The Abyss

The Abyss is a 1989 science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. The original musical score was composed by Alan Silvestri. It was released on August 9, 1989 in North America. Underwater scenes were filmed in the containment building of Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, an unfinished nuclear power plant on Owensby Road, near Gaffney, South Carolina, in the United State... More

Initial release date:

  • Aug 9, 1989

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 26 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Abyss

Film

Directed by

James Cameron

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist and editor. His writing and directing work includes Piranha II: The Spawning (1981), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment...

Tagline:

  • There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's...
  • Deep below the blue surface, there lies a place no one has ever dreamed of.....
  • There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss.
  • A place on earth more awesome than anywhere in space.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1989
  • Nov 7, 2000
  • Aug 9, 1989
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Runtime:

Runtime Film cut
  • 2 h 26 min
  • 2 h 51 min
  • 2 h 25 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 69,500,000

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award
  • 1989

Academy Award for Visual Effects Winners

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,590
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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