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1 videodisc (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1989
When an American nuclear submarine crashes, the United States believes the Russians to be responsible. They enlist the help of a team of underwater drilling platform workers who are to help the deployed Navy SEALS locate the crash site. As they get closer to their destination, friction between the drilling workers and the SEALS increases. When some workers report seeing UFO's underwater, the SEALS grow increasingly suspicious and suspect a Russian mini-sub. After a series of near-fatal accidents, the workers find that they are the only people who are capable of stopping World War III. They discover a strange and mysterious force living in the deep
Special features: Text commentary option for both the Special ed. and original theatrical version; DVD-ROM script & storyboard-to-screen comparison
Director of photography, Mikael Salomon ; editors, Conrad Buff, Joel Goodman, Howard Smith ; music, Alan Silvestri ; costume designer, Deborah Everton ; production designer, Leslie Dilley ; visual effects supervisors, John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Dennis Skotak, Hoyt Yeatman
Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, J.C. Quinn, Kimberly Scott, Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr., George Robert Klek, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson
MPAA rating: PG-13; for language and some scenes of action
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital surround; PC friendly
DVD-ROM system requirements: PC with a DVD-ROM drive; Windows 95 or higher
English or French dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
Academy Awards, USA, 1990: Oscar - Best Effects, Visual Effects (Hoyt Yeatman, Dennis Muren, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak)