The Abyss: Special Edition
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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.

Genres
Science Fiction
Action
Adventure

Studios
Twentieth Century Fox
Lightstorm Entertainment
Pacific Western Productions
Media Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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
Subtitles
Commentary
English
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
English Dolby Digital 5.1
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.
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)
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