The Abyss

Aug 9, 1989

2h 20m

★ 7.4

When you get there, you will understand.

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Action

Thriller

Science Fiction

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Pacific Western

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Cast

Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Ed Harris

Lindsey Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Michael Biehn

Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Leo Burmester

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

Todd Graff

Jammer Willis

John Bedford Lloyd

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Kimberly Scott

Bendix

Chris Elliott

Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

J.C. Quinn

Lew Finler

Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.

Wilhite

George Robert Klek

Schoenick

Christopher Murphy

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