Uncle Sam

Starring:William Smith, David 'Shark' Fralick, Christopher Ogden (II), Leslie Neale, Bo Hopkins, Matthew Flint, Anne Tremko, Isaac Hayes, Timothy Bottoms, Tim Grimm, P.J. Soles, Tom McFadden, Zachary McLemore, Morgan Paull, Richard Cummings Jr., Robert Forster, Jason Adelman, Laura Alcalde, Raquel Alessi, Abby Ball
Director: William Lustig
Studio: Blue Underground
Product Type: DVD

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In the wake of Quentin Tarantino's genuinely inventive and impressive Reservoir Dogs, American indie "rebels" saturated the market with raw, violent, self-consciously clever crime thrillers and caper films. The overkill buried the genre, but the British have filled that much-needed void in the years since with such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Love, Honor, and Obey is one of the most disposable entries, which is too bad considering the caliber of the cast. Jonny Lee Miller is the wannabe gangster who cajoles his best buddy Jude Law into getting him into big, bad Ray Winstone's mob. When he gets bored because "everybody is busy poncing about" he decides to ignite a gang war with rival Sean Pertwee. The versatile Kathy Burke is funny as the frustrated wife of an impotent gunman, Sadie Frost is largely wasted as Ray's not quite blushing bride, and Rhys Ifans leers and sneers as a hotheaded thug. Ostensibly the movie is a comedy, full of smarmy sex jokes, tough guys goofing in karaoke numbers, baffling scenes of sadistic violence played for laughs, and Miller narrating in full clown make-up. Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis, who not only write and direct but costar as bouncers with an Abbot and Costello patter, play the whole thing like a comedy improvisation gone horribly wrong. It's oddly fascinating in parts but ultimately so awkward and unfocused it dissolves away in mean-spirited meaninglessness. --Sean Axmaker

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Uncle Sam
Starring: William Smith , David 'Shark' Fralick , Christopher Ogden (II) , Leslie Neale , and Bo Hopkins
Director: William Lustig
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
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ASIN: B00026PA7A
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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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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Starring: Jim Backus
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Release Date: 2006-06-06

The Uncle Sam Movie Collection Box Set 2

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The Uncle Sam Movie Collection Box Set 2
Starring: Denis Arndt
Director: Mark DuMond
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ASIN: B00030A6BA
Release Date: 2004-11-11

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The Uncle Sam Movie Collection - a continuing anthology of uncut & uncensored SHORTS & DOCUMENTARIES produced by the Hollywood studios and U.S. Government. Hosted by DENIS ARNDT, each volume includes 7 films, offering audiences a unique glimpse into American history & popular culture. TELLY AWARD winner.

BOX SET II is Volumes 4, 5 and 6. For all titles, see individual volumes on Amazon.BOX SET II highlights:

PRIVATE SNAFU - SPIES (1944) 3:31

JAPANESE AMERICANS (1945) 6:50 Chronicles role of the Nisei soldiers.

IT'S EVERYBODY'S WAR (1945) 15:05 min Henry Fonda narrates pitch to Americans to sacrifice for war effort.

LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF TOM SMITH (1943) 10:35 Stars George Reeves, Lionel Barrymore.

THE TRUTH ABOUT TAXES (1939) 10:46 Republican-produced short is indictment of FDR's "New Deal."

HELLBENT FOR ELECTION (1944) color 13:02 Chuck Jones political cartoon promoting re-election of FDR.

TOMORROW TELEVISION (1945) 12:16 About the early days of TV.

OLYMPICS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1936 - 7:05 Highlights of 1936 Olympics.

HOLLYWOOD VICTORY CARAVAN (1945) 19:30 Star-studded musical fundraiser w/ Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton.

WINGS FOR THIS MAN (1945) 9:37 Ronald Reagan narrates story of black Tuskegee Airmen.

V-1! (1945) 7:33 German use of V-1 rockets.

COMBAT AMERICA (1945) color 62:00 Clark Gable narrates documentary chronicling 351st B. G.

FREEDOM COMES HIGH (1943) 12:50 James Craig and Barbara Britton inspire this wartime drama.

SO'S YOUR OLD MAN (1943) 5:40 Older men volunteer for homeland duty.

RING OF STEEL (1942) 8:40 Spencer Tracy narrates salute to American soldiers.

WINGS UP(1943) 21:22 Clark Gable narrates rigors of Officer's training.

ARMY/NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE(1943/44) 12:55 W/ Lucille Ball, Jerry Colona and Linda Darnell.

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The Uncle Sam Movie Collection is a continuing anthology of uncut and uncensored SHORT SUBJECTS and DOCUMENTARIES, produced by the Hollywood studios and the U.S. Government. Hosted by veteran actor DENIS ARNDT, each volume includes SEVEN films, offering audiences a unique glimpse into American history and popular culture. Multiple TELLY AWARD winner.

BOX SET I consists of Volumes 1, 2 and 3. For a complete title list, check out each volume on Amazon.BOX SET I highlights:

TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA (1945 Color) 19:05 min Academy Award nominee about invasion of Iwo Jima.

YOU, JOHN JONES! (1944) 10:18 min Starring James Cagney. Dramatic short about patriotism on the home front.

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (1945) 10:13 min Oscar-winner. Frank Sinatra gives street kids a pep talk on antisemitism & sings title song.

THUNDERBOLT (1945 color) 40:11 min William Wyler & John Sturges gritty chronicle of the 57th Fighter Group & the air war over Italy.

THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY (1942 color) 18:07 min Henry Fonda narrates John Ford's Oscar-winning short.

WOMEN IN DEFENSE (1941) 12:45 min Katharine Hepburn narrates this look at women's jobs during WW II.

THIS IS KOREA! (1951 color) 49:18 min John Ford's look at the Marines' struggle for Korea.

WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA (1943 color) 20:09 min 15 combat cameramen document this bloody battle.

JAP ZERO (1942) 17:12 min Ronald Reagan almost shoots down one of our own planes in a case of mistaken identity.

JAPANESE RELOCATION (1942) 9:03 min One of the darker moments in the history of American Democracy.

PRIVATE SNAFU IN THE ALEUTIANS (1945) 4:29 min

REPORT FROM THE ALEUTIANS (1943 color) 46:33 min John Huston's Academy Award nominated documentary.

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The story of our country—from landing of the Pilgrims to the landing on the moon. Travel back in time with the loveable Mr. Magoo on an all-American adventure to see Columbus, Paul Revere, Washington, Lincoln, Francis Scott Key and that rocket-filled night in 1812 at Fort McHenry. A colorful animated feature which is both entertaining and educational.

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ASIN: B00030A69M
Release Date: 2004-09-01

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The Uncle Sam Movie Collection is a continuing anthology of uncut and uncensored SHORT SUBJECTS and DOCUMENTARIES, produced by the Hollywood studios and the U.S. Government.

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The Uncle Sam Movie Collection is a continuing anthology of uncut and uncensored SHORT SUBJECTS and DOCUMENTARIES, produced by the Hollywood studios and the U.S. Government. Hosted by veteran actor DENIS ARNDT, each volume includes SEVEN original motion pictures, offering viewers a unique glimpse into American history and popular culture. Multiple TELLY AWARD winner.

Included in VOLUME ONE:

TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA (1945 Color) 19:05 min The Japanese spent 20 years fortifying this island. 4000 U.S. fighting men lost their lives. This Academy Award nominee tells the story of the invasion of Iwo Jima. DIVIDE AND CONQUER (1943) 14:27 min This short examines Hitler's propaganda techniques. Excellent example of wartime propaganda films produced by the major studios.

PRIVATE SNAFU - THE HOME FRONT (1943) 4:22 min This WWII cartoon series has Pvt. Snafu homesick - imagining what might be happening on the home front.

YOU, JOHN JONES! (1944) 10:18 min Starring James Cagney, Ann Sothern & Margaret O'Brien. This starkly dramatic short looks at patriotism and duty on the American home front.

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (1945) 10:13 min Frank Sinatra's famous short won an Academy Award. Powerful film deals with post-war racism and antisemitism. A young Sinatra gives street kids a pep talk & sings title song.

ROOKIE REVUE (1945 color) 7:38 min A zany WWII color cartoon spoofs basic training techniques. New recruits go through the drill.

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Included in VOLUME FOUR:

UNITED NEWS of 1944 (1945) 8:15 min United Newsreel reports and documents pivotal events of 1944.

PRIVATE SNAFU - SPIES (1944) 3:31 min Private Snafu learns that a "slip of the lip" can indeed sink a ship, as he drunkenly tells all to the wrong person.

JAPANESE AMERICANS (1945) 6:50 min Chronicles the role of the Nisei soldier of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in the Italian campaign

WINGS FOR THIS MAN (1945) 9:37 min Tells the story of the black Tuskegee Airmen and follows their training. Narrated by Ronald Reagan.

WHO DIED? (1945) 5:00 min

Typical of the emotional short subjects produced by Uncle Sam to tug heartstrings, stir consciences and prompt contributions to the war effort.

V-1! (1945) 7:33 min Depicts German use of V-1 rockets, devastating cities and raining death and destruction in final effort to bring the British to their knees.

COMBAT AMERICA (1945) color 62:00 min Clark Gable narrates and appears in this documentary which chronicles activities of the 351st Bombardment Group, stationed in England.

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