The Abyss
When you get there, you will understand.
1989
Rated
PG-13
140
minutes
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Directed By:
James Cameron
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 9, 1989
Budget
$70,000,000
Revenue
$90,000,098
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
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
Show Full Crew
Production
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Van Ling
Producer
Beth DePatie
Assistant Production Coordinator
Howard Feuer
Casting
Charles Skouras III
Production Manager
Hilbert Hakim
Key Set Production Assistant
Paul Tivers
Production Supervisor
Vince Heileson
Production Accountant
Andrew Chapman
Location Manager
Dennis Osborne
Casting Associate
Robert Gordon
Assistant Accountant
Jennifer C. Bell
Production Secretary
Tekin Cetinkaya
Assistant Unit Manager
Matt Brown
Production Assistant
Laura Greenlee
Production Coordinator
Directing
James Cameron
Director
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Verónica González Rubio
Second Assistant Director
Sound
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
John Roesch
Foley
Lee Orloff
Sound mixer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Blake Leyh
Sound Designer
David Jobe
ADR Recordist
Marian Wilde
Foley Supervisor
Dody Dorn
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist
Joe Dorn
ADR Editor
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Joseph T. Sabella
Foley
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roy Seeger
Apprentice Sound Editor
James B. Campbell
Orchestrator
George Leong
Boom Operator
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Howell Gibbens
Assistant Sound Editor
Stuart Copely
Sound Editor
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg Orloff
Foley
Art
Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design
Leslie Dilley
Production Design
Screaming Mad George
Sculptor
Jean Giraud
Concept Artist
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Gershon Ginsburg
Set Designer
Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Foreman
Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Direction
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Ernest Farino
Title Designer
Andrew Precht
Set Designer
Thomas P. Wilkins
Set Designer
Charles Stewart
Property Master
Peter Childs
Supervising Art Director
Linda Waxman
Assistant Property Master
Charlotte Patterson
Construction Buyer
Emily Yudell
Property Master
John D. Kretschmer
Leadman
Joe Cooper
Standby Painter
Brian Cole
Sculptor
Mary Alice Palmer
Art Department Coordinator
Dan Webster
Assistant Art Director
Russell Christian
Art Direction
Michele Moen
Production Illustrator
Phillip Norwood
Storyboard Artist
Karen Steward
Painter
Camera
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Ian Fox
First Assistant Camera
Paul C. Babin
Camera Operator
David Luckenbach
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Richard Foreman Jr.
Still Photographer
Bobby Huber
Key Grip
Robert Hoelen
Grip
George D. Dodge
Camera Operator
Michael Griffin
Assistant Camera
Marc Brown
Second Assistant Camera
Jimmy Leavens
Dolly Grip
Scott R. Davis
Best Boy Grip
Jordan Klein Jr.
Underwater Camera
Editing
Steven Quale
Editor
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Howard E. Smith
Editor
Joel Goodman
Editor
Christopher Koefoed
Assistant Editor
Bob Hagans
Color Timer
Jim English
Project Manager
Costume & Make-Up
Deborah Everton
Costume Design
Emanuel Millar
Hairstylist
General Fermon Judd Jr.
Set Dressing Artist
Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist
Deena Appel
Costume Supervisor
Joshua Keep
Wardrobe Assistant
Visual Effects
John Bruno
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erik Henry
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Steve Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mike Chambers
Visual Effects Coordinator
Larz Anderson
Effects Supervisor
Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Producer
Christopher Warren
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Walt Conti
Visual Effects Supervisor
Laura Buff
Visual Effects Producer
Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects Producer
Diana Shornstein
Visual Effects Producer
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor
Kristina Birkmayer
Visual Effects Production Manager
Lighting
Patrick Murray
Underwater Gaffer
James M. McEwen
Best Boy Electric
Dwight Campbell
Gaffer
Mark A. Shelton
Gaffer
W.D. Hill
Rigging Grip
Richard Mula
Lighting Supervisor
Charles 'Tom' Hinson
Key Rigging Grip
Vince Pace
Electrician
George S. Neil
Gaffer
Crew
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Jon H. Epstein
Stunt Double
Neil Gahm
Propmaker
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Michael Cassidy
Stunts
Gene Witham
Technical Advisor
Kathy Chasen-Hay
Visual Effects Editor
Clay Boss
Stunts
Joe Viskocil
Special Effects Coordinator
Marcia Holley
Stunts
Diane Hetfield
Stunts
Nancy Blewer
Set Production Assistant
Stephan Schultze
Craft Service
Donn Markel
Special Effects Technician
Randy E. Moore
Weapons Master
Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist
Miller Drake
Visual Effects Editor
David Schmalz
Video Assist Operator
Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Michael T. Daigle
Scenic Artist
Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain
John Anderson
Driver
Dominic Jack Pizzo, Sr.
Stand In
Robert Garrett
Additional Music
Jack Cornish
Carpenter
Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator
Timothy Greenwood
Editorial Staff
Writing