The Abyss

The Abyss

140 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction | Aug. 9, 1989

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

The Abyss

140 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction | Aug. 9, 1989

The Abyss
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers 20th Century Fox, Pacific Western
Original title The Abyss
Directors Verónica González Rubio, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, Newt Arnold, James Cameron
Writers James Cameron

Cast

Ed Harris

as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

as Lindsey Brigman

Michael Biehn

as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Leo Burmester

as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Todd Graff

as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

John Bedford Lloyd

as Jammer Willis

Kimberly Scott

as Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Chris Elliott

as Bendix

J. C. Quinn

as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

Captain Kidd Brewer Jr.

as Lew Finler

George Robert Klek

as Wilhite

Christopher Murphy

as Schoenick

Adam Nelson

as Ensign Monk

Dick Warlock

as Dwight Perry

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as Leland McBride

J. Kenneth Campbell

as DeMarco

Peter Ratray

as Captain

Michael Beach

as Barnes

Ken Jenkins

as Gerard Kirkhill

Michael Chapman

as Dr. Berg

William Wisher

as Bill Tyler

Wendy Gordon

as Anchorwoman

Paula Cross

as Young Woman

Emily Yancy

as Woman Reporter

Joe Farago

as Anchorman

Marcus K. Mukai

as Anchorman #2

Thomas F. Duffy

as Construction Worker

Chris Anastasio

as Truck Driver

Tom Isbell

as Wave Reporter

Mikhail Gorbachev

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Lloyd

as Navigator