AdventureThrillerScience Fiction
The Abyss
“When you get there, you will understand.”
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.
Directed by James Cameron
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Status
Released
Released
August 9, 1989
Runtime
2h 20m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$43M → $90M
Top cast
Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris Elliott
Bendix
J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.
Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
Schoenick
Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk
Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride
J. Kenneth Campbell
DeMarco
Peter Ratray
Captain
Michael Beach
Barnes
Ken Jenkins
Gerard Kirkhill
Michael Chapman
Dr. Berg
