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The Abyss

The Abyss. James Cameron, 1989.
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Edition screened: 20th Century Fox 2-Disc Special Edition DVD, released 2000. English language. Runtime approximately 139 minutes.

Summary: Cruelty to a rat.

Details: A pet white rat is submerged in a glass container of clear liquid, 27:05-28:12, to demonstrate underwater breathing. She struggles briefly as though drowning, then begins to breath the liquid. She is removed from the container and returned to her owner. This rat in The Abyss survives all dangers faced by the human crew members, and we see her on her owner’s shoulder at the film’s end.

1988 Data East Secret Service pinball machine in the underwater station.