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1	* {{Anvilicious}}:
2	** 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 [[PatrioticFervor 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.
3	** And in just in case you somehow managed to miss the obvious messages, the kid burns his army figures at the end.
4	* HarsherInHindsight: Post-9/11, the film's themes became quite relevant again.
5	* HilariousInHindsight:
6	** Timothy Bottoms plays a character who fled the country as a protest of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Bottoms would later play UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush (who was famously pro-war) on ''Series/ThatsMyBush'' and the TV movie ''DC 9/11: Time of Crisis''.
7	** He also played the lead in the film version of ''Film/JohnnyGotHisGun'', which was made to capitalize on the popularity of the novel during the Vietnam War.
8	* MemeticMolester: Sam; there's even an an Easter egg in one of the DVD releases that shows a montage of his more... dubious moments.
9	* {{Narm}}:
10	** The title drop by Sam near the end of the movie. His [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy voice]] doesn't help make it any less ridiculous.
11	--->'''Sam:''' Americans? These are the same people that left me to die in the desert. Well now ... now they've gotta face ME. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Your... uncle... SAM]]!
12	** The original poster art, as seen on the main page. When it was released to VHS, it was a holographic cover, but that doesn't stop it from being any less tacky. The ridiculous tagline doesn't help its case.
13	--->I Want You... '''DEAD!'''
14	** The officer who informs Sam's widow of his death says, "You'll get over it in time." Who says ''that'' to a grieving person?
15	* NarmCharm:
16	** Sam shuffling after Willie (the Uncle Sam on stilts) in the middle of the night.
17	** Really, the whole idea of a guy dressed as Uncle Sam on a murder spree would be ridiculous were it not for the UnintentionalUncannyValley nature of his costume, or his disturbing backstory.
18	* SpiritualSuccessor: To the ''Film/ManiacCop'' trilogy, especially by how it shows Sam in his coffin. ''MC'' trilogy ended with Matt Cordell being inside his.
19	* {{Squick}}: Sam pinning his medals to his rotted flesh.
20	* UnintentionalUncannyValley: [[http://horror.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/uncle-sam-1996.jpg The Uncle Sam mask]] is even more unsettling than Sam's actual appearance.

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