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DEFCON-4

Science Fiction

DEFCON-4

DEFCON-4

DEFCON-4

The last defense. The last hope. The battle for the future of the world has begun.

1985•1h 28m•

★4.5(57 ratings)

Science FictionThrillerAction

Overview

Two men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.

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Main Cast

Lenore Zann

Lenore Zann

J.J.

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Vinny

Kate Lynch

Kate Lynch

Jordan

Kevin King

Kevin King

Gideon Hayes

John Walsch

John Walsch

Walker

Tim Choate

Tim Choate

Howe

Jeff Pustil

Jeff Pustil

Lacey

Donna King

Donna King

Alice

Alan MacGillivray

Alan MacGillivray

Boomer

Florence Paterson

Florence Paterson

Mrs. Boyd

Karen Kennedy

Karen Kennedy

WWN Newscaster

Ken Ryan

Ken Ryan

Newscaster

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Paul Donovan
Director: Digby Cook
Co-Director: Tony Randel

Writing

Writer: Paul Donovan

Production

Producer: Digby Cook
Producer: Paul Donovan
Producer: B.A. Gillian
Producer: Maura O'Connell
Executive Producer: J. William Ritchie
Executive Producer: P.M. Robinson

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Christopher Young

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Douglas Connell
Director of Photography: Les Krizsan

Editing

Editor: Todd C. Ramsay

Art Direction

Production Design: Emanuel Jannasch
Production Design: J.W. Walsh
Title Designer: Ernest Farino

Keywords

dystopiapost-apocalyptic futurecanuxploitation

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The last defense. The last hope. The battle for the future of the world has begun."

#2

The film had a budget of $1.8M but only grossed $1.1M, losing $742.9K at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 88 minutes (1h 28m).

#4

The film was directed by Paul Donovan.

#5

The screenplay was written by Paul Donovan.

#6

The score was composed by Christopher Young.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Douglas Connell.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0087130.

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Rating

4.5/10

Mixed

57 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

DEFCON-4

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Budget:

$1,800,000

Revenue:

$1,057,064

Production Companies:

Salter Street Films

Salter Street Films

New World Pictures

New World Pictures