The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam

1971 0h 13m EN

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 12

Animation

Synopsis

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Uncle Sam has been living peacefully in the American southwest, running a gas station. But when terrorists kidnap the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam teams up with an eagle to go rescue her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dale Case

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam Horta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dale Case directs. Sam Horta cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Sam Horta shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0065751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Sam Horta
Runtime: 13 min · 0h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (1971)

Awards

Annecy Cristal for a Short Film

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-05-18
★ 6/10
"Uncle Sam" is running a gas station in the middle of nowhere amidst his patriotically sculptured cacti and with his bald eagle for company. Then a mysterious car shows up and he is kidnapped! Perplexed and alone, the bird sets off to investigate - on foot for some reason, whilst we are whisked to a dastardly scenario for "Uncle" as he has been strapped to a barrel of TNT by some ruthless folks bent on stealing a distinctly curvaceous and operatic version of the Statue of Liberty. Can the eagle arrive, set his fellow icon free and then thwart the evil scheme? The animation is drab and not my favourite, and the pace is sluggishly accompanied by a confused soundtrack that complements a story that seems to want to take a ping at pretty much all things American - even to the point of mutually assured self destruction, before a denouement of epically bland proportions in ancient Rome! The socio-political message is clear but it's unoriginal and reminiscent of a 1920s cartoon that I'd no need to recall.