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William Lustig’s ‘Uncle Sam’ Gets Blu-ray Release
Blue Underground has announced a June 29, 2010 Blu-ray release for William Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante, Relentless) Uncle Sam (exactly 6 years after the DVD release). Starring Bo Hopkins (The Wild Bunch), Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), P.J. Soles (Halloween), William Smith (Fast Company), and Isaac Hayes (South Park), Uncle Sam has been remastered in sparkling High Definition from original negative materials and loaded with illuminating Extras!The Star Spangled Shocker From The Creators Of MANIAC COP
It’s Fourth Of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper – killed by ‘friendly fire’ during the first Gulf War – is returned to his all-American hometown. But when Sam rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic, only his young nephew and a bitter Korean War veteran (Soul icon Isaac Hayes of SHAFT and SOUTH PARK fame) can stop his red-blooded rampage. Draft dodgers, tax cheats, crooked politicians and flag-burners beware: Uncle Sam wants you… DEAD!
EXTRAS:
– Audio Commentary #1 with Director William Lustig, Writer Larry Cohen and Producer George G. Braunstein
– Audio Commentary #2 with Director William Lustig and Star Isaac Hayes
– Fire Stunts with Audio Commentary by Stunt Coordinator Spiro Razatos
– Deleted Scene
– Gag Reel
– Theatrical Trailer
– Poster & Still Galleries
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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