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
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Deceased Desert Storm hero Sam Harper returns from the dead to wreak vengeance on hometown residents harboring anti-American sentiment, callously slaying dissenters. Depending on how you look at it, this zealous undead soldier is either America's ultimate patriotic crusader, or a maniacal, jingoistic stars-and-stripes-clad vigilante.
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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. But when Sam rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic, only his young nephew and a bitter Korean War veteran (Soul icon Isaac Hayes of Shaft and South Park fame) can stop his red-blooded rampage. Draft dodgers, tax cheats, crooked politicians and flag-burners beware: Uncle Sam wants you DEAD!
Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show)), Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch), William Smith (Fast Company), P.J. Soles (Halloween, Carrie) and Oscar® nominee Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN) co-star in this zombie horror hit directed by William Lustig (Maniac, Relentless) and written by Larry Cohen (It's Alive, Phone Booth). Uncle Sam has been remastered from original negative materials and loaded with Extras that include an all-new, no-holds-barred audio commentary with Cohen and Lustig!
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After perishing in a helicopter crash from "friendly fire", Desert Storm was hero Sam Harper makes his last trip home. But Sam's got new orders. He's back from the dead and he's on a mission of murder that's more terrifying than the IRS. Draft dodgers, flag burners and tax cheaters beware! Uncle Sam is making toast of the 4th of July...and only an army can stop him.
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