{"id":2097983,"date":"2025-10-17T16:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2097983"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:09:04","slug":"how-filming-1989s-the-abyss-nearly-killed-the-star-studded-cast-and-director-james-cameron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-filming-1989s-the-abyss-nearly-killed-the-star-studded-cast-and-director-james-cameron\/","title":{"rendered":"How Filming 1989\u2019s \u2018The Abyss\u2019 Nearly Killed the Star-Studded Cast and Director James Cameron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Making the 1989 sci-fi film <em>The Abyss<\/em> involved so many hazards that it nearly killed its cast \u2014 including <strong>Ed Harris<\/strong>, <strong>Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Biegn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Near-drownings, electrocutions and suffocations \u2014 not to mention mental breakdowns \u2014 had them privately calling it The Abuse. Even director <strong>James Cameron<\/strong> nearly went to a watery grave when his oxygen supply went bust.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">20th Century Fox<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cast and crew learned underwater diving for the movie, about a stranded search-and-recovery team that runs into deep-sea aliens, because 40 percent of principal photography took place inside two massive, specially constructed water tanks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At one point, a fed-up Mastrantonio stormed out, yelling: \u201cWe are not animals!\u201d And Cameron later admitted: \u201cI don\u2019t ever want to go through this again,\u201d according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/we-are-not-animals-james-camerons-cruelty-led-to-an-on-set-mutiny-after-it-caused-his-2-leads-to-have-a-nervous-breakdown-while-filming-90m-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FandomWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>FandomWire<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/how-filming-1989s-the-abyss-nearly-killed-the-star-studded-cast-and-director-james-cameron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How Filming 1989\u2019s \u2018The Abyss\u2019 Nearly Killed the Star-Studded Cast and Director James Cameron;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">How Filming 1989\u2019s \u2018The Abyss\u2019 Nearly Killed the Star-Studded Cast and Director James Cameron<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Globe<\/i><\/a>. 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