Uncle Sam (1997)
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56% of critics liked it
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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 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 Sam was an angry, violent alcoholic who abused his family members and earned his heroic medals simply by being psychotic on the battlefield. Sam crawls out of his coffin after being brought back to his hometown, steals an Uncle Sam costume and proceeds to wreak havoc on insincere patriots during a Fourth of July celebration. ~ Fred Beldin, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- 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
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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.
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
The worst of everything in the slasher subgenre consolidated into 89 endless minutes.
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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.
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Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
Lustig's surprisingly evocative widescreen compositions are peppered with an absurd parade of Americana.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Gruesome gore with a patriotic slant.
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