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  1. Copilot Answer
    Release dateAugust 9, 1989 (USA)
    Content ratingPG-13 · PG-13
    GenreAdventure · Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller
    Directed byJames Cameron
    Plot

    In January 1994, the U.S. Ohio-class submarine USS Montana has an encounter with an unidentified submerged object and sinks near the Cayman Trough. With Soviet ships moving in to try to salvage the sub and a … See more

    Cast

    Ed Harris as Virgil "Bud" Brigman, Deep Core's foreman and Lindsey's estranged husband.
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Dr. Lindsey Brigman, designer of the rig and Bud's estranged wife.… See more

    Production

    H. G. Wells was the first to introduce the notion of a sea alien in his 1897 short story "In the Abyss". The idea for The Abyss came to James Cameron when, at age 17 and in high school, he attended a science lecture abo… See more

    Reception

    The Abyss was released on August 9, 1989, in 1,533 theaters, where it grossed $9.3 million on its opening weekend and ranked #2 at the box office behind Parenthood. It went on to make $54.2 million in N… See more