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 51.307

Directed By

James Cameron

Crew

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