The Abyss (1989)
Release: August 9, 1989 | Runtime: 2h 20m | Rating: 7.3
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.
When you get there, you will understand.
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Main cast
- Ed Harris as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman
- Michael Biehn as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
- Leo Burmester as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
- Todd Graff as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
- John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis
- Kimberly Scott as Lisa 'One Night' Standing
- Chris Elliott as Bendix
- J.C. Quinn as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
- Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr. as Lew Finler
- George Robert Klek as Wilhite
- Christopher Murphy as Schoenick
- Adam Nelson as Ensign Monk
- Dick Warlock as Dwight Perry
- Jimmie Ray Weeks as Leland McBride
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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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