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starring: William Smith, David 'Shark' Fralick, Christopher Ogden, Leslie Neale, Bo Hopkinsdirected by: William Lustig
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781578480562
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1578480566
Label: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
Manufacturer: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
Release Date: March 23, 1999
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 41928
Studio: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
Theatrical Release Date: July 04, 1997
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This G.I.-zombie tale, smartly scripted by exploitation auteur Larry Cohen (It's Alive, God Told Me To) and directed by William Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante), straddles the line between antiwar satire and slasher-movie silliness. American soldier Uncle Sam, as he's known to his hero-worshipping young nephew, is a bullying homicidal misfit too ornery to die. His bloodied and burned corpse, sent home from Kuwait for burial, crawls out of his casket and declares war on punks, crooked politicians, draft dodgers, and pretty much anyone who wanders into his path. There are some interesting ideas floating around--a pointed commentary on the attraction of violence under the flag of patriotism, an undercurrent of psychosis and sadism in Sam's home life, and a clever twist on all-American iconography--which get lost in the Fourth of July reign of terror. Body-count fans will appreciate victims hacked with hatchets, cleavers, and garden shears, teenagers buried alive, and a severed head found smoking in a barbecue pit. David 'Shark' Fralick stars as Sam, with Isaac Hayes as a crippled Korean War vet and small roles by cult stars Bo Hopkins, Timothy Bottoms, P.J. Soles, and Robert Forster, a smarmy governor given a fireworks sendoff he'll never forget. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Surprisinly good...
Whwn i bought this movie i did so with causion.i mean its a horror called uncle sam about a zombie.all that doubt when out the window when i saw its writen by larry cohan and directed by william lustig.they did all three maniac cop movies which i also think are good.after seeing the movie i can honestly say its a good movie.it dosent drag,the pacing is good and boy is uncle sam vicious with his kills.there arent many kills in this film but when they do happen they are bloody with nice gore.this was ... Read More
Rating: - A bloody 4th of July!
Sgt. Sam Harper has been killed during the Gulf War and his body has been brought back to his American hometown. His wife and nephew are both shattered by the news of his death, but a night later he is brought back to life mysteriously as a zombie who has a vengence to kill especially those who aren't patriotic and even dresses up in a Uncle Sam costume to kill his victims, as it's up to a former Korean war hero ( Issac Hayes) and Sam's nephew to put an end to this maniacal undead fiend from continuing ... Read More
Rating:  - Anyone Who Doesn't Respect The American Way Of Life Deserves To Have Their Butt Kicked
A movie that actually has that line in it is already deserving of at least three stars. Uncle Sam is one entertaining film. Notice I say "entertaining" and not "scary". A few of the one star reviewers apparently expected this to be scary, but all you have to do is merely look at the coverbox of this film, and anyone with common sense knows that this isn't meant to be taken seriously. Uncle Sam is directed by Blue Underground founder, Bill Lustig. Lustig directed Maniac Cop, which this film is very ... Read More
Rating:  - Right
Are you kidding me? This movies is about as interesting as Children of the Living Dead.
Rating: - i love this flick
I remember back in the day, I skateboarded to the local blockbuster (this was when I lived in Milwaulkee, Alaska doesn't have very many blockbusters lol), skipping school because it was the day before we got off for thanksgiving and we weren't doing anything anyway, and got this movie and Creepy Crawlers on VHS. I went home and watched it, and it scared the crap out of me. When he buries that guy alive, the impalement, the decapitation, I won't ruin anymore for you. But I will tell you this, if you like ... Read More
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