1996·Comedy·1h 30m
6.8
★
It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.
Directed by William Lustig
patriotism
gore
uncle
iraq war veteran
kuwait
murder
serial killer
slasher
zombie
iraq war
brutal deaths
4th of july
holiday horror
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Cast
William Smith
Major
Leslie Neale
Sally Baker
Bo Hopkins
Sgt. Twining
Matthew Flint
Deputy Phil Burke
Anne Tremko
Louise Harper
Isaac Hayes
Sgt. Jed Crowley
Timothy Bottoms
Donald Crandall
Tim Grimm
Ralph
P. J. Soles
Madge Cronin
Tom McFadden
Mac Cronin
Morgan Paull
Mayor
Richard Cummings Jr.
Dan
Crew
William Lustig
Director
Larry Cohen
Writer
Bob Murawski
Editor
Spiro Razatos
Stunt Coordinator
Spiro Razatos
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
72 reviews
Amy Carroll
7.0★ · 06/30/26
HORRORx52: 2026 [12/52]: Uncle Sam (1996)
Uncle Sam isn't perfect but if you want a 90s slasher with some fun kills, you could probably do much worse. Unfortunately, it's a bit boring before the kills start. Some decent social commentary but there were a couple points where the dialogue felt a bit too on the nose to me.
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Uncle Sam isn't perfect but if you want a 90s slasher with some fun kills, you could probably do much worse. Unfortunately, it's a bit boring before the kills start. Some decent social commentary but there were a couple points where the dialogue felt a bit too on the nose to me.
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| Previous Movie: ***The Substance (2024)*** | Next Movie: N/A |
HORRORx52: 2026 [12/52]: Uncle Sam (1996)
Uncle Sam isn't perfect but if you want a 90s slasher with some fun kills, you could probably do much worse. Unfortunately, it's a bit boring before the kills start. Some decent social commentary but there were a couple points where the dialogue felt a bit too on the nose to me.
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| Previous Movie: ***The Substance (2024)*** | Next Movie: N/A |
Uncle Sam isn't perfect but if you want a 90s slasher with some fun kills, you could probably do much worse. Unfortunately, it's a bit boring before the kills start. Some decent social commentary but there were a couple points where the dialogue felt a bit too on the nose to me.
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| Previous Movie: ***The Substance (2024)*** | Next Movie: N/A |
Jackson Fisher
6.0★ · 03/12/26
Uncle Sam rises from the dead specifically to ruin everyone’s Fourth of July barbecue.
Uncle Sam rises from the dead specifically to ruin everyone’s Fourth of July barbecue.
Kat
3.0★ · 03/12/26
Fireworks were somehow the safest thing in the film
Fireworks were somehow the safest thing in the film
Somto Umelo
5.0★ · 01/01/26
The setup drags like hell, and the payoff doesn’t really do it justice…
The setup drags like hell, and the payoff doesn’t really do it justice…
Mland60
6.0★ · 11/08/25
A masterpiece of horror.
A masterpiece of horror.