The Abyss poster

The Abyss( 1989)

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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.

    Top Billed 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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      Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.

      Lew Finler

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      George Robert Klek

      Wilhite

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      Christopher Murphy

      Schoenick

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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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      Peter Ratray

      Captain

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      Michael Beach

      Barnes

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      Ken Jenkins

      Gerard Kirkhill

    20. cast image

      Michael Chapman

      Dr. Berg

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      William Wisher

      Bill Tyler

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      Wendy Gordon

      Anchorwoman

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      Paula Cross

      Young Woman

    24. cast image

      Emily Yancy

      Woman Reporter

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      Joe Farago

      Anchorman

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      Marcus K. Mukai

      Anchorman #2

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      Thomas F. Duffy

      Construction Worker

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      Chris Anastasio

      Truck Driver

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      Tom Isbell

      Wave Reporter

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      Mikhail Gorbachev

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Frank Lloyd

      Navigator

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 07 2019
    Cameron's Marvellous Close Encounters Of The Sea Kind. Special Edition A deep sea oil crew are called upon by the military to investigate the events that saw an American Nuclear Submarine crash down in the abyss. As the crew, and their hot headed Navy Seal passengers, get down deeper, it would seem they are not alone down there. The Abyss is a flawed movie when put under the microscope, even allowing for the reinserted (and much better) ending that James Cameron was forced to cut by idiot studio executives. Most glaringly obvious as a fault is that The Abyss, after holding us for 2 ho...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    70000000.00

    Revenue

    90000098.00

    Keywords

    • sea
    • flying saucer
    • submarine
    • ocean
    • diving suit
    • secret mission
    • insanity
    • nuclear missile
    • u.s. navy
    • alien life-form
    • ufo
    • warning
    • scuba diving
    • underwater
    • scuba
    • extraterrestrial life form
    • deepsea
    • message
    • trapped underwater 
    • thalassophobia