The Abyss [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd ; written and directed by James Cameron.
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FilmPublisher number: 2003673 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2002]Edition: Special edDescription: 2 DVDs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles: - Abyss (Motion picture : 1989)
- DVD 712A
- Music, Alan Silvestri ; production design, Leslie Dilley ; director of photography, Mikael Salomon ; editor, Joel Goodman.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library DVD collection | DVD 712A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100585158 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The crew of an experimental, high-tech submersible is called into action to investigate a mysterious nuclear submarine crash. A series of strange encounters leads the crew to suspect the accident was caused by an extraterrestrial craft, and that they may be participating in an encounter with an alien species. However, in order to make contact, they must not only brave the abyss, an exceedingly deep underwater canyon, but also deal with the violent actions of one of their own crew members, an increasingly paranoid Navy SEAL officer. Approved by director James Cameron, The Abyss: Special Edition is an extended director's cut of the 1989 underwater science fiction epic, reinstating nearly a half hour of footage removed from the original release under studio pressure. Much of the restored footage places the film's events in a grander political context, as the crew's mission becomes a factor in the dangerous escalation of nuclear tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The largest change involves the film's ending, which provides further information on the aliens' mission on Earth, bringing the film to closer to Cameron's intention: a modern remake of Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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.
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.