Character Relationships in DEFCON-4

J.J. (played by Lenore Zann) is a protagonist in DEFCON-4. Jacelyn "J.J." Jameson is initially held captive by survivalist Vinny. She joins Howe and Vinny to search for the crashed capsule but is captured at a military fort. Sentenced to death in a kangaroo court, she is spared through negotiation, escapes with Gideon and Lacey, and survives the final nuclear detonation aboard a sailboat. Vinny (played by Maury Chaykin) appears in DEFCON-4. Vincent "Vinny" Mckinnon is a heavily armed survivalist who initially holds J.J. prisoner. He assists Howe and J.J. in using an armored tractor to reach the crash site but is captured at the fort. After being freed by Howe, he arms the camp's prisoners and survives the final nuclear explosion on a sailboat. Jordan (played by Kate Lynch) appears in DEFCON-4. Eva Jordan is an astronaut stranded on a secret space station. After the crash landing, she awakens, attempts to treat wounded Gideon, and negotiates the release of the condemned prisoners. She ultimately attempts to assassinate Gideon but is killed during the ensuing chaos. Howe (played by Tim Choate) appears in DEFCON-4. Cecil Howe is an astronaut whose spacecraft is forced to return to Earth. After crashing, he allies with Vinny and J.J., navigates a kangaroo court to save himself, frees the prisoners, and escapes with Vinny and J.J. He survives the final nuclear explosion while watching from a sailboat. Gideon Hayes (played by Kevin King) appears in DEFCON-4. Gideon Hayes runs a militarized survival fort and is J.J.'s boyfriend. He discovers a safe shelter site, orchestrates a kangaroo court sentencing the newcomers to hang, and is later shot. He attempts to flee on a sailboat but returns to the fort just before the capsule's nuclear payload detonates, killing him. Walker (played by John Walsch) appears in DEFCON-4. Walker is one of the three astronauts on the space station. Shortly after the spacecraft crash-lands on a Nova Scotia beach, he is pulled from the capsule by radiation-crazed survivors known as "terminals" and is killed. Lacey (played by Jeff Pustil) appears in DEFCON-4. Lacey is a Marine Corporal who survives a helicopter crash alongside Gideon, J.J., and Boomer. She attempts to flee the fort on a sailboat with Gideon and J.J., is thrown overboard, returns to the camp, and is killed when the capsule's nuclear silo explodes. Boomer (played by Alan MacGillivray) appears in DEFCON-4. Boomer is a Navy technician paralyzed during the helicopter crash. He uses salvaged satellite equipment to force the space station to crash. During the kangaroo court, he attempts to assassinate Gideon with a revolver but is killed in the ensuing chaos.

Character Relationship Map: DEFCON-4

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Story Analysis

A post-apocalyptic survival thriller following astronauts and survivors navigating a nuclear-ravaged world and military tyranny.

Plot Progression

  1. Orbital Desolation
  2. Descent into Chaos
  3. Fortress of Tyranny
  4. Rebellion and Ruin

Directed by Paul Donovan, Digby Cook

DEFCON-4 (1985) · 4.5/10 · action, science-fiction, thriller

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