Uncle Sam (1996)

Directed by

William Lustig

Genre

comedy horror, slasher film, zombie comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dead soldier comes back from the grave and goes on a murderous rampage while dressed as Uncle Sam. His family tries to stop him, as he starts killing people he blames for his bloodthirsty military career.

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What happens

Uncle Sam is a 1996 American political satire black comedy slasher film directed by William Lustig, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Isaac Hayes. In the film, Sam Harper is killed by friendly fire during a military operation in Kuwait. His corpse is returned to his family in time for the Independence Day celebrations, but then returns to life as a revenant. Sam dresses himself in an Uncle Sam costume and goes on a killing spree. His widow and his sister inform Sam's nephew that Sam was a psychopath in life, and that he joined the military in hopes of satisfying his bloodlust. Meanwhile, Sam blames his former mentor for glorifying war in his tales, and for inspiring him to join the military. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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