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Uncle Sam

R 1997 1h 28m Horror List
60% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A Gulf War veteran rises from the dead to wreak vengeance upon unpatriotic residents of his hometown.
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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine William Lustig and Larry Cohen team up to bring you this curdled rumination on small-town Americana, jingoism, and the hell that is warfare. Jun 29, 2022 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Reinvigorates stale horror clichs via both tongue-in-cheek social commentary and an unironic, unbridled love for blood-and-guts mayhem. Rated: B+ May 16, 2006 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Lustig's surprisingly evocative widescreen compositions are peppered with an absurd parade of Americana. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 20, 2005 Full Review Steve 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. Rated: 3/5 Aug 2, 2010 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy The worst of everything in the slasher subgenre consolidated into 89 endless minutes. Rated: 1/10 Jul 5, 2009 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Nov 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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brad p I wish I had more kind things to say about Lustig's would-be yearly slasher but this one hasn't ever worked for me. I'll say it was moderately fun to revisit it some 25 years later. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Jimmy P I wish that this wasn't the last film that William Lustig ever directed. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review sean s The intro to this movie is excellent with all the old footage of Nationalistic Uncle Sam parades, etc. They should redo this movie as a heavy satire on misguided Patriotism, Nationalism, corruption of government that start wars for profit, the militarization of children through toys and videos games, etc. The remake of this movie could be a 5 star deal easily. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review michael d Unfortunately tame and lame. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review tom k Disjointed and sloppy. Definitely not Lustig's and Cohen's best. This should be remade. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review R P What is more patriotic than watching Uncle Sam on the 4th of July? Watching him get revenge on unpatriotic people. I'm continuing to watch holiday horror movies on the holidays. I love these themed horror movies. Granted, Uncle Sam isn't the greatest of movies but it's still okay. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/uncle-sam/) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Gulf War veteran rises from the dead to wreak vengeance upon unpatriotic residents of his hometown.
Director
William Lustig
Screenwriter
Larry Cohen
Production Co
A-Pix Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
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