Aliens of the deep
| Aliens of the Deep | |
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| Directed by |
James Cameron Steven Quale |
| Produced by | James Cameron Andrew Wight |
| Starring |
Dr. Anatoly M. Sagalevitch Genya Chernaiev Victor Nischeta Dr. Pamela G. Conrad Dr. Jim Childress Dijanna Figueroa |
| Music by | Jeehun Hwang |
| Cinematography | James Cameron Vince Pace Ron Allum |
| Edited by | Matthew Kregor Fiona Wight |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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November 1, 2005 (DVD) |
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Running time
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8,968,684 |
Aliens of the Deep is a 2005 documentary film, directed in part by James Cameron alongside fellow cameraman and friend Steven Quale, who would go on to direct Final Destination 5 six years later, and filmed in the IMAX 3D format. It was produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures. Cameron teams with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridges, submerged chains of mountains in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that are home to some of the planet's more unusual forms of life.
Cameron joins up aboard the Russian research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh with a group of NASA scientists, as well as some American marine biologists, to investigate ten hydrothermal vents in both the Atlantic and Pacific. The vents have their own unique ecosystem, which support diverse organisms such as giant tube worms, swarms of blind white crabs, and vast amounts of shrimp which are capable of "seeing" water that is heated by the vents. These creatures do not require sunlight like other organisms, and instead obtain their energy from the vents. They are able to survive in the superheated and sulfurous water. Because of this, the documentary suggests that this is what life beyond Earth 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.
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