The Abyss

The Abyss

  • Director: James Cameron
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: August 9, 1989
  • Runtime: 2h 20min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Abyss - Abgrund des Todes
  • "The Abyss" is a science fiction film produced by the American 20th Century Fox Film Company, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris , Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , and Michael Bean . It was released in the United States on August 9, 1989.
    The film tells the story of a member of an American nuclear submarine who found an unknown object on the radar screen. The submarine was suddenly hit and sank in a bottomless The Abyss. The oil driller led by Bud was ordered to rescue the submarine crew. . 

    Details

    • Release date August 9, 1989
    • Filming locations Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox, Pacific Western, Lightstorm Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $70,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $54,461,047

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $9,319,797

    Gross worldwide

    $90,000,098

    Movie reviews

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    • By Sylvester 2022-04-19 09:01:42

      The concentrated display of American values ​​has influenced many works of later generations

      It tells the story of an American nuclear submarine accidentally attacked, and the government asked submarine drilling workers to help rescue potential survivors. It brings together unknown creatures, disasters (deep sea), thoughts and worries about the future direction of the real-time political situation, and even feelings, American martyr-style personal heroes And so on elements, it seems to be very neat now.

      It was definitely a masterpiece at the time. From this, it can be seen...

    • By Therese 2022-04-19 09:01:42

      [Excerpt] At the end of the film, the American-style reunion reappears, remember?

      I remember that the hero Bud was unable to return to "Cody" because he had no time to use liquid oxygen. The words he sent to his wife in characters, "Knew this was one-way ticket/knew this was a one-way ticket", "But you know I had to come/But you know I had to come", the wife who was originally clamoring for divorce cried after seeing it, calling Bud's name over and over again, "You pulled me out of the abyss, but you I walked into the abyss again." Emotions only become precious at this time...

    • By Bridgette 2022-03-23 09:01:40

      Five stars since 1989

      James Cameron, when I saw the name, I just clicked on the movie titled "The Abyss" and poured a cup of tea on the corner of the table, for fear of missing any shots because of drinking water.

      A nuclear submarine in the United States was on a mission on the seabed and suddenly found some kind of unidentified object that was extremely fast. The whole story guide ends quickly and the rhythm is tight

      Then entered the lengthy dispatch, search, accident, and inserted the emotional line...

    • By Reginald 2022-03-22 09:01:35

      There is terror and warmth in the abyss

      This sci-fi film of the 1980s has no fancy special effects and avant-garde concepts. Although there are alien tricks, the most fundamental meaning is the fear and warmth in the depths of human nature.

      terrifying abyss

      Facing the boundless darkness and the endless descent, the heart swayed first, followed by the will. The overall black tone and cool blue lighting of the film, the first-person perspective that appears from time to...

    • By Keyshawn 2022-03-22 09:01:35

      stale

      From the current point of view, the special effects and stories are still not out of date, but the expression seems outdated. The movie "Abyss" tells the story of a nuclear submarine stranded in the deep sea, a group of oil well workers assisting the military to perform tasks and encountering intelligent creatures in the deep sea. There are two flaws: 1. According to the foreshadowing of the film, the story is more like shaping the pattern of deep-sea monsters. A huge nuclear submarine has...

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    • By Elsie 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      1. The part about saving the heroine is too powerful. 2. Cameron is the only person in the world who can tell such beautiful and childish fairy tales with such a generous hand. 3. This film is really hard to play, so I played three paragraphs, one of which is dubbed in...

    • By Chadrick 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      After watching it, I realized that it was directed by Cameron, it felt really weird,...

    • By Genoveva 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      In the end, the so-called main melody should be clicked off.. It ended just right when I saw "Alien/Undersea...

    • By Roxane 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you. The front is too long, and the second half starts with a typical sci-fi lecture, but I think it's good...

    • By Germaine 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      It should be said that it was not easy to make such a film in...

    Movie plot

    When the US nuclear submarine Montana was sailing under the deep waters of the Caribbean Sea, the submarine was secretly tracking an unidentified object with extremely fast underwater speed. Just as the submarine was about to approach the unidentified object, all the equipment on the submarine suddenly failed, and the submarine was subsequently destroyed. It was caught in a powerful turbulence, but it didn’t take long for the equipment...
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    Piercing lens

    In this scene where Lindsha was reborn after drowning, her hair changed inconsistently.
    Display error: At the end of the film, when the alien city rises to the surface, it also carries some sunken ships. One of them is a cargo ship located on the side of a propeller, blown from above by the wind ( this ship is undoubtedly a model) .
    After diving into the water to fight Kofi, Bud and Linz swam back to the rig. At this time, you can see...
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    Background creation

    Before the filming started, director James Cameron got in touch with Orson Scott Card and asked him to write a book for making a movie. Card first told his agent that he was unwilling to fictionalize his work, and when he learned that the director was James Cameron, he agreed to consider it. Card received a letter of guarantee from Cameron to ensure that he could conceive the novel according to his wishes, and Card immediately signed a...
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    Evaluation action

    The reason why "Abyss" is talked about is not only because of its technological advancement and direction, but more importantly, it shows that special effects can indeed become a kind of movie vocabulary.  (Timeline Review)
    "Abyss" set a milestone for the development of movie special effects. It creates unprecedented underwater special effects. Cameron used various methods to express underwater wonders and inspired a group of...
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    Movie quotes

    • Lindsey Brigman: It says... It says, uh... "Virgil Brigman back on the air".

    • Lindsey Brigman: We should be dead. We didn't decompress.

      Alan "Hippy" Carnes: They musta done something to us.

      Lindsey Brigman: [smiling] Yeah. Yeah, I think you could say that.

    • Virgil: [after the aliens call off the tidal wave that would have wiped out humanity] You could've done it. Why didn't you?

      Aliens: [via the water screen, in Bud's typing] Knew this was one way ticket, but you know I had to come. Love you wife.