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| Credits | |
| Title: | Uncle Sam |
| Directed by: | William Lustig |
| Written by: | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by: | George G. Braunstein; Gina Fortunato |
| Music by: | Mark Governor |
| Cinematography: | James Lebovitz |
| Edited by: | Bob Murawski |
| Production | |
| Production: | Gable Productions |
| Released: | July 4th, 1997 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Uncle Sam is an independent American feature film of the supernatural thriller and slasher subgenres of horror. It was directed by William Lustig with a screenplay written by Larry Cohen. It was produced by Gable Productions and is a George G. Braunstein Production and a William Lustig Picture. It was first released in Greece on November 13th, 1996. It was released in Germany on January 27th, 1997 then in the United Kingdom in March, 1997. It was released in the United States on July 4th, 1997 to commemorate the Fourth of July.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Smith | Major |
| David Shark Fralick | Sam Harper |
| Christopher Ogden | Jody Baker |
| Leslie Neale | Sally Baker |
| Bo Hopkins | Sergeant Twining |
| Matthew Flint | Deputy Phil Burke |
| Anne Tremko | Louise Harper |
| Isaac Hayes | Sergeant Jed Crowley |
| Timothy Bottoms | Donald Crandall |
| Tim Grimm | Ralph |
| P.J. Soles | Madge Cronin |
| Thom McFadden | Mac Cronin |
| Zachary McLemore | Barry Cronin |
| Morgan Paull | Mayor |
| Richard Cummings, Jr. | Dan |
| Robert Forster | Alvin Cummings |
| Frank Pesce | Barker |
| Jason Adelman | Jesse Colbert |
| Laura Alcade | Park mother |
| Raquel Allessi | Girl student |
| Abby Ball | Rick |
| Stanton Barrett | Clete |
| Mark Chadwick | Willie on stilts |
| Chris Durand | Sergeant |
| Taylor Jones | Boy student |
| Desirae Klein | Barbeque girl |
| Jason Lustig | Undertaker |
| Joseph Vitare | Kuwaiti captain |
| Steve Moramarco | The Abe Lincoln Story |
| Jonathan Stearns | The Abe Lincoln Story |
| Gary Viggers | The Abe Lincoln Story |
| Peter Fullerton | The Abe Lincoln Story |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline to this film is "Uncle Sam: I Want You... Dead!"
- This film is Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) certificate number 34575.
- There are a total of thirty-two credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Uncle Sam began in December, 1995. The movie was filmed in La Verne, California. Scenes of the cemetery were shot in Sierra Madre, California.
- This movie includes a dedicational that reads "For Lucio".
- The closing credits of this film include a spoken word poem called "Desert Storm", which was written and performed by William Smith, who played the Major that gets shot to death early in the film.
- Uncle Sam was released on Region A Blu-ray by Blue Underground on June 29th, 2010.
- Uncle Sam was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray by Blue Underground on June 21st, 2022.
- The opening scene takes place in Kuwait on June 14th, 1993.
- The setting for this film is July 3rd and July 4th, 1996 in the fictional town of Twin Rivers. It is possible that this location is intended to be Twin Rivers, New Jersey, which is an actual location in East Windsor Township in Mercer County.
- Actress Raquel Alessi also played young Roxanne Simpson in the 2007 film Ghost Rider.
- The tagline to this film "I Want You... Dead!" is a play on the infamous "I Want You" slogan that appeared on recruitment posters for the United States Army featuring the fictional character of "Uncle Sam".
- This movie was the featured film on the July 2nd, 2022 episode of The Last Drive-In, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs.
- The body count for this film was tallied up on the "Kill Count" YouTube video, which is part of the Dead Meat Podcast.
- Sam Harper actually is the uncle to Jody Baker, making him a legitimate "Uncle Sam".
Expliciat content[]
- Female rear nudity: A woman's backside is seen as she changes clothes in her bedroom.
- Female topless nudity: The same woman's breasts are briefly seen as she is startled by Willie peeping on her.
- Mild profanity: Willie says "Shit" when after being discovered peeping on the girl.
Body Count[]
Of the fourteen names listed below, twelve of them are victims of Uncle Sam Harper.
- Burnt corpse - Found in helicopter wreckage (1:56)
- Soldier - Neck broken and shot multiple times by Sam Harper (2:22)
- Major - Shot multiple times by Sam Harper (2:37)
- Willie - Face sliced up with garden shears (42:43)
- Rick - Buried alive in Sam's grave (45:54)
- Clete - Hung from a flagpole (47:13)
- Mister Crandall - Hatchet to the forehead (49:01)
- Jesse Colbert - Decapitated with meat cleaver (60:01)
- Ralph - Shot in the temple off-screen (61:03)
- Barbeque girl - Head mushed into barbeque grill (68:37)
- Alvin Cummings - Blown up with fireworks display (70:55)
- Phil Burke - Impaled with flagpole (71:10)
- Sergeant Twining - Throat slit off-screen; body found in coffin (74:54)
- Sam Harper - Blown up with cannon (78:10)
Recommendations[]
- Creepshow
- Head of the Family
- Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
- President's Day
- Valentine
External Links[]
- Uncle Sam at IMDB
- Uncle Sam at Trakt.TV
- Uncle Sam at Wikipedia
- Uncle Sam at Letterboxd.com
- Uncle Sam at Themoviedb.org
References[]
1990s | 1993 | 1996 | Ambulance | Axe | Bicycle | Bondage | Broken neck | Buried alive | Burn victims | Cannon | Cemetery | Coffin | Crash landings | Decapitation | Disfigurement | Dreams | Elementary school | Exploding bodies | Female rear nudity | Female topless nudity | Fire engine | Flies | Fourth of July | Full moon | Funeral | Garden shears | Guitar | Gunshot victims | Handgun | Head injury | Hearse | Helicopter | Horses | Immolation | Impalement | Insects | July 4th | June 14th | Knife | Limousine | Mask | Meat cleaver | Mild profanity | Military units | Motel | Piano | Police car | Resurrection | Revolver | Severed head | Shot in the head | Shovel | Slit throat | Smoking | Smoking marijuana | Superhuman strength | Throat injury | Truck | Twin Rivers | United States Army | Voyeurism | Wheelchair