The Abyss

The Abyss is an award-winning science fiction film from 1989, written and directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. There is a cinema version (140 minutes) and a Director's Cut version (171 minutes).

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Underwater scenes were filmed in the containment building of an unfinished nuclear reactor in Gaffney, South Carolina. It took 26.5 million litres (seven million gallons) of water to fill the tank to a depth of 13 metres (40 feet), making it the largest underwater set ever. The depth and length of time spent underwater meant that the cast and crew had to go through decompression.

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There is a novelization written by Orson Scott Card.

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Science fiction film: Science fiction has been a film genre since the earliest days of cinema. Science fiction films have explored a great range of subjects and themes, including many that can not be readily presented in other genre. Science fiction films have been used to explore sensitive social and political issues, ...

1989: 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world population growth in absolute numbers is believed to have been the highest ever around this time. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldpop.html...

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