History YMMV / UncleSam

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. He [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]] Sally as a child, was an intimidating presence in high school, and [[DomesticAbuse frequently beat his wife ]] after he was married. As a mercenary door gunner in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar he was shot down by friendly fire, and killed two of the soldiers who found him dying in the desert. When he [[RevenantZombie returns to life]], Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, such as [[OffWithHisHead decapitating]] a [[ThePeepingTom peeping tom]]; [[BuriedAlive burying a vandal alive]]; lynching another one from a flagpole; killing a draft dodger with [[AnAxeToGrind a hatchet to the face]]; decapitating a third vandal; frying a woman's face for smoking weed; and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. His nephew, Jody, lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, [[AxCrazy deranged]] psychopath from the start, Sam filled his nephew's head with lies about "the American way" that he didn't even believe in and only used his alleged PatrioticFervor as [[ForTheEvulz an excuse to exercise his violent urges]].

* {{Narm}}: The title drop by Sam near the end of the movie. His [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy voice]] doesn't help make it any less ridiculous.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The heroes are a crippled veteran who regrets his service and a draft-dodger. The villain is the reanimated corpse of a SociopathicSoldier (who's actually more of a mercenary then a soldier) who is so jingoistic that he dresses as a national symbol and kills anyone he feels disgraces the nation. It's obvious how the filmmakers feel about political stances.

* MemeticMolester: Sam; there's an even an Easter egg in one of the DVD releases that shows a montage of his more... dubious moments.

--> '''Sam:''' Americans? These are the same people that left me to die in the desert. Well now ... now they've gotta face ME: your uncle ... SAM!

* NarmCharm: Sam shuffling after Willie (the Uncle Sam on stilts) in the middle of the night.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. He [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]] Sally as a child, was an intimidating presence in high school, and [[DomesticAbuse frequently beat his wife ]] after he was married. As a mercenary door gunner in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar he was shot down by friendly fire, and killed two of the soldiers who found him dying in the desert. When he [[RevenantZombie returns to life]], Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, such as [[OffWithHisHead decapitating]] a [[ThePeepingTom peeping tom]]; [[BuriedAlive burying a vandal alive]]; [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice lynching another one from a flagpole]]; killing a draft dodger with [[AnAxeToGrind a hatchet to the face]]; decapitating a third vandal; frying a woman's face for smoking weed; and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. His nephew, Jody, lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, [[AxCrazy deranged]] psychopath from the start, Sam filled his nephew's head with lies about "the American way" that he didn't even believe in and only used his alleged PatrioticFervor as [[ForTheEvulz an excuse to exercise his violent urges]].

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. In his early years, he [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]], Sally, and while he was in high school, he was an intimidating presence to everyone around him. When a girl named Louise [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys was attracted to his bad boy image]], the two started dating and eventually married, only for him to [[DomesticAbuse beat her frequently]], leaving her living in fear of him. Some time later, Sam enlisted in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar as a mercenary door gunner and was shot down by friendly fire. A group of soldiers found him dying in the desert, and he killed two of them before succumbing to his wounds. When he returns to life, Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, including live burial, flagpole lynching, frying a woman's face, and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. His nephew, Jody, lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, [[AxCrazy deranged]] psychopath from the start, Sam filled his nephew's head with lies about "the American way" that he didn't even believe in and only used his alleged PatrioticFervor as [[ForTheEvulz an excuse to exercise his violent urges]].

* {{Anvilicious}}: The heroes are a crippled veteran who regrets his service and a draft-dodger. The villain is the reanimated corpse of a SociopathicSoldier (who's actually more of a mercenary then a soldier) who is so hyperpatriotic that he dresses as a national symbol and kills anyone he feels disgraces the nation. It's obvious how the filmmakers feel about political stances.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. In his early years, he [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]], Sally, and while he was in high school, he was an intimidating presence to everyone around him. When a girl named Louise [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys was attracted to his bad boy image]], the two started dating and eventually married, only for him to [[DomesticAbuser beat her frequently]], leaving her living in fear of him. Some time later, Sam enlisted in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar as a mercenary door gunner and was shot down by friendly fire. A group of soldiers found him dying in the desert, and he killed two of them before succumbing to his wounds. When he returns to life, Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, including live burial, flagpole lynching, frying a woman's face, and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. His nephew, Jody, lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, [[AxCrazy deranged]] psychopath from the start, Sam filled his nephew's head with lies about "the American way" that he didn't even believe in and only used his alleged PatrioticFervor as [[ForTheEvulz an excuse to exercise his violent urges]].

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. In his early years, he [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]], Sally, and while he was in high school, he was an intimidating presence to everyone around him. When a girl named Louise [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys was attracted to his bad boy image]], the two started dating and eventually married, only for him to [[DomesticAbuser beat her frequently]], leaving her living in fear of him. Some time later, Sam enlisted in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar as a mercenary door gunner and was shot down by friendly fire. A group of soldiers found him dying in the desert, and he killed two of them before succumbing to his wounds. When he returns to life, Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, including live burial, flagpole lynching, frying a woman's face, and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. Jody lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, AxCrazy psychopath, Sam [[ForTheEvulz only used his alleged patriotism as an excuse to exercise his violent urges]] and filled his nephew's head with lies about what he claimed to be "the American way".

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. In his early years, he [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]], Sally, and while he was in high school, he was an intimidating presence to everyone around him. When a girl named Louise [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys was attracted to his bad boy image]], the two started dating and eventually married, only for him to [[DomesticAbuser beat her frequently]], leaving her living in fear of him. Some time later, Sam enlisted in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar as a mercenary door gunner and was shot down by friendly fire. A group of soldiers found him dying in the desert, and he killed two of them before succumbing to his wounds. When he returns to life, Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, including live burial, flagpole lynching, frying a woman's face, and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. Jody lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, AxCrazy psychopath, Sam [[ForTheEvulz only used his alleged patriotism as an excuse to exercise his violent urges]] and filled his nephews head with lies about what he claimed to be "the American way".

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilUncle "Uncle" Sam Harper]] is an undead SociopathicSoldier who murders anyone he deems even remotely unpatriotic. In his early years, he [[BrotherSisterIncest repeatedly molested his younger sister]], Sally, and while he was in high school, he was an intimidating presence to everyone around him. When a girl named Louise [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys was attracted to his bad boy image]], the two started dating and eventually married, only for him to [[DomesticAbuser beat her frequently]], leaving her living in fear of him. Some time later, Sam enlisted in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar as a mercenary door gunner and was shot down by friendly fire. A group of soldiers found him dying in the desert, and he killed two of them before succumbing to his wounds. When he returns to life, Sam starts killing [[AssholeVictim the unpatriotic]] in gruesome ways, including live burial, flagpole lynching, frying a woman's face, and turning a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt Congressman]] into a human fireworks display. Jody lures him outside to be destroyed for good, and Sam was ready to ensure he dies with him. A sadistic, AxCrazy psychopath, Sam [[ForTheEvulz only used his patriotism as an excuse to exercise his violent urges]] and filled a boy's head with lies about what he considers "the American way".

* {{Squick}}: Sam pinning his medals to his rotted flesh.

* HilariousInHindsight: Timothy Bottoms plays a character who fled the country as a protest of the VietnamWar. Bottoms would later play UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush (who was famously pro-war) on ''Series/ThatsMyBush'' and the TV movie ''DC 9/11: Time of Crisis''.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The heroes are a crippled veteran who regrets his service and a draft-dodger. The villain is the reanimated corpse of a SociopathicSoldier who is so hyperpatriotic that he dresses as a national symbol and kills anyone he feels disgraces the nation. It's obvious how the filmmakers feel about political stances.

* CompleteMonster: Sam, an obvious sociopath and sadistic wife beater who possibly sexually abused his own sister.

* NightmareFuel: Sam's brief run in with Barry.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Sam's brief run in with Barry.

* NightmareFuel: Sam's brief run in with Barry.

* NarmCharm: Sam shuffling after Willie (the Uncle Sam who on stilts) in the middle of the night.

* NightmareFuel: Sam's brief run in with Barry.

* HeyItsThatGuy: A slew of them, but the most major ones are [[SouthPark Isaac Hayes]] as Jed, P.J. Soles (best known as Lynda in the original ''{{Halloween}}'') as Madge Cronin, and and Robert Forster ([[{{Heroes}} Arthur Petrelli]] and [[JackieBrown Max Cherry]]) as Congressman Cummings.

* ShoutOut: Jed repeats the blind veteran's speech about being trapped under frozen bodies in a foxhole from ''ManiacCop 2'' almost exactly. The film [[FadeToBlack "shattering" to black]] is also reference to ''{{City of the Living Dead}}''.