James Cameron’s THE ABYSS: SPECIAL EDITION Returning To Theaters For One Night On Wednesday, December 6

One of the greatest sci-films from the late 80’s is returning to cinemas!

On Wednesday, December 6, 20th Century Studios will present Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Cameron’s “The Abyss: Special Edition” in theaters for a special one-night-only event. Fans will be able to experience Cameron’s thrilling underwater sci-fi adventure for the first time in stunning, remastered 4K. Tickets go on sale beginning November 20 and can be purchased at Fandango or wherever tickets are sold.

James Cameron says, “If you haven’t seen the film before, this is the way to experience it, and if you have, it will be like the first time all over again. So, get out to the theaters and enjoy.”

In this underwater sci-fi adventure written and directed by James Cameron, a nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited to join a team of Navy SEALs on a search and rescue effort. The group soon finds themselves on a spectacular life-and-death odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, where they find a mysterious force that could either change the world — or destroy it. “The Abyss” stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn.

Among it’s many achievements, The Abyss won the 1990 Oscar for Best Visual Effects (John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, and Dennis Skotak). It was also nominated for Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian), Best Cinematography (Mikael Salomon) and Best Sound (Don J. Bassman, Kevin F. Cleary, Richard Overton and Lee Orloff).

The magnificent score was written by Alan Silvestri.

Read author Rebecca Keegan’s fascinating book on the filmmaker, The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron. “He builds an immense underwater set for The Abyss in the massive containment vessel of an abandoned nuclear power plant—where he pushes his scuba-breathing cast to and sometimes past their physical and emotional breaking points (including a white rat that Cameron saved from drowning by performing CPR).”