The Abyss

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The Abyss ★★★ L'Oeuvre au Noir 1989 (PG-13)

Underwater sci-fi adventure about a team of oil-drilling divers pressed into service by the navy to locate and disarm an inoperative nuclear submarine. A high-tech thriller with fab footage underwater and pulsating score. 140m/C VHS, DVD . Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Todd Graff, Michael Biehn, John Bedford Lloyd, J.C. Quinn, Leo Burmester, Kidd Brewer Jr., Kimberly Scott, Adam Nelson, George Robert Kirk, Chris Elliott, Jimmie Ray Weeks; D: James Cameron; W: James Cameron; C: Mikael Salomon; M: Alan Silvestri. Oscars '89: Visual FX.

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