Written by James CameronDirected by James CameronRunning Time: 160 minutes (approx)Production Year: 1989Rating: 15 CertificateProduction Country: USAFilmed in ColourAfter the deep space of Aliens, director James Cameron went to the other extreme with 1989's The Abyss, setting his film in the ocean's deepest reaches. An American nuclear sub suffers a power failure and comes to rest on the lip of one of the ocean's deepest trenches. Rescue arrives in the shape of an oil rig with a submersible capable of reaching the stricken sub and, led by Bud Brigman (Ed Harris) and his estranged wife Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), they discover a flooded craft inhabited by dead men. But Lindsey and, subsequently, the rest of the crew, realise they are not alone and that something not of this world "lives" in the trenches. Before they can discern its purpose, a crazed Navy SEAL, Lt Hiram Coffey (Michael Biehn), convinced they're facing a Soviet threat, launches a nuclear bomb at the visitors and Brigman must descend deeper than any man has gone before to defuse it. Cameron's film is spectacular, from the drama of reaching the stricken sub as a hurricane brews, through the magical "encounters" generated by Oscar-winners Industrial Light and Magic, to the nail-biting finale as Coffey's actions threaten the world's safety. Harris and Mastrantonio provide the emotional core, while Biehn is satisfyingly bonkers, and Cameron racks the tension up nicely throughout the film. When is The Abyss next on TV?
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The Abyss is a Film programme that first aired in 1989 and has been rated 15. The Abyss is a 4 star programme.
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In the USA... it's next showing on Encore Action Tomorrow, 5:30pm and on Encore Love November 25th, 4:40pm. 
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