Media1989

James Cameron's 'The Abyss' released

When: 9 Aug 1989
Sources: 1 public source

James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd, producer of The Abyss, in 1986 Towpilot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

20th Century Fox released James Cameron's The Abyss, in which oil-rig divers helping the U.S. Navy reach a lost nuclear submarine encounter a non-human intelligence living deep in the ocean, an early big-screen take on underwater unidentified craft.

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OtherThe Abyss (1989) (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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