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DEFCON-4

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
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DEFCON-4 (1985)
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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 ... Read allTwo 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... Read allTwo 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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Directors
      • Paul Donovan
      • Digby Cook
      • Tony Randel(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Paul Donovan
    • Stars
      • Lenore Zann
      • Maury Chaykin
      • Kate Lynch
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Paul Donovan
      • Digby Cook
      • Tony Randel(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Paul Donovan
    • Stars
      • Lenore Zann
      • Maury Chaykin
      • Kate Lynch
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    • 62User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews

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    Trailer 1:40
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    Kate Lynch in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Tim Choate in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    John Walsch in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Maury Chaykin in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Jeff Pustil in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Kevin King in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Lenore Zann in DEFCON-4 (1985)
    Alan MacGillivray in DEFCON-4 (1985)

    Top cast

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    Lenore Zann
    Lenore Zann
    • J.J.
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Vinny
    Kate Lynch
    Kate Lynch
    • Jordan
    Kevin King
    • Gideon Hayes
    John Walsch
    • Walker
    Tim Choate
    Tim Choate
    • Howe
    Jeff Pustil
    • Lacey
    Donna King
    • Alice
    Alan MacGillivray
    • Boomer
    • (as Allan MacGillivray)
    Florence Paterson
    • Mrs. Boyd
    Karen Kennedy
    • WWN Newscaster
    • (as Karen Kenedy)
    Ken Ryan
    • Newscaster
    Geoff Harrington
    • Vicious Trooper
    Al Foster
    • Oldster
    Hugh Orr
    • Squad Leader
    Bruce Piercy
    • Squad Leader…
    Peter Falconer
    • Boat Guard…
    John Allen
    • Trooper
    • Directors
      • Paul Donovan
      • Digby Cook
      • Tony Randel(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Paul Donovan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The U.S. military Defense Condition (DEFCON) system actually counts down from five (normal peacetime operations) down to DEFCON 1 (maximum readiness for nuclear war), despite the film's title implying DEFCON 4 was reached during a full-scale nuclear war. DEFCON 4 is actually only being slightly more prepared for war than a standard peacetime defense condition. The highest confirmed DEFCON was DEFCON 2, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
    • Goofs
      The coordinates for the uncontaminated survival station, 62.17.20N 19.02.40E, are actually in the Gulf Of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland and there is no land mass there.
    • Quotes

      Vinny: What kind of areolas does she have? Pink, brown, or red?

    • Crazy credits
      [Epilogue title over last scene} The final victory has been won. Mankind can now rest in peace.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      When Johnny Comes Marching Home
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Louis Lambert (as Patrick Gilmore)

      Traditional melody

      Performed by Lenore Zann and Florence Paterson

    User reviews62

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Starts out promising...
    The first half hour of this flick is so intense and well-done that you can't help but feel letdown when it quickly degenerates into Z-grade, Mad Max post apocalyptic nonsense. And it just continues to get worse and worse until the rather abrupt ending.

    Three astronauts orbiting Earth watch helplessly as World War III erupts. After making an emergency crash landing, one of the astronauts in rendered unconscious while another is dragged from the ship and eaten by savages. Howe, our hero, escapes and finds that Earth has become a wasteland inhabited by post apocalyptic cretins ruled over by a snot nosed rich kid named Gideon.

    If the film had maintained the tension and drama of the first half hour, this movie would have been a classic. But as it stands, it's just another Mad Max wannabe. Skip it.
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    • Oct 25, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Def-Con 4 - Das letzte Kommando
    • Filming locations
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • New World Pictures
      • Salter Street Films International
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$1,750,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,057,064
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $210,904
      • Mar 17, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,057,064
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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