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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.

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The Abyss

August 9, 1989
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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

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

Sound

Blake Leyh
Sound Designer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
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
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carolyn Tapp
Foley Recordist
Joe Dorn
ADR Editor
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Stuart Copely
Sound Editor
David Jobe
ADR Recordist
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Marian Wilde
Foley Supervisor
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Artist
Howell Gibbens
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Art

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

Camera

J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Bobby Huber
Key Grip
Ian Fox
First Assistant Camera
Michael Griffin
Assistant Camera
Paul C. Babin
Camera Operator
Marc Brown
Second Assistant Camera
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Scott R. Davis
Best Boy Grip
Richard Foreman Jr.
Still Photographer
Jordan Klein Jr.
Underwater Camera
George D. Dodge
Camera Operator
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
Deena Appel
Costume Supervisor
Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist
Joshua Keep
Wardrobe Assistant

Crew

Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Neil Gahm
Propmaker
Rick Avery
Stunts
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
Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph A. Unsinn
Special Effects Coordinator
Robert Garrett
Additional Music
Wilson Tang
Visual Effects Art Director
Jack Cornish
Carpenter
Nancy Blewer
Set Production Assistant
David Schmalz
Video Assist Operator
Donn Markel
Special Effects Technician
Randy E. Moore
Weapons Master
Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain
Michael T. Daigle
Scenic Artist
Anne Marie Stein
Unit Publicist
Gene Witham
Technical Advisor
Joe Viskocil
Special Effects Coordinator

Editing

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

Lighting

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

Visual Effects

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