Def-Con 4 (1985) September 15, 2020

[DR Herbert West]

three astronauts, tim choate (the first time, ghost story), kate lynch (meatballs), john walsch (body parts), in a secret spaceship lose all contact with the ground and observe what appears to be a nuclear exchange between the usa and russia, basically a ww iii. Two months later, the spacecraft’s guidance system is mysteriously reprogrammed, forcing the crew’s return to a vastly changed earth. The spacecraft lands considerably off-course, on a beach in eastern nova scotia, canada and they encounter “terminals” – humans crazed by disease. In the middle of the night, howe ventures out in search of help and a way to escape. He soon encounters vinny (maury chaykin - twins, war games, highpoint), a survivalist who has fortified his house with barbed wire and booby-traps. Vinny effectively saves him from the “terminals”, and makes him his prisoner. Eventually, vinny, fellow survivor j.j. (lenore zann - visiting hours, happy birthday to me, american nightmare, murder by phone), and howe are captured, and taken in chains to a makeshift fortress built out of junk. In order to survive, the crew must escape to the radiation-free zones while avoiding the cannibal “terminals” and a sadistic military-school student- turned-despotic ruler. And will any of them be able to escape before a malfunctioning nuclear warhead explodes in sixty hours? Hang on tight, def-con 4 is a sci-fi survival thriller that will leave you breathless.

Special features:
-brand new hd master
-new interview with composer chris young
-newly commissioned art
-limited edition slipcase
-theatrical trailer
-optional english subtitles