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    The Abyss
    There's Everything You've Ever Known About Adventure, And Then There's The Abyss.
    ( Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

    The Abyss Poster

    MPAA Rating:
    PG-13
    [language and some scenes of action]

    US Runtime: 146 min

    Premiere Date:
    09 Aug 1989   [USA]    		  
    Production Companys: 20th Century Fox
    Lightstorm Entertainment
    Pacific Western
     
     
    Special Effects:
    Dream Quest Images
    Fantasy II Film Effects ..... spire rising sequence
    Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) ..... additional wave composites: special edition
    Stetson Visual Services Inc. ..... special effects: Los Angeles surface unit
    Steve Johnson’s XFX Inc. ..... NTI beings
    The Design Setters Corporation ..... additional model construction
    XFX Images
     
    Filming Locations:
    • 1st Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
    • Earl Owensby Studios - 1 Motion Picture Boulevard, Shelby, North Carolina, USA   [studio]
    • Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
    • Harbor Star Stage, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA   [studio]
    • Imperial County, California, USA
    Tech Info:

    • Camera: Arriflex Cameras
    • Budget: $69,500,000 (USA)
    • Color Info: Color (DeLuxe)
    • Cinematographic Process: Super 35
    • Laboratory: DeLuxe
    • Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track / the double-d symbol Dolby SR
    • Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
    • Film Negative Format: 35 mm
    • Printed Film Format: 35 mm / 70 mm
    • Shooting Dates: 18 Aug 1988 - Jan 1989

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