Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam (1997)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 22% of users liked it
    (2,075 ratings)

After being killed by friendly fire during the Gulf War, soldier Sam Harper (David Shark Fralick) inexplicably returns from the dead to wreak revenge upon corrupt military men, draft dodgers, tax cheats, and flag burners. His memory is cherished only by his nephew, who doesn't realize that in life… More

R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
William Lustig
Written By
Larry Cohen
Genres
Horror
In Theaters
Jul 4, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Mar 9, 1999

Critic Reviews

  • Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

    Uncle Sam may never be widely considered as a classic horror flick, but it's leaps and bounds better than the usual crap that's shoved down our throats.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    The worst of everything in the slasher subgenre consolidated into 89 endless minutes.

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    Reinvigorates stale horror clichés via both tongue-in-cheek social commentary and an unironic, unbridled love for blood-and-guts mayhem.

  • Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine

    Lustig's surprisingly evocative widescreen compositions are peppered with an absurd parade of Americana.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Gruesome gore with a patriotic slant.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Douglas W C


    A very fun loving slasher film.

  • Todd S


    Awesomely Cheesy

  • Naughtia N


    A very very weird horror movie about an Uncle Sam doll who goes on a killing spree. It didn't really creep me out as much as it made me laugh about the awkwardness of the scenes.