Mary Elizabeth Mastrntonio as Lindsey Brigman in a scene from The Abyss
The phenomenon of twin films—where two movies of similar premises both release in a short timeframe—is one of Hollywood's most interesting coincidences. Whether it be through serendipity or competition, the sheer improbability of two major productions executing on similar ideas is always a novelty worth noting. But if the sheer unlikeliness of two films weren't curious enough, then five feels nigh improbable.
Though these projects all shared similar release dates, they did not receive like-minded responses. The Abyss proved to be both the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed film of the quintuplets, serving as a trumpet-call announcement of director James Cameron's meteoric rise in Hollywood. In contrast, both DeepStar Six and Lords of the Deep were criticized for their similarities to Alien and were seen as lackluster imitations of the more famous sci-fi thriller.
Related “It Doesn’t Work That Way”: James Cameron Tackles Something "Hollywood Doesn't Do Well" in Next Three Avatar Movies "This is a movie for us." “Leviathan was conceived well before any of the other underwater films. Now suddenly everybody wants to make a movie like this. It took so much time to get the picture financed that we started late, so DeepStar Six opened before us. And then there’s The Abyss. When somebody starts making something new and interesting, a lot of things come out that look similar. Sometimes it's subconscious and unintentional, but it’s still imitation.
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