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The Abyss is a 1989 science fiction film about a group of divers that encounter alien beings during a deep sea dive over the Cayman Trough. The film follows a group of oil platform workers and Navy SEAL divers as they attempt to recover a submarine armed with nuclear weapons that has sunk near the trench. Most of the filming took place in a specially modified building at an unfinished nuclear power plant that was, in the end, the largest underwater set ever used. Though the movie initially received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences, it has since developed a strong cult following. The visual effects are now widely considered to be groundbreaking, and have been credited as the inspiration for such later films as Terminator 2. The Abyss was nominated for four Academy Awards in 1990, winning the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
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- Director: James Cameron
- Producers: Anne Hurd and Van Ling
- Written by: James Cameron
- Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, and J.C. Quinn
- Released: August 9, 1989
- Run Time: 146 min. & 171 min. for Special Edition
- Budget: $41 million
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
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And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
@KelseyChurchill | November 10, 2009 07:53 PM -
The term 'the deep' (Bible as Poetry) or 'Abyss' in Rev 10:7 and 17:8 comes from Gen1:2, where it's the state of the earth before creation.
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@SeamusTheBand | November 10, 2009 07:43 PM -
Quivering unpainted lips with a mind a soul filling the abyss.
@amongststars | November 10, 2009 07:38 PM
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Sailing into the Abyss: A True Story of Extreme Heroism on the High Seas--winner of the 2006 US Maritime Literature Award - $15.95
In the spirit of The Perfect Storm and Shadow Divers, Sailing into the Abyss presents a minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Merchant Marine vessel the SS Badger State, a cargo ship loaded with bombs being sent to support US troop...
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The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss - $60.00
On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters—the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has b...
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Ghosts of the Abyss - $14.99
Walt Disney Pictures and James Cameron, the Academy Award(R)-winning director of TITANIC (1997), present the groundbreaking cinematic achievement GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS. Joined by his personal friend Bill Paxton (TITANIC) and a team of the wor...
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The Abyss (Special Edition) - $14.98
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confro...
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View All The Abyss Questions (4) | Ask a QuestionThe Abyss Special Edition $9.99 - Black cover, $24.99 White cover, what's the difference? (1 Answer)"By the descrption on various websites it seemed like the white cover version and the dark cover versions are the same DVD, just with different release dates. So I bought ... read moreIs Avatar going to be like "The Abyss?" All "cool" and "groundbreaking" without even one single thing happening? (2 Answers)I guess you haven't seen the 15 minute preview, nor the trailer. The movie is going to be filled with action scenes, that will make your brain hurt when seen ... read more
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