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The Abyss (1989) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 92,522 users
Metascore: 62/100
Reviews: 353 user | 92 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com A civilian diving team are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. Director:James CameronWriter:James Cameron |
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Cast
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| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | ||
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| Leo Burmester | ... | ||
| Todd Graff | ... | ||
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J.C. Quinn | ... | |
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Captain Kidd Brewer Jr. | ... |
Lew Finler
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George Robert Klek | ... | |
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Dick Warlock | ... |
Dwight Perry
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
An American nuclear submarine encounters an alien species, which coincidentally causes massive electrical and hydraulic malfunctions, causing the sub to crash into an underwater cliff and sink. The navy asks the workers of a nearby underwater oil rig who are joined by a number of navy SEALS to locate and investigate the cause of the crash. As the crew embark on their mission, they encounter a number of difficulties and discover that they may not be alone. There is something else down there. Written by Anonymous
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There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language and some scenes of action | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 August 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$69,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$54,222,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Pacific Western, Lightstorm Entertainment See more »
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2.35 : 1
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USS Montana Captain: Sixty knots? No way, Barnes. The Reds don't have anything that fast.
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(uncredited)
From The Seventh Sign
Music composed and performed by Jack Nitzsche
Courtesy of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.
Published by TSP Music, Inc. administered by EMI Music, Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
One of the first films to make proper use of CGI technology. The animated water effects would be put to use in James Cameron's next film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, to create the liquid Terminator, the T-1000. See more »Goofs
Even if the wind force on the Benthic Explorer is enough to drag the massive rig along the seabed, it could never be enough to accelerate it from rest to at least 1 mph in less than a second when transmitted over an umbilical cord at least 2,000 feet long. No matter how strong the cord is, over that length it would have to stretch to some extent and this would limit the acceleration. See more »Quotes
[first lines]USS Montana Captain: Sixty knots? No way, Barnes. The Reds don't have anything that fast.
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Crazy Credits
In the cast list, Super Seal Rover is credited as Big Geek and Mini Rover Mk II is credited as Little Geek. These are the actual models used for the unmanned submarines. See more »Soundtracks
"The Walk To The Gas Chamber"(uncredited)
From The Seventh Sign
Music composed and performed by Jack Nitzsche
Courtesy of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.
Published by TSP Music, Inc. administered by EMI Music, Inc.
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Towards the end of the Cold War the USS Montana, a nuclear submarine runs straight into an underwater cliff after an encounter with what they believe was a new beyond state-of-the-art Russian submersible. The Navy dispatches a SEAL team (lead by Michael Biehn) to record and survey the situation and to find some answers. The commission a nearby (or is it hijack?) deep sea oil drilling platform run by the estranged Brigman's, Bud and Linsey (Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). During their mission things aren't quite as they seem as they discover that they are not alone deep in "The Abyss". On the verge of war topside and below with themselves the SEAL and workers struggle to come to terms with an unbelievable situation that could lead them to a nuclear confrontation.
"The Abyss" is a richly constructed story that puts well thought up and executed characters into a situation that looks to be a schmaltzy, love story set under the sea. The aliens or NTI's pretty much take a backseat to the human element and our old conflicting ways, these NTI's are non-violent and they want to teach us the error of our ways and they mean business (especially in the Special Edition cut). The whole cast does a wonderful job and most of the leads give Oscar-caliber performances. Harris and Mastrantonio do it so well you think their actually married. James Cameron establishes his love for the ocean in "The Abyss" will fully succeeds on all the technical levels. The production design is amazing with the full-size Deep Core set that was submerged at the bottom of an unused nuclear reactor building. Cameron shows his affinity for technology as the "pseudo pod "soon championed in the new wave of computer generated imagery. Highly recommended.