Movie connections for
The Abyss (1989) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V)
 -  clips shown

References

On the Waterfront (1954)
"Roger Ramjet" (1965)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Xenogenesis (1978)
Gray Lady Down (1978)
"The A-Team" (1983)

Referenced in

"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
 -  Crow: "Fight! You never walked away from anything in your life, now live!"
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji: Mirai hen (1993) (V)
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V)
 -  Someone mentions this film.
Twister (1996)
Parasaito Ivu (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Sphere (1998)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
The Making of 'Tremors' (1998) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Saturday Night Live: David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page (#23.20)" (1998)
 -  Mentioned in 'Go-Lords'
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gorgo (#10.9)" (1998)
 -  during an underwater scene someone says 'The Abysmal'
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)
 -  "The Abyss 2 isn't very good"
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
The Longest Journey (1999) (VG)
Fantasia/2000 (1999)
Mission to Mars (2000)
 -  It's also about a rescue mission. The "sand creature" resembles too much the "water creature" from James Cameron's film. And, more important, there is also an angel-like alien who takes humans inside it's "ship" and reveals them, with the aid of very advanced devices, some very important truths.
Perfect Dark (2000) (VG)
 -  one level looks just like the rig from The Abyss, espically the moon pool room
Imagining 'Total Recall' (2001) (V)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Evolution (2001)
"Dawson's Creek: The Abby (#5.22)" (2002)
 -  title reference
"Taken" (2002)
The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV)
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  When Lisa's new fiance at the beginning of the film is killed, just before he dies he says "You knew this would be a one way trip" just as Bud says to Lindsey when he's waiting to die at the bottom of the trench at the end of The Abyss.
"American Dad!: Pilot (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Roger says "We can't all look like those anorexic aliens in the James Cameron movies", which is a reference to James Cameron's movie "The Abyss"
"Entourage: The Abyss (#2.14)" (2005)
 -  Movie poster seen at Cameron's office
Red Dwarf: The Tank - Series VIII (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Dennis Muren Interview (2006) (V)
 -  A photo from this film is featured.
"Stargate: Atlantis: Submersion (#3.18)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by Sheppard
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  Cartman's dialogue when he's yelling at Kyle to wake up is taken from The Abyss.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  DVD seen
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
 -  B.O.B. forms a 'water' tentacle Abyss style in the mothership.
Whatever Works (2009)
 -  When Boris wakes up from a nightmare, Melody turns on the TV, and Boris says he just saw "the abyss". Melody says then they won't watch that

Featured in

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV)
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) (V)
The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV)
 -  clip shown
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V)
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) (TV)
 -  ILM's effect work on this film is discussed, with clips
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001) (V)
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004) (V)
 -  special effects clip shown
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  clips shown
"Hollywood Science: Disasters at Sea (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  Clips shown.

Spoofed in

"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  The scene where Cartman attempts to revive Kyle is a spoof of The Abyss where Bud attempts to revive Lindsey.

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