The Abyss
09/08/1989
2h 20m

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


Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman


Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman


Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey


Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries


Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes


John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis


Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing


Chris Elliott
Bendix


J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.
Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Christopher Murphy
Schoenick


Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk


Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride


J. Kenneth Campbell
DeMarco
Peter Ratray
Captain


Michael Beach
Barnes


Ken Jenkins
Gerard Kirkhill


Michael Chapman
Dr. Berg


William Wisher
Bill Tyler
Wendy Gordon
Anchorwoman
Paula Cross
Young Woman


Emily Yancy
Woman Reporter


Joe Farago
Anchorman
Marcus K. Mukai
Anchorman #2


Thomas F. Duffy
Construction Worker
Chris Anastasio
Truck Driver
Tom Isbell
Wave Reporter


Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


Frank Lloyd
Navigator
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