Uncle Sam (1997)

Director:

William Lustig

Writer (WGA):

Larry Cohen (written by)

Release Date:

4 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Uncle Sam wants you... DEAD!

Plot:

Desert Storm vet who was killed in combat rises from the grave on July Fourth, to kill the unpatriotic citizens of his hometown...

Plot Keywords:

Uncle Nephew Relationship | Partly Teenkill | Flag Burning | Gore | Hanged Boy

Cast

William Smith	...	Major
David 'Shark' Fralick	...	Sam Harper (as David Shark Fralick)
Christopher Ogden	...	Jody Baker
Leslie Neale	...	Sally Baker
Bo Hopkins	...	Sgt. Twining
Matthew Flint	...	Phil
Anne Tremko	...	Louise Harper
Isaac Hayes	...	Jed Crowley
Timothy Bottoms	...	Mr. Crandall
Tim Grimm	...	Ralph
P.J. Soles	...	Madge Cronin
Tom McFadden	...	Mac Cronin (as Thom McFadden)
Zachary McLemore	...	Barry Cronin
Morgan Paull	...	Mayor
Richard Cummings Jr.	...	Dan

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and brief nudity.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #34575) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

La Verne, California, USA

Company:

A-Pix Entertainment

Trivia:

A lenticular 3-D poster was produced for Uncle Sam. Reportedly, only 10 of the 3-D posters were issued. The images shows four versions of Uncle Sam changing from an old man into a ghoul.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Barry, who is supposed to be blind, takes the food given to him by his parents at the Fourth of July rally without any verbal prompt, as if he can see it.

Quotes:

Sam: Don't be afraid, it's only friendly fire.

Movie Connections:

References Paura nella città dei morti viventi (1980)

Soundtrack:

Desert Storm

Slasher cheese at it's maximum!

I don't know if this was a direct to cable movie, but I watched it on the basic cable system months ago after it's release.

I don't regret. It's one of the cheesiest slasher flicks I've watched. I thought I was watching a mid 80's slasher because there's a marked 80's feeling through the movie.

The f/x are as cheap as you can get. The acting is hilarious. Sir Isaac Hayes delivers a weird performance as the badass Jed.

I loved his line at the end before he gives Uncle Sam a little of his own.

Very low budget slasher flick. Doesn't deserves a watch but if you got nothing, NOTHING else to do and it's very late, you should give it a chance. Or at least watch 10 minutes of it to give you an idea of what you're going through. 2/10.