The Abyss

The Abyss (1989)

Released: 1989-08-09 Duration: 2hr 20min
Rating 7.4
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.

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Pacific Western

Additional Info

Budget $70,000,000.00
Revenue $90,000,098.00
Original Language en
Popularity 5.8073

Directed By

James Cameron

Crew

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

TOP CAST

Ed Harris
Ed Harris

Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn

Lieutenant Hiram Coffey

Leo Burmester
Leo Burmester

Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries

Todd Graff
Todd Graff

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

John Bedford Lloyd
John Bedford Lloyd

Jammer Willis

Kimberly Scott
Kimberly Scott

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

J.C. Quinn
J.C. Quinn

Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson

Adam Nelson
Adam Nelson

Ensign Monk

Dick Warlock
Dick Warlock

Dwight Perry

Jimmie Ray Weeks
Jimmie Ray Weeks

Leland McBride

Peter Ratray
Peter Ratray

Captain

Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins

Gerard Kirkhill

William Wisher
William Wisher

Bill Tyler

Wendy Gordon
Wendy Gordon

Anchorwoman

Paula Cross
Paula Cross

Young Woman

Emily Yancy
Emily Yancy

Woman Reporter

Joe Farago
Joe Farago

Anchorman

Marcus K. Mukai
Marcus K. Mukai

Anchorman #2

Thomas F. Duffy
Thomas F. Duffy

Construction Worker

Chris Anastasio
Chris Anastasio

Truck Driver

Tom Isbell
Tom Isbell

Wave Reporter

Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd

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