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The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction, adventure, drama, and mystery film written and directed by James Cameron. Produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Van Ling, the movie stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, and Leo Burmester. Alan Silvestri composed the score, while Mikael Salomon served as director of photography. The production was handled by Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Studios, with filming taking place in California, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
The narrative is set in the Atlantic Ocean. The film has a runtime of 140 minutes and was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. It received a budget of 43,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 90,000,098. The movie was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects, winning the latter. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 208,793 votes and a TMDb vote average of 7.35 from 3,423 votes.
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Film · TMDB
7.4A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Cast
- Ed Harris as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman
- Michael Biehn as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
- Leo Burmester as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
- Todd Graff as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
- John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis
Themes
- sea
- flying saucer
- submarine
- ocean
- diving suit
- secret mission
- insanity
- nuclear missile
- u.s. navy
- alien life-form
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Cameron
- Written by
- James Cameron
- Produced by
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Starring
- Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael Biehn
- Cinematography
- Mikael Salomon
- Edited by
- Conrad Buff IV Joel Goodman Howard E. Smith
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production company
- 20th Century Fox
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- August 9, 1989 ( 1989-08-09 )
- Running time
- 140 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $43–47 million
- Box office
- $90 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a U.S. search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. Deep in the ocean, they encounter something unexpected.
The film was released on August 9, 1989, by 20th Century Fox, receiving generally positive reviews and grossed $90 million. At the 62nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Best Visual Effects.
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