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DEFCON-4 poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.8 / 100
1985·Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi·1h 28m

DEFCON-4

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

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.

Above the Line
Paul Donovan, Digby Cook, Tony Randel·DirectorPaul Donovan·WriterDouglas Connell·Director of PhotographyChristopher Young·Original Music ComposerTodd C. Ramsay·Editor
Cast
Lenore Zann·J.J.Maury Chaykin·VinnyKate Lynch·JordanKevin King·Gideon HayesJohn Walsch·WalkerTim Choate·HoweJeff Pustil·LaceyDonna King·AliceAlan MacGillivray·BoomerFlorence Paterson·Mrs. Boyd
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 3
Paul Donovan·DirectorDigby Cook·DirectorTony Randel·Co-Director
Writing· 1
Paul Donovan·Writer
Camera· 2
Douglas Connell·Director of PhotographyLes Krizsan·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Todd C. Ramsay·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Christopher Young·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
J.W. Walsh·Production DesignEmanuel Jannasch·Production DesignErnest Farino·Title Designer
Production· 7
B.A. Gillian·ProducerPaul Donovan·ProducerMaura O'Connell·ProducerJ. William Ritchie·Executive ProducerDigby Cook·ProducerP.M. Robinson·Executive ProducerBarbara Jones·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Tony Randel·Post Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
60.8
OF 100
Master Score
4.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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