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 6.5949

Directed By

James Cameron

Crew

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