Def-Con 4
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| Def-Con 4 | |
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| Directed by | Paul Donovan |
| Produced by | Michael Donovan Paul Donovan Maura O'Connell |
| Written by | Paul Donovan |
| Starring | Lenore Zann Maury Chaykin Kate Lynch Kevin King John Walsch Tim Choate Jeff Pustil Donna King |
| Music by | Chris Young |
| Cinematography | Douglas Connell Les Krizsan |
| Editing by | Todd C. Ramsay |
| Release date(s) | 1985-03-15 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
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| Language | English |
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For other uses, see Defcon (disambiguation).
Def-Con 4 is a 1985 post-apocalyptic film, portraying three astronauts who survive World War III aboard a space station. Eventually they must return to Earth and try to survive there.
Ironically, despite this film being about the aftermath of a nuclear war, 'Def-Con 4' actually means "Defense Condition: Normal, with increased intelligence and strengthened security measures", and is only one step above "Peacetime readiness". Def-Con 2 or Def-Con 1 would deal with potential or actual nuclear exchanges.
The art on the DVD dust jacket appears to be based very closely on a painting by Angus McKie used in SpaceWreck: Ghost Ships and Derelicts of Space, a volume in Stewart Cowley's Terran Trade Authority series.

