The Abyss

The Abyss
Directed byJames Cameron
Written byJames Cameron
Produced byGale Anne Hurd
Starring
CinematographyMikael Salomon
Edited by
  • Conrad Buff IV
  • Joel Goodman
  • Howard E. Smith
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
20th Century Fox
Tech Noir Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 9, 1989 (1989-08-09)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$43–47 million
Box office$90 million

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. 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.

Cast

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. 1 2 "The Abyss". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "THE ABYSS (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 1989-10-17. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. ↑ "The Abyss (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03.
  4. ↑ "The Abyss". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  5. ↑ "The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners". Academy Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-11.

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