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Feature film — 1989

The Abyss (1989)

7.42h 20mAdventure — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 3,648 votes.

20th Century Fox / Pacific Western

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Director: James Cameron

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Cast & crew

Ed Harris as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Ed Harris

Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lindsey Brigman

Michael Biehn as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Michael Biehn

Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Leo Burmester as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Leo Burmester

Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Todd Graff as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

Todd Graff

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis

John Bedford Lloyd

Jammer Willis

Kimberly Scott as Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Kimberly Scott

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Chris Elliott as Bendix

Chris Elliott

Bendix

J.C. Quinn as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

J.C. Quinn

Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

P

Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.

Lew Finler

G

George Robert Klek

Wilhite

C

Christopher Murphy

Schoenick

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