Where was The Abyss (1989) filmed?
1989 film by James Cameron
The Abyss (1989) was filmed in Gaffney, Bonne Terre and Cherokee Falls, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Pre-production section, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as California, North Carolina, South Carolina. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Pre-production section
Wikipedia’s Pre-production section names 3 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Cherokee Falls
🇺🇸 United States
human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America
“Underwater sequences for the film were shot at a unit of the Gaffney Studios, situated south of Cherokee Falls, outside Gaffney, South Carolina, which had been abandoned by Duke Power officials after previously spending $700 million constructing the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant, along Owensby Street, Gaffney, South Carolina.” Wikipedia
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Gaffney
🇺🇸 United States
city and county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
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Bonne Terre
🇺🇸 United States
city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
“Filming was also done at the largest underground lake in the world—a mine in Bonne Terre, Missouri, which was the background for several underwater shots.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, North Carolina, South Carolina, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Abyss have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.