So J.C. was a hitmaker at the right time and place.
The constraints of the budget? Huge, yes, but the unbridled cocaine-fueled days of Michael Cimino movies were in the past (Coke was still on most sets in 1988, but so were the bridles). And James? He could say and do what he wanted, "unfiltered".
THE ABYSS was the result.
THE ABYSS was the result.
https://www.horrorthriller.com/Movies/Directors/J_Cameron/Abyss.html