Say Uncle (film)
Say Uncle is an independently produced black comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Peter Paige.
Plot
Paul (Peter Paige), a childlike artist, becomes upset when his godson's family moves from Oregon to Japan. Paul tries to compensate for his feeling of loss with visits to the neighborhood playground.
Paul's best friend Russell (Anthony Clark) tries to warn him what people might think if they see him hanging around their kids, but Paul doesn't quite see it that way.
As Russell predicted, soon Maggie (Kathy Najimy), a somewhat bigoted local mom, launches a crusade against the naive Paul, with an army of furious parents in town.
Notes
Say Uncle was filmed in Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2005. It had a tight production schedule of 18 days, and filming took place at 19 different locations.
New York Times reviewer Jeannette Catsoulis notes that the film's R rating is based on "two boys kissing, one naked-toddler photograph, some naughty words and a lot of bad art", although the MPAA's rating reads simply "Rated R for some language".
Say Uncle
"Say 'uncle'!" is a North American expression demanding that the opponent in a contest submits. The response "Uncle!" is equivalent to "I give up" and indicates submission. There are two theories as to the origin of the term; one relates to the Roman Empire when a bullied child would be forced to say "Patrue, mi Patruissimo," or, "Uncle, my best Uncle," in order to surrender; alternatively the expression may have originated in a 19th century English joke about a bullied parrot.
Definition
In the United States and Canada, the idiomatic expression "Say 'uncle'!" may be used as an imperative command to demand submission of one's opponent, such as during an informal wrestling match. Similarly, the exclamation "Uncle!" is an indication of submission – analogous to "I give up" – or it may be a cry for mercy, in such a game or match.
Origin
Although it is often regarded as an Americanism, there are at least two differing theories as to the true origin of the phrase: ancient Rome and 19th-century England.
Say Uncle (album)
Say Uncle is the debut album of the Los Angeles, California crossover thrash band Uncle Slam, released in 1988.
Track listing
Album artwork by Michael Seiff, who also did front covers of Join the Army by Suicidal Tendencies and their 1985 Compilation album Welcome to Venice.
Say Uncle (disambiguation)
"Say Uncle", "Cry Uncle" and "Uncle!" are idiomatic expressions of speech, used to demand submission from one's opponent. They may also refer to:
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