
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.
The Abyss
August 9, 1989
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Cast (31)

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
Crew (166)
Directing

James Cameron
Director

Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director

Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor

Verónica González Rubio
Second Assistant Director
Writing

James Cameron
Writer
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

Dennis Osborne
Casting Associate

Laura Greenlee
Production Coordinator

Matt Brown
Production Assistant

Jennifer C. Bell
Production Secretary

Vince Heileson
Production Accountant

Robert Gordon
Assistant Accountant

Tekin Cetinkaya
Assistant Unit Manager

Andrew Chapman
Location Manager

Van Ling
Producer
Sound

Blake Leyh
Sound Designer

Dody Dorn
Supervising Sound Editor

John Roesch
Foley

James B. Campbell
Orchestrator

Greg Orloff
Foley

George Leong
Boom Operator

Roy Seeger
Apprentice Sound Editor

Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ralph Williams
Musician

Robert Renga
Sound Recordist

Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist

Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer

Joe Dorn
ADR Editor

Stuart Copely
Sound Editor

David Jobe
ADR Recordist

Joseph T. Sabella
Foley

Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer

Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer

Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist

Kenneth Karman
Music Editor

Howell Gibbens
Assistant Sound Editor

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

Karen Steward
Painter

Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration

Screaming Mad George
Sculptor

George Stokes
Construction Coordinator

Gershon Ginsburg
Set Designer

Phillip Norwood
Storyboard Artist

Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Direction

Charlotte Patterson
Construction Buyer

Charles Stewart
Property Master

Andrew Precht
Set Designer

Thomas P. Wilkins
Set Designer

Ernest Farino
Title Designer

Brian Cole
Sculptor

Linda Waxman
Assistant Property Master

Mary Alice Palmer
Art Department Coordinator

John D. Kretschmer
Leadman

Emily Yudell
Property Master

Russell Christian
Art Direction

Joe Cooper
Standby Painter

Tom Jones Jr.
Construction Foreman

Peter Childs
Supervising Art Director

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

Paul C. Babin
Camera Operator

Richard Foreman Jr.
Still Photographer

Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator

Jordan Klein Jr.
Underwater Camera

Robert Hoelen
Grip

Marc Brown
Second Assistant Camera

Scott R. Davis
Best Boy Grip

George D. Dodge
Camera Operator

Michael Griffin
Assistant Camera

David Luckenbach
Additional Second Assistant Camera

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

Denney Pierce
Stunts

Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator

Steve Kelso
Stunts

Frank Lloyd
Stunts

Rick Avery
Stunts

Kerry Rossall
Stunts

Pat Romano
Stunts

Loren Janes
Stunts

Neil Gahm
Propmaker

Jon H. Epstein
Stunt Double

Mike Johnson
Stunts

Stephan Schultze
Craft Service

Glory Fioramonti
Stunts

Miller Drake
Visual Effects Editor

Kathy Chasen-Hay
Visual Effects Editor

Timothy Greenwood
Editorial Staff

Clay Boss
Stunts

Wilson Tang
Visual Effects Art Director

Dominic Jack Pizzo, Sr.
Stand In

Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator

Diane Hetfield
Stunts

Robert Garrett
Additional Music

Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator

Randy E. Moore
Weapons Master

David Schmalz
Video Assist Operator

John Anderson
Driver

Michael T. Daigle
Scenic Artist

Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist

Gene Witham
Technical Advisor

Michael Cassidy
Stunts

Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain

Donn Markel
Special Effects Technician

Marcia Holley
Stunts

Nancy Blewer
Set Production Assistant

Jack Cornish
Carpenter

Joe Viskocil
Special Effects Coordinator
Editing

Howard E. Smith
Editor

Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter

Conrad Buff IV
Editor

Christopher Koefoed
Assistant Editor

Jim English
Project Manager

Bob Hagans
Color Timer

Steven Quale
Editor

Joel Goodman
Editor
Lighting

W.D. Hill
Rigging Grip

Charles 'Tom' Hinson
Key Rigging Grip

Dwight Campbell
Gaffer

Vince Pace
Electrician

Mark A. Shelton
Gaffer

James M. McEwen
Best Boy Electric

George S. Neil
Gaffer

Richard Mula
Lighting Supervisor

Patrick Murray
Underwater Gaffer
Visual Effects

Mike Chambers
Visual Effects Coordinator

Erik Henry
Visual Effects Assistant Editor

Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer

Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Producer

Laura Buff
Visual Effects Producer

Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor

Diana Shornstein
Visual Effects Producer

Kristina Birkmayer
Visual Effects Production Manager

Julia Gibson
Visual Effects Producer

Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects Producer

Larz Anderson
Effects Supervisor

Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer

Glenn Edwards
Mechanical Designer

Steve Williams
CG Artist

John Bruno
Visual Effects Supervisor

Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor

Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor

Steve Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor

Walt Conti
Visual Effects Supervisor

Christopher Warren
Visual Effects Production Assistant