The Abyss

7.355

140 minutes

8/9/1989

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.

Cast List

Ed Harris
as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn
as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Leo Burmester
as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd Graff
as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloyd
as Jammer Willis
Kimberly Scott
as Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris Elliott
as Bendix
J.C. Quinn
as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.
as Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
as Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
as Schoenick
Adam Nelson
as Ensign Monk
Dick Warlock
as Dwight Perry
Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Leland McBride
J. Kenneth Campbell
as DeMarco
Peter Ratray
as Captain
Michael Beach
as Barnes
Ken Jenkins
as Gerard Kirkhill
Michael Chapman
as Dr. Berg
William Wisher
as Bill Tyler
Wendy Gordon
as Anchorwoman
Paula Cross
as Young Woman
Emily Yancy
as Woman Reporter
Joe Farago
as Anchorman
Marcus K. Mukai
as Anchorman #2
Thomas F. Duffy
as Construction Worker
Chris Anastasio
as Truck Driver
Tom Isbell
as Wave Reporter
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Lloyd
as Navigator