Release Year: 2005 Rating: G Duration: 47 minutes Director: James Cameron, Steven Quale Producer: James Cameron, Andrew Wight Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
James Cameron's documentary takes viewers on several deep-sea expeditions to hydrothermal vent sites in the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans to examine how molten rock reacts with water to create unique living conditions for sea creatures.
Observing that his deep sea explorations felt akin to traveling to outer space, director James Cameron ("Ghosts of the Abyss," "Titanic") suggested that the two scientific branches work together. His proposal was met with great enthusiasm and a team of marine biologists, geologists and astrobiologists banded together to search for "Aliens of the Deep."