Search - The Abyss [Widescreen Special Edition]

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, All Movie Guide

Ed Harris - Bud Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn - Lt. Coffey
Leo Burmeister - Catfish De Vries
Todd Graff - Alan "Hippy" Carnes

1989	Best Art Direction (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Leslie Dilley
1989	Best Art Direction (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Anne Kuljian
1989	Best Cinematography (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Mikael Salomon
1989	Best Sound (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Don Bassman
1989	Best Sound (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Kevin F. Cleary
1989	Best Sound (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Richard Overton
1989	Best Sound (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Lee Orloff
1989	Best Visual Effects (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	John Bruno
1989	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Dennis Muren
1989	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Hoyt Yeatman
1989	Best Visual Effects (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Dennis Skotak
1989	Best Cinematography (nominee)	American Society of Cinematographers	Mikael Salomon

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