The Abyss
| The Abyss | |
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| Directed by | James Cameron |
| Written by | James Cameron |
| Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mikael Salomon |
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| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $43–47 million[nb 1] |
| Box office | $90 million[3] |
The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction adventure movie. It was written and directed by James Cameron. It was produced by Gale Anne Hurd. It was produced by Van Ling for the special edition version. The Abyss was released on August 9, 1989. The movie is about a US search and recovery team who work with a oil platform crew to race against Russian vessels to recover a sunken American submarine in the Caribbean. They discover a new and mysterious species while deep in the ocean.
The movie got positive reviews from critics. It has a 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] The movie won an Academy Award in the category of Best Visual Effects in 1990. It was also nominated in the categories of Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound.[5]
Cast
[change | change source]- Ed Harris as Virgil "Bud" Brigman
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Dr. Lindsey Brigman
- Michael Biehn as US Navy SEAL Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
- J.C. Quinn as Arliss "Sonny" Dawson
- Leo Burmester as Catfish De Vries
- Kimberly Scott as Lisa "One Night" Standing
- Todd Graff as Alan "Hippy" Carnes
- John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis
- Chris Elliott as Bendix
- Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr. as Lew Finler
- George Robert Klek as Wilhite
- Christopher Murphy as Schoenick
- Adam Nelson as Ensign Monk
- Richard Warlock as Dwight Perry
- Jimmie Ray Weeks as Leland McBride
- J. Kenneth Campbell as DeMarco
- William Wisher, Jr. as Bill Taylor
- Ken Jenkins as Gerard Kirkhill
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 20th Century Fox put the official budget of The Abyss (1989) at $43 million; however, other estimates place the true cost in the $45–47 million range, while box office revenue tracker website The Numbers estimated it cost $70 million.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "The Abyss". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ↑ "THE ABYSS (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 1989-10-17. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "The Abyss (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
- ↑ "The Abyss". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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