Details
The Abyss

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.

Back to main page

The Abyss

August 9, 1989
3181
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
71 Good

Cast (31)

Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' 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
J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk
Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride
Peter Ratray
Captain
Ken Jenkins
Gerard Kirkhill
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

Crew (166)

Directing

James Cameron
Director
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Verónica González Rubio
Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Howard Feuer
Casting
Charles Skouras III
Production Manager
Beth DePatie
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hilbert Hakim
Key Set Production Assistant
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Paul Tivers
Production Supervisor
Robert Gordon
Assistant Accountant
Dennis Osborne
Casting Associate
Matt Brown
Production Assistant
Vince Heileson
Production Accountant
Andrew Chapman
Location Manager
Jennifer C. Bell
Production Secretary
Tekin Cetinkaya
Assistant Unit Manager
Laura Greenlee
Production Coordinator
Van Ling
Producer

Sound

Blake Leyh
Sound Designer
Dody Dorn
Supervising Sound Editor
James B. Campbell
Orchestrator
George Leong
Boom Operator
Roy Seeger
Apprentice Sound Editor
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ralph Williams
Musician
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Dorn
ADR Editor
Stuart Copely
Sound Editor
David Jobe
ADR Recordist
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Howell Gibbens
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Marian Wilde
Foley Supervisor
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer

Art

Leslie Dilley
Production Design
Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design
Dan Webster
Assistant Art Director
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Gershon Ginsburg
Set Designer
Phillip Norwood
Storyboard Artist
Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Direction
Brian Cole
Sculptor
Emily Yudell
Property Master
Joe Cooper
Standby Painter
Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Foreman
Linda Waxman
Assistant Property Master
Charles Stewart
Property Master
Peter Childs
Supervising Art Director
Mary Alice Palmer
Art Department Coordinator
Charlotte Patterson
Construction Buyer
Andrew Precht
Set Designer
Russell Christian
Art Direction
Ernest Farino
Title Designer
Thomas P. Wilkins
Set Designer
Michele Moen
Production Illustrator
Jean Giraud
Concept Artist

Camera

J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Bobby Huber
Key Grip
Ian Fox
First Assistant Camera
Jordan Klein Jr.
Underwater Camera
George D. Dodge
Camera Operator
Michael Griffin
Assistant Camera
Paul C. Babin
Camera Operator
Marc Brown
Second Assistant Camera
Scott R. Davis
Best Boy Grip
David Luckenbach
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Richard Foreman Jr.
Still Photographer
Jimmy Leavens
Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

General Fermon Judd Jr.
Set Dressing Artist
Emanuel Millar
Hairstylist
Deborah Everton
Costume Design
Joshua Keep
Wardrobe Assistant
Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist
Deena Appel
Costume Supervisor

Crew

Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Neil Gahm
Propmaker
Jon H. Epstein
Stunt Double
Stephan Schultze
Craft Service
Miller Drake
Visual Effects Editor
Kathy Chasen-Hay
Visual Effects Editor
Timothy Greenwood
Editorial Staff
Clay Boss
Stunts
Michael T. Daigle
Scenic Artist
Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist
Gene Witham
Technical Advisor
Randy E. Moore
Weapons Master
Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain
David Schmalz
Video Assist Operator
Jack Cornish
Carpenter
Wilson Tang
Visual Effects Art Director
Donn Markel
Special Effects Technician
Robert Garrett
Additional Music
Nancy Blewer
Set Production Assistant
Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Viskocil
Special Effects Coordinator

Editing

Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Christopher Koefoed
Assistant Editor
Jim English
Project Manager
Bob Hagans
Color Timer

Lighting

Vince Pace
Electrician
James M. McEwen
Best Boy Electric
W.D. Hill
Rigging Grip
Patrick Murray
Underwater Gaffer
Richard Mula
Lighting Supervisor
Charles 'Tom' Hinson
Key Rigging Grip

Visual Effects

Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Producer
Mike Chambers
Visual Effects Coordinator
Erik Henry
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer
Diana Shornstein
Visual Effects Producer
Larz Anderson
Effects Supervisor
Julia Gibson
Visual Effects Producer
Kristina Birkmayer
Visual Effects Production Manager
Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects Producer
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor
Laura Buff
Visual Effects Producer
Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer
Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer
Steve Williams
CG Artist
John Bruno
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Walt Conti
Visual Effects Supervisor
Christopher Warren
Visual Effects Production Assistant