The Abyss (1989)

Movie Details

Original Title The Abyss

Original Language EN

Budget $43,000,000

Revenue $90,000,098

Status Released

Popularity 5.4

Cast

Ed Harris

Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Popularity: 8.6

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lindsey Brigman

Popularity: 4.5

Michael Biehn

Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Popularity: 3.1

Leo Burmester

Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Popularity: 1.2

Todd Graff

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

Popularity: 1.8

John Bedford Lloyd

Jammer Willis

Popularity: 4.5

Kimberly Scott

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Popularity: 4.4

Chris Elliott

Bendix

Popularity: 4.0

J.C. Quinn

Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

Popularity: 0.7

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Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.

Lew Finler

Popularity: 0.2

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George Robert Klek

Wilhite

Popularity: 0.3

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Christopher Murphy

Schoenick

Popularity: 1.8

Key Crew

Producer Gale Anne Hurd, Van Ling

Director James Cameron

Editor Howard E. Smith, Joel Goodman, Conrad Buff IV

Writer James Cameron

Production

20th Century Fox

Pacific Western

Videos & Trailers

Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Featurette

4K Remastered Official Trailer

Trailer

Original Theatrical International Trailer

Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Trailer

Special Edition Trailer

Trailer

James Cameron introduces The Abyss | Film4 Interview

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

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

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Jul 7, 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 woul ... Read more

Rob 8/10

May 9, 2023

A fantastic movie ruined by the studio's shortsightedness. Be sure to watch James Cameron's version of this movie, aliens included, to get the full and best experience! The cinema release was a botch. The Abyss proves you can have a big action film that hits all the right marks with zero profanity!

kevin2019 8/10

Oct 25, 2024

"The Abyss" features a random assortment of sequences which look suspiciously altered to accommodate the course of the film and one of the most obvious is why Bud isn't instantly crushed to death by the pressure while plummeting to what appears to be certain death. And how can he possibly rally hims ... Read more