The Abyss [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd ; written and directed by James Cameron. - Special ed. - Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2002] - 2 DVDs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. Includes both the Special Edition, with 28 minutes of additional footage, plus the original theatrical version ; widescreen format (Aspect ratio 2.35:1) for both theatrical and special versions ; commentary option for both versions (text only) ; DVD-ROM script & storyboard-to-screen comparison.

Music, Alan Silvestri ; production design, Leslie Dilley ; director of photography, Mikael Salomon ; editor, Joel Goodman. Music, Alan Silvestri ; production design, Leslie Dilley ; director of photography, Mikael Salomon ; editor, Joel Goodman.

Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn.

When a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks, the Navy commandeers the crew of a civilian deep sea oil rig to help in the rescue operation. This perilous mission becomes a wondrous odyssey into the unknown as forces from the ocean's deepest region begin to make contact with the divers.

rating: PG-15.


DVD, Dolby digital.

024543036739

2003673 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment


Nuclear submarines--United States--Drama.
Submarine disasters--Drama.
Cold War--Drama.
Deep-sea drilling ships--Drama.
Deep diving--Drama.
Ocean bottom--Drama.
Human-alien encounters--Drama.

DVD 712A