What is The Abyss?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = The Abyss | image = | caption = | director = [[James Cameron]] | producer = [[Gale Anne Hurd]]<br>[[Van Ling]] (special edition) | writer = James Cameron | starring = [[Ed Harris]]<br>[[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]]<br>[[Michael Biehn]] | music = [[Alan Silvestri]] | cinematography = [[Mikael Salomon]] | editing = [[Conrad Buff]]<br>Joel Goodman | distributor = [[20th Century Fox]] | studio = [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] (special edition) | released = August 9, 1989 | runtime = 140 minutes<br>170 minutes (special edition) | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = [[United States dollar|$]]70 [[million]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Abyss-The#tab=summary|accessdate=2015-03-11|title=The Abyss - Box Office Data|publisher=The Numbers}}</ref> | gross = $90,000,098<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=abyss.htm|accessdate=2015-03-11|title=The Abyss|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> }} '''''The Abyss''''' is a 1989 [[United States|American]] [[Science fiction movie|science fiction]] [[Adventure movie|adventure]] movie. It was [[movie director|directed]] by [[James Cameron]]. It was [[movie producer|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 [[review]]s from [[critic]]s. It has a 89% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abyss/|accessdate=2015-03-11|title=The Abyss|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The movie won an [[Academy Award]] in the category of [[Academy Award for Best Visu