Hey folks, it's been a long time coming, but I am finally ready to reveal my very first Kickstarter project: I'm screening a copy of "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1989 classic film "UHF" in Greensburg, PA on Sunday, May 31st.
If you've ever looked at this blog for at least one second, you probably realize that I'm a big fan of "Weird Al" Yankovic and all of the different projects that he undertakes. UHF marks his only foray into moviemaking (for now) and it has become a cult classic in the years since its release. Last year was the 25th anniversary of the film, and this year is the beginning of the Mandatory Fun tour, so I thought it'd be fun to put the two together and show the film before Al's May 31st stop in Greensburg.
The movie will be held at Latrobe 30 Theatre and Cafe, which is about 10 miles from Greensburg. My hope is that fans will want to see the movie in the afternoon before going to see the concert later in the evening.
On this page I've posted a number of the Kickstarter rewards. Directly above is an image for the full size movie poster, a 27x40 affair with art by Adrian "Bago" Gonzalez. I'm really taken by it and hope that it's well received.
For those in the Pittsburgh area, I'm offering up tickets to the show itself, with four different images, each depicting a character from the movie with art by Rafer Roberts.
I realize, of course, that not everyone is from Pittsburgh (try it out some time, everyone), so there are a lot of rewards that can be had whether one attends the movie or not. These pins feature 8-bit art of characters from the movie by artist Randy Riggs! There's more of this 8-bit art to see if we hit our goal.
I might have shown this artwork before, but it's so great that it deserves to be shown again. It serves as our opening, postcard reward with art by Pietro.
I'm also offering up several 11x17 prints, like this one with art by Caroline Moore...
...and this one, with art by Joe Badon.
I'm obviously very excited about this project and hope that it's successful. If you'd like to view the project (and maybe even contribute to it!), just click on the following link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffmcclelland/uhf-movie-screening
Think of it as a love note to UHF, 26 years after the fact. Take a peek and, if you can, share it with (close, personal) friends!
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