The Abyss
1989
When you get there, you will understand.
Directed by James Cameron
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Intensity
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.
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- Director
- James Cameron
- Written by
- James Cameron
- Produced by
- Gale Anne Hurd, Van Ling
- Composer
- Alan Silvestri
- Cinematographer
- Mikael Salomon
- Sound Designer
- Blake Leyh
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox, Pacific Western
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- PG-13
- Also known as
- The Abyss (Special Edition)
- TMDB
- 7.4/10 (3,565 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 62/100
- IMDb
- 7.5/10 (205,697 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Visual Effects(1990)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Cinematography(1990)
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
Crew
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Trailer
Score
Alan Silvestri
The Abyss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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