Directed by:
William LustigScreenplay:
Larry CohenCinematography:
James A. LebovitzComposer:
Mark GovernorCast:
Isaac Hayes, Christopher Ogden, David 'Shark' Fralick, Bo Hopkins, Timothy Bottoms, P. J. Soles, Chris Durand, Morgan Paull, Robert Forster, William Smith (more)Plots(1)
It's Fourth of July weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper - killed by "friendly fire" during the first Gulf War - is returned to his all-American hometown. However when Sam rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic, only his young nephew and a bitter Korean War veteran (Hayes) can stop his red-blooded rampage! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
That manipulated psychopath with a deadly expression in the eyes seriously freaked me out. I’m not talking about the title killer character Uncle Sam, though, but rather about this little boy we’re supposed to love and who, with his unprofessional acting, weakens the film incredibly. Christopher Ogden was really a casting mistake. In all other aspects, Uncle Sam is an unimpressive silly B flick which doesn’t hurt, but could do with a lot more humour (for example, in the sack race scene) and, above all, with another kid actor for the main role! [Sitges 2018]
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