The Abyss
1989 · ★ 7.3 · Dir. James Cameron
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.
- Released
- 1989-08-09
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $90M
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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
Captain Kidd Brewer Jr.
Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
Schoenick
Keywords
Alien life-formU.s. navyUnderwaterTrapped underwater OceanSubmarineUfoInsanitySeaSecret missionFlying saucerScuba divingNuclear missileScubaDiving suitWarningExtraterrestrial life formDeepseaMessageThalassophobia
