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The Abyss
When you get there, you will understand.
( Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

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

US Runtime: 140 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 09, 1989   [USA]		  
Director: James Cameron   [Director]
 
Writer: James Cameron   [Writer]
 
Producers: Gale Anne Hurd   [Producer]
Van Ling   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Mikael Salomon   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV   [Editor]
Joel Goodman   [Editor]
Steven Quale   [Editor]
Howard E. Smith   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Alan Silvestri   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Leslie Dilley   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Deborah Everton   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Howard Feuer   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: 20th Century Fox   (US)
Lightstorm Entertainment
Pacific Western   (US)
 

Plot Summary:

    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris Elliott
Bendix
J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Jr. Pierce Oliver Brewer
Lew Finler
 
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
Schoenick
Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk
Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride
J. Kenneth Campbell
DeMarco
Peter Ratray
Captain
Michael Beach
Barnes
Ken Jenkins
Gerard Kirkhill
Michael Chapman
Dr. Berg
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
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: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$43,000,000
Revenue:
$90,000,098
Camera:
Arriflex Cameras
Color Info:
Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:
DeLuxe
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track / the double-d symbol Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Super 35
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm / 70 mm
Shooting Dates:
18 Aug 1988 - Jan 1989

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