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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.

1989 |2h 20m |  Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

Videos

Cast

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Ed Harris

Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lindsey Brigman

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Michael Biehn

Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

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Leo Burmester

Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

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Todd Graff

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

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John Bedford Lloyd

Jammer Willis

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Kimberly Scott

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

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Chris Elliott

Bendix

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J.C. Quinn

Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

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Adam Nelson

Ensign Monk

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Dick Warlock

Dwight Perry

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Jimmie Ray Weeks

Leland McBride

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J. Kenneth Campbell

DeMarco

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Michael Beach

Barnes

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Ken Jenkins

Gerard Kirkhill

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Emily Yancy

Woman Reporter

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Joe Farago

Anchorman

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Thomas F. Duffy

Construction Worker

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Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$70,000,000.00

Revenue

$90,000,098.00