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