UPC: |
024543-000082 (DVD) |
Region Coding: |
Region 1 |
Production Year: |
1989 |
Rating: |
PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned) Language and Some Scenes of Action |
Running Time: |
171 min. |
DVD Release: |
3/21/2000 |
Case Type: |
Keep Case |
Video Formats: |
Widescreen 2.35:1 |
Disc Formats: |
Single Sided, Dual Layered |
SRP: |
$34.95 |
In this thrilling, underwater action adventure from writer-director James Cameron (Titanic; Terminator 2: Judgement Day; Aliens), a civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (ED HARRIS) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO and MICHAEL BIEHN co-star. |
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Genres |
Science Fiction Action Adventure
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Studios |
Twentieth Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment Pacific Western Productions Media Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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Features |
Scene Access Feature Trailers Bonus Trailers Featurettes Audio Commentary Deleted Scenes Gallery Production Notes DVD-ROM Content Interactive Games Multi-angle THX Certified Closed Captioned |
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Subtitles |
Commentary English Spanish |
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Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital Dolby Surround English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Easter Eggs |
There are various trailers hidden on disc 2. You can find them as follows:
Personnel Lockers:
Keep going up until you get to the last page of items. Put your cursor on the Building "Deepcore" and push RIGHT. Select the highlighted item to see the Aliens trailer.
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Imaging Station:
Go to the VCR Tape labeled "Pseudopod Multi Angle". Push LEFT and you should go to an item on the far left of the screen. Select this to see another Aliens trailer.
Select the clipboard in the lower right of the screen, then go DOWN. Your cursor will move to an item on the wall at the top of the screen and you will see some text on the monitor that references Strange Days. Select this item and you will go to a Strange Days trailer.
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The Abyss In-Depth:
Keep pressing UP until you get to the The Wave item and push UP one more time. There is a Harrier in the sky that you can select and it takes you to a True Lies trailer.
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Trailers:
When your cursor is on the Reviews Trailer poster, push UP and you will get to an Aliens item that shows a trailer.
From the Main Trailer poster, push DOWN and you will get to a True Lies item that shows a trailer.
From the True Lies item push RIGHT and you will get to a Strange Days trailer
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Documentaries:
Highlight "Under Pressure: The Making of The Abyss." Press LEFT to highlight the chapter list. Scroll DOWN until you reach chapter 18. An alien face hugger appears on a pipe at top of screen, press LEFT to highlight face hugger for another Aliens trailer.
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Main Menu: Audio Options:
Go up from Return to Sub Bay to highlight the alien face hugger on top of the speaker. Press enter for an aliens Trailer.
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Main Menu: Subtitle Options:
Go left to highlight the face hugger hiding behind table for another Aliens trailer.
All in all there are 6 Aliens trailers, 2 True Lies trailers, and 2 Strange Days trailers. |
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Cast |
Ed Harris as Bud Brigman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman Michael Biehn as Lt. Coffey Leo Burmester as Catfish De Vries Todd Graff as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis J. C. Quinn as 'Sonny' Dawson Kimberly Scott as Lisa 'One Night' Standing Capt. Kidd Brewer, Jr. as Lew Finler George Robert Klek as Wilhite Christopher Murphy as Schoenick Adam Nelson as Ensign Monk Richard Warlock as Dwight Perry Jimmie Ray Weeks as Leland McBride J. Kenneth Campbell as DeMarco Ken Jenkins as Gerard Kirkhill Chris Elliott as Bendix Peter Ratray as Captain Michael Beach as Barnes Brad Sullivan as Executive Frank Lloyd as Navigator
Crew Members Phillip Darlington Joseph Nemec III
Joe Farago as Anchorman William Wisher as Bill Tyler Marcus Mukai as Anchorman #2 Wendy Gordon as Anchorwoman Paula Cross as Young Woman Thomas Duffy as Construction Worker Chris Anastasio as Truck Driver Emily Yancy as Woman Reporter Michael Chapman as Dr. Berg Tom Isbell as Wave Reporter Super Sea Rover as Big Geek Mini Rover Mk II as Little Geek Mike Cameron as Sailor/Fire Extinguisher (uncredited) Robert Searle as Tommy Ray Dietz (uncredited) |
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Crew |
Direction: James Cameron: Director Writing: James Cameron: Writer Production: Gale Anne Hurd: Producer Special Edition Restoration Van Ling: Producer Cinematography: Mikael Salomon: Director of Photography Film Editing: Joel Goodman: Film Editor Special Edition Restoration Steven Quale: Film Editor Music: Alan Silvestri: Composer Sound: Blake Leyh: Sound Designer Lee Orloff: Production Sound Mixer Dody Dorn: Supervising Sound Editor John Hoeren: Sound Editor Peter Michael Sullivan: Sound Editor Michael Dressel: Sound Editor Stuart Copley: Sound Editor Sarah Rothenberg: Sound Editor Don Bassman: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Kevin F. Cleary: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Richard Overton: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Kevin Carpenter: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Special Edition Restoration Dody Dorn: Sound Terry Rodman: Sound Editor Cybele O'Brien: Sound Editor Valerie Davidson: Sound Editor Allison Fisher: Sound Editor Hector Gika: Sound Editor Linda Whittlesey: Sound Editor Michael Minkler: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Bob Beemer: Sound Re-Recording Mixer Art: Leslie Dilley: Production Designer Deborah Everton: Costume Designer John Bruno: Visual Effects Hoyt Yeatman: Visual Effects Dennis Muren: Visual Effects Peter Childs: Art Director Russell Christian: Art Director Joseph Nemec III: Art Director Deena Appel: Costume Designer Kathryn Miles Kelly: Make-up Artist Joe Unsinn: Visual Effects David Amborn: Visual Effects James Fredburg: Visual Effects David Kirk: Visual Effects Richard Lopez: Visual Effects Jeff Machit: Visual Effects Robert Olmstead: Visual Effects Alan Rifkin: Visual Effects Mark Yuricich: Visual Effects Richard Zarro: Visual Effects Steve Johnson's X.F.X. Steve Johnson: Visual Effects
Fantasy II Film Effects Gene Warren Jr.: Visual Effects
Special Edition Restoration Dennis Muren: Visual Effects
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