The Abyss
The Abyss
Release: 1989-08-09
·Runtime: 140m
·★ 7.3
Adventure
Thriller
Science Fiction
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Pacific Western
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Beach
as Barnes
Michael Chapman
as Dr. Berg
William Wisher
as Bill Tyler
Thomas F. Duffy
as Construction Worker
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Biehn
as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Kimberly Scott
as Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Leland McBride
Joe Farago
as Anchorman
Adam Nelson
as Ensign Monk
Ken Jenkins
as Gerard Kirkhill
Frank Lloyd
as Navigator
Leo Burmester
as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Dick Warlock
as Dwight Perry
John Bedford Lloyd
as Jammer Willis
Ed Harris
as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
J.C. Quinn
as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
J. Kenneth Campbell
as DeMarco
Emily Yancy
as Woman Reporter
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Lindsey Brigman
Chris Elliott
as Bendix
Todd Graff
as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
Crew
Van Ling
Producer
Pat Romano
Stunts
Steven Quale
Editor
Lee Orloff
Sound mixer
Screaming Mad George
Sculptor
Rick Avery
Stunts
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Steve Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Producer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
John Roesch
Foley
Loren Janes
Stunts
John Bruno
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Cameron
Director, Writer
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
David Jobe
ADR Recordist
Deborah Everton
Costume Design
Jimmy Leavens
Dolly Grip
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Williams
CG Artist
Jon H. Epstein
Stunt Double
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Jean Giraud
Concept Artist
Dody Dorn
Supervising Sound Editor
Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design