The Abyss(Movie, 1989)

Name: The Abyss
Genre: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1989
Duration: T02:19:00
Rating: 3.7

| 2h 19min | Genres: Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 1,318 votes)

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 US 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, receiving generally positive reviews and grossed $90 million. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Abyss

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound nominated for: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

About The Abyss

A 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.

Trailer for The Abyss + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

4K Remastered Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:59)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: California, North Carolina, South Carolina

Plays in: Atlantic Ocean

Made by: Lightstorm Entertainment, Pacific Western, 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 30 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 09/29/1989 (World premiere: 08/09/1989)

Cast: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, J. C. Quinn, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock, J. Kenneth Campbell, Ken Jenkins, Chris Elliott, Michael Beach, Frank Lloyd, William Wisher, Michael Chapman, Brad Sullivan, John Bedford Lloyd, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Kimberly Scott

Director: James Cameron

Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Van Ling

Screenwriter: James Cameron

Film Editor: Conrad Buff IV, Howard E. Smith

Director of Photography: Mikael Salomon

Composer: Alan Silvestri

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El abismo"

"המצולות"

"심연"

"심연(어비스)"

"Afgrond"

"Głębia"

"Otchłań"

"Işığın Bittiği Yer"

"The Abyss (Special Edition)"

Keywords: submarine, alien life-form, diving suit, underwater, nuclear missile, thalassophobia, message, insanity, u.s. navy, sea, warning, trapped underwater, ocean, ufo, flying saucer, secret mission, scuba diving

Budget: 70,000,000 USD

Revenue: 90,000,098 USD (= 129%)

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The Abyss(Movie, 1989)

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Awards & Nominations for The Abyss

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Trailer for The Abyss + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

4K Remastered Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:59)

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