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Uncle Sam
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by Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
Sales Rank: 44362
Price: $9.98
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This G.I.-zombie tale, smartly scripted by exploitation auteur Larry Cohen (<I>It's Alive</I>, <I>God Told Me To</I>) and directed by William Lustig (<I>Maniac</I>, <I>Vigilante</I>), 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. <I>--Sean Axmaker</I>
Viewer Reviews
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 just a refresing addition to the tired zombie genre and a worthy addition to my horror collection.any horror or slasher fan will enjoy this movie.
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