Yates

Sound Editor
Scott A. Tinsley

Sound Recordist
Ara Ashjian

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Recordist
Art Schiro

Sound Editor
A. David Marshall

Visual Effects Supervisor
William Mesa

Director of Photography
David Lewis

Musician
Guy Fletcher

Production Supervisor
Bill Carroll

Songs
'Weird Al' Yankovic

Casting Assistant
Gregory Raich

Wardrobe Supervisor
Ainslee Colt de Wolf

Stunts
T. Alan Kelly

Local Casting
Barbara Brinkley Henry

Stunts
Brent Stice

Local Casting
Laurey Lummus

Production Manager
Gray Frederickson

Script Supervisor
Carol Stewart

Casting
Barbara Hanley

Stunts
Michael Steven Howl

Makeup & Hair
Roseanne McIlvane

Boom Operator
Joel Racheff

Third Assistant Director
Pam Whorton

Co-Producer
Deren Getz

Stunts
Bob Maras

Casting Assistant
Sandi Black

First Assistant Camera
Ed Giovanni

Post Production Supervisor
Susan Zwerman

Assistant Editor
Lewis Schoenbrun

Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges

Stunt Coordinator
George Fisher

Stunts
Richard Drown

Additional Editing
Steve Polivka

ADR Mixer
Jackson Schwartz

Stunts
J. Granville Moulder

Second Assistant Camera
Cindi Pusheck

Second Second Assistant Director
Lorene M. Duran

Second Assistant Camera
Tiffanie Winton

Second Assistant Camera
Brett Reynolds

Foley Mixer
Jackson Schwartz

Co-Producer
Kevin Breslin

Writer
Jay Levey

Foley Artist
Nancy Parker

Supervising ADR Editor
Karla Caldwell

Key Hair Stylist
Lynne K. Eagan

Music Editor
Katherine Quittner

ADR Mixer
Warren Kleiman

Executive In Charge Of Production
Kate Morris

Second Assistant Director
Benita Allen

Associate Producer
Becki Cross Trujillo

Key Makeup Artist
Lynne K. Eagan

Wardrobe Assistant
Phil O'Nan

First Assistant Director
John R. Woodward

Production Coordinator
Bonnie Macker

Associate Producer
Joe M. Aguilar

Music Supervisor
Katherine Quittner

Foley Mixer
Warren Kleiman

Casting
Cathy Henderson

Casting
Michael Cutler

Writer
'Weird Al' Yankovic

Second Assistant Director
Scott Clark

VFX Production Coordinator
Gene Dobrzyn

In Memory Of
Trinidad Silva

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