August 9, 1989
140 minutes
AdventureActionThrillerScience Fiction
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.
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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)
William Wisher
(Bill Tyler)
Wendy Gordon
(Anchorwoman)
Paula Cross
(Young Woman)
Emily Yancy
(Woman Reporter)
Joe Farago
(Anchorman)
Marcus K. Mukai
(Anchorman #2)
Thomas F. Duffy
(Construction Worker)
Chris Anastasio
(Truck Driver)
Tom Isbell
(Wave Reporter)
Mikhail Gorbachev
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Frank Lloyd
(Navigator)
