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The Abyss
is a 1989
American
science fiction
adventure
movie. It was
directed
by
James Cameron
. It was
produced
by
Gale Anne Hurd
. It was produced by
Van Ling
for the special edition version.
The Abyss
was released on August 9, 1989. The movie is about a US search and recovery team who work with a
oil platform
crew to race against Russian vessels to recover a sunken American submarine in the Caribbean. They discover a new and mysterious species while deep in the ocean.
The movie got positive
reviews
from
critics
. It has a 89% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
.
[3]
The movie won an
Academy Award
in the category of
Best Visual Effects
in 1990. It was also nominated in the categories of
Best Art Direction/Set Decoration
,
Best Cinematography
, and
Best Sound
.
[4]
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