A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Director: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron
Stars: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn
The utterly gorgeous special effects frequently overshadow the fact that The Abyss is also a totally gripping, claustrophobic thriller, complete with an interesting crew of characters.
James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger...
as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
as Lindsey Brigman
as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
as Catfish De Vries
as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
as Jammer Willis
as Lisa 'One Night' Standing
as Bendix
as Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
as Lew Finler
as Wilhite
as Schoenick
as Ensign Monk
as Dwight Perry
as Leland McBride
as DeMarco
as Captain
as Barnes
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Van Ling
Editor: Conrad Buff IV, Howard E. Smith, Joel Goodman
Casting: Howard Feuer
Director Of Photography: Mikael Salomon
Original Music Composer: Alan Silvestri
Costume Design: Deborah Everton
Production Design: Leslie Dilley
Tagline: There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss.
Genres: action, drama, mystery, science fiction, thriller
Certificate: PG-13
Year: 1989
Runtime: 139 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby