- Aliens of the Deep
Infobox Film
name = Aliens of the Deep
caption = Promotional poster
director =James Cameron
Steven Quale
produced by = James Cameron and Andrew Wight
writer =
starring = Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch
Genya Chernaiev
Victor Nischeta
Pamela Conrad
Dr. Jim Childress
music = Jeehun Hwang
cinematography = James Cameron
Vince Pace, Ron Allum
editing = Matthew Kregor, Fiona Wight
distributor =Walt Disney Pictures
released =January 28 2005
runtime = 47 min
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:315821
imdb_id = 0417415"Aliens of the Deep" is a 2005
documentary film , directed by Academy Award winnerJames Cameron andSteven Quale and filmed in the 3-DIMAX format. It was produced by James Cameron and Andrew WightWalden Media andWalt Disney Pictures . It shows footage from 40 deep sea dives in both theAtlantic Ocean andPacific Ocean .Fact|date=April 2008ynopsis
Cameron joins up aboard the Russian research vessel "
Akademik Mstislav Keldysh " with a group ofNASA scientists, as well as some Russianmarine biologist s, to investigate tenhydrothermal vent s in both the Atlantic and Pacific. The vents have their own uniqueecosystem , which support diverseorganism s such asgiant tube worm s, swarms of blind whitecrab s, and vast amounts ofshrimp which are capable of "seeing" water that is heated by the vents. These creatures do not requiresunlight like other organisms, and instead obtain their energy from the vents. They are able to survive in the superheated andsulfur ous water. Because of this, the documentary suggests that this is what life beyondEarth might look like. As some alien ecosystems are likely to be a lot harsher than a typical terrestrial ecosystem, these exotic vents provide an insight into some of the forms that alien life might take.The documentary shows Cameron's passion for exploring the oceans, as well as his interest in extraterrestrial life. It also showcases the technology employed to reach such depths.
The film is similar to Cameron's earlier documentary, "
Ghosts of the Abyss " (2003), which involves him journeying to the wreck of the RMS "Titanic". It too was filmed in the 3-D IMAX format. Tagline: "The search for life beyond begins below."ee also
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MIR (submersible) References
*cite news|last=Reed|first=Christina|date=February 2005|title=Into the Abyss|publisher=
Scientific American |pages=24–25External links
* [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/aliensofthedeep/ Official site]
*imdb title|id=0417415|title=Aliens of the Deep
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