How The Abyss Almost Killed James Cameron
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- Опубліковано 2 лис 2023
- As fans, we love to see an auteur director like James Cameron stop at nothing to achieve their vision. We want to see movies like Terminator, Titanic, and Aliens realized to their fullest potential. But even James Cameron can take his vision a step too far and almost end his directing career before it got off the ground. The Abyss was not only a massive undertaking by James Cameron, it almost cost him his life. But how exactly did The Abyss almost kill James Cameron? And how did The Abyss make it to the end of production?
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Ed Harris almost drowned on this film too and has admitted it caused him to break down while driving off set and he had to pull over and cry to let out the stress...this movie was intense
Yeah
@@thegreatacolyt1277thank you for your insight.
Exactly. The title should be "How James Cameron almost killed his actors"
Ed Harris’ near-drowning is actually more serious, because Cameron had more agency in being able to resurface - Ed Harris was totally reliant on safety divers (ultimately Al Giddings) .. unlike Cameron, Ed Harris had no ability to surface on his own during his incident
This movie is actually a really immersive and excellent movie. Such an underrated feature in the sci-fi genre. Also still one of my favorite performances of Ed Harris career. Michael Biehn was amazing too
Yeah I agree I love how immersive this film is the only other scifi film that immersed me like this is district 9
Yes
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Imagine multiple people almost dying to make your movie- including yourself- and the movie ends up being "underrated"
@@Ms12369 damn
There was more to what happened to Cameron than that. The radio guy responsible for keeping comms open with the divers made a mistake and Cameron couldn't communicate his problem, only making his panic to get to the surface more serious.
On top of that, the pool was fresh water and within the first weeks of the shoot began to sprout algae blooms that murked the water. So they used a chlorine solution to clear it up, but the mix was too strong and several people dealt with burns and irriations during the shoot.
I LOVE this movie. It's absolutely bad-ass and so cool in every way. I actually prefer the extended edition, I think it's paints a more complete picture. Plus you get more giant waves lol.
The scene with Ed Harris reviving Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is so incredibly intense and heartwrought. Really gets to me every time.
I remember watching this movie before I was married…..I loved Harris’s character and his proclamation of love for his wife and not giving up
No. This film almost killed Ed Harris. HE almost killed James Cameron.
This movie is quite a spectacle; I wish Cameron waited for CGI to progress before he almost killed everyone for the spectacle, though.
He still would have done practical effects regardless. When he did Titanic he used the same methods of flooding sets etc to get what he wanted.
We need a 4K Blu-ray release of The Abyss, with both the theatrical and the extended directors cut, I own both versions but they're only on DVD in low res 480p, this movie has been on my all time favorite sci-fi's ever since I first saw a copy of it on VHS in the early 90's at my local video store, the cover just intrigued me and when I first watched The Abyss it blew me away, is such a cinematic masterpiece.
It's supposed to be on the way. There was a release date earlier this year that was pushed.
@@Lamont580 Oh really, that's good to know, I've been really hoping for a HD or a Ultra HD release for over 15 years, as it's been almost 20 years since I last watched The Abyss, because I only have a low res DVD 480p and the transfer doesn't look the best, which the picture looks really washed out on DVD, I want to rewatch it on the best current 4K Blu-ray formats, finger's crossed James Cameron releases it very soon for movie collector's, with a new pristine picture transfer and a ton of special features.
I love this movie. It is such an intense thriller that you can see it multiple times and still be on the edge of your seat. The resuscitation scene is agonizing in the best way. However, this movie also drives me nuts. I love it. I love it so much. But the ending is terrible. It’s so unsatisfying and odd and just bad that I have spent years. Possible plural decades trying to figure out how to end it better and I cannot figure it out.
A mad genius. Thats why he's got the two highest grossing films in history.
They said Avatar Way of Water wouldn't succeed despite years gap between the first and 2nd film.
He's still the only director who has used 3D, CGI to its best ability. Only Gravity comes close
The Abyss special edition is one of my personal favorite scifi movies of all time its one of james camerons best movies ever in my opinion
His name is James Cameon,
The bravest pi-o-neer.
How do you select what video you make next? I enjoy them greatly. I just wonder because the topics vary wildly from one to next. I dig it. Thank you.
From multiple accounts, James Cameron was quite the asshole and dictator on set in the first half of his career. I forget in which movie this happened, but cast and crew came up with a name for his darker side, Mij (Jim backwards). And there was a t-shirt that cast and crew wore that said “You can't scare me-I work for James Cameron” during the shoot for another movie. I hope he's mellowed nowadays.
I still have a strong love for this film, and I am looking forward to getting it on 4K/ Blu-ray physical media.
We need to talk about film budgets today. The Abyss had a budget between $40-75 million.
How do these CGI monstrosities get up to $200-300 million today?
Inflation is why. $40 - $75 million in 1989 is worth between $100M - $200M today. Abyss was a very high-budget movie for its time. For that matter, the official most expensive films of the 80s - Roger Rabbit and Rambo III - both cost around $60M. So if the higher estimates of Abyss's budget are actually true, it would be the most expensive film of the decade.
I wish there was a streaming service that had this movie in Canada 😭
James also worked in Galaxy of Terror another roger corman film that would have Cameron use same style and tech unique later on a little film called Aliens
Interestingly enough, Ed Harris almost drowned numerous times during the shoot. Turns out he has gills! Come on, people. Great movie and video🍟
Bro this actually happened. A Russian sub went down and there was a race to find it. The US found it first and set up an operation to raise it. Look it up!
What movie was the rise for indie film
It’s got some really good underwater scenes but it was the alien 💩 that ruined it for me, imo.
I liked this movie!
I admit, I sniffed at The Terminater and Aliens when they came out. When folks "converted" me, I was eager to watch The Abyss in its theatrical run. Twice. It's hard to comprehend how impactful the production value of this action/sci-fi mash-up with gripping emotinal moments was. Cult classic, in its original run it didn't quite get the recognition it deserved. To this day, I guess most of my friends don't even know the film.
3:43 my guy you said it backwards 🤦🏾♂️😂 it’s Alien then Aliens.
Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection is the complete Sigourney Weaver saga
i love this movie
Yeah you can't punch people under water.
This is why James Cameron still to this day is my favorite director, the dude never compromise and when he have and idea he try his best to do it and make it possible in the most epic way can be filming......this film might be his more underrated of them all and is still one of my favorites.
His only good movie... his films are technological accomplishments... but they are not entertaining, good movies... The Abyss actually had a great story, was well acted, and is a wonderful movie...
I think it's one of his weaker films.
I mean:
ALIENS,
THE TERMINATOR,
T/2: JUDGMENT DAY.
They are absolute classics. I enjoy THE ABYSS but it does drag a bit and the ending is kinda corny.
BUT, that's only my opinion.
Probably one of only handful of films where actors actually earned their pay instead of being high and mighty.
I heard this movie was a nightmare so glad he didn't get to make his spider-man movie leonardo dacaprio wouldn't be with us today😂 but seriously that movie would have sucked
They Came From The DEEP
He's not a villain. Tyler Durden is what every male wants to be. Free in every way we are not. If you do not get that, you are not free
12th!
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but really 1rd
No respect for the guy whatsoever. Treat your actors right for starters.
Am I a nerd if I knew the movie before clicking?
Yeah but that's not a bad thing at all
Imagine if he was killed, we never would’ve gotten Titanic and Avatars.
I'd argue that the Abyss is a better piece of work than either of them. Unpopular opinion, probably.
We wouldn't have gotten Terminator 2, that would have been a loss. Avatar and Titanic, not so much 😅
@@Linkous12personally ive enjoyed every james cameron movie that's been made so far
THAT'S WHY HE'S THE MVP! THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOAT! THE GOAT!
I've always found the Abyss to be Cameron's weakest film.
I'm not suggesting Cameron should be cancelled, but Joss Whedon's career has ended over FAR LESS! I'm not defending Whedon, but it's a well known secret that Cameron is BRUTAL to work for (as you can obviously see here).
Say what you will about Whedon, but to my knowledge he never almost KILLED someone.
No offense to any Cameron fans, but I think his INSANELY profitable AVATAR films are keeping him safe. As long as he keeps making $2billion+, Oscar winning movies for the Hollywood studios, he's gonna be well protected from cancel culture.
He was brutal, it seems he mellowed with time.
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I'll give you that, you're not wrong.
Not to be combative, but others have mellowed out but they still get cancelled years (or even decades) later. It feels hypocritical, but I'm sure Joss isn't on welfare or anything (and again to be clear, I'm NOT excusing his actions).
That's because Joss Whedon is a hack and doesn't make good films anyway.
@@jakejutras5420 Whedon is talented but I guess being an asshole and relying on formulas has ruined his reputation.
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OH! MY!! GOD!!!!
I LOOOOVE THAT LITTLE CAT!!!!☺️☺️☺️
Being this early feels illegal
Kind of tone deaf to play characters working on an oil rig and complain about 70 hours
Cameron's divorce is all over this movie.
Bruh the video hasn’t even been out long enough for you to have watched the whole thing lol how are you commenting about it already???
@@giustobuffospeed x2
I've seen the film and I'm familiar with the background related to it. Nerdstalgic is a great entertainment resource, but you'll get more value out of their short video essays if you've already seen the subject.@@giustobuffo