The Abyss

The Abyss

9:00pm - Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022

Join us at the Rio Theatre as we tip our hat to one of the blockbusteriest filmmakers of all-time e-ver with a prime-time, big screen viewing of one of his best - the rarely seen cult-favourite 1989 underwater sci-fi thriller, THE ABYSS.

Upon its release, the film was hailed for its technical merit marrying strong visual effects and incredible underwater photography. Considering that the film is as much a romantic love story as it is a nail-biting action thriller, one could consider it something of a precursor to that other water-themed movie he would later triumph with in 1999. (TITANIC. We know you knew that.)

Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio star as formerly married petroleum engineers who still have some issues to work out. They are drafted to assist a gung-ho Navy SEAL (Michael Biehn) with a top-secret recovery operation: a nuclear sub has been ambushed and sunk in the Caribbean, under mysterious circumstances, and in some of the deepest waters on Earth. A US search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. But somewhere, deep in the ocean, they encounter something... Unexpected.

"Colossally ambitious, this logistically boggling and technically brilliant film from writer-director James Cameron is a visual tour de force, featuring overall, the greatest underwater sequences ever seen on film." (The Hollywood Reporter)

"Anyone looking for a discouraging word about this stupendously exciting and emotionally engulfing film should read no further. The Abyss confirms James Cameron as a world-class filmmaker." (Rolling Stone Magazine)

"The utterly gorgeous special effects frequently overshadow the fact that 'The Abyss' is also a totally gripping, claustrophobic thriller, complete with an interesting crew of characters." (Rotten Tomatoes)

Tuesday, August 16 - Special Presentation! One Night Only
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE ABYSS (James Cameron, 1989 / 14A / 140 mins) A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

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