I had fun with this movies, but maniac Cop was alot scarier in my opinion. Thats what sets it apart for me. There wasn't a single moment during Uncle Sam that I wasn't laughing AT the movie's awful production values and acting, whereas maniac Cop actually creeped me out a few times and had a memorable villain (without needing a ridiculous costume to achieve creepiness).
Its hard to "hate" a movie like uncle Sam, but the fact is that as far as these kinds of movies go, this isn't one of the better ones...and its only because I love Bill Lustig's earlier work that I say this.
Watch his 1980 film Maniac and tell me it isn't hair-raising. That was a brilliant film, the Maniac Cop series were inventive and fun slasher movies, but Uncle Sam is a pretty bad MC knockoff...but I DID love the outtake of the guy on stilts falling after the closing credits finish...stick around for it, you'll crack up!
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