7.7
Score
Budget$43M
Box office$90M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
1989· 2h 20m ·PG-13 ·
Science Fiction
Adventure
Thriller
The Abyss
When you get there, you will understand.
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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Full cast
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Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
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Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
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Leo Burmester
Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
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Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
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John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
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Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
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Chris Elliott
Bendix
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J.C. Quinn
Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson
- Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr. Lew Finler
- George Robert Klek Wilhite
- Christopher Murphy Schoenick
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Adam Nelson
Ensign Monk
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Dick Warlock
Dwight Perry
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Jimmie Ray Weeks
Leland McBride
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J. Kenneth Campbell
DeMarco
- Peter Ratray Captain
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Michael Beach
Barnes
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Ken Jenkins
Gerard Kirkhill
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Michael Chapman
Dr. Berg
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William Wisher
Bill Tyler
- Wendy Gordon Anchorwoman
- Paula Cross Young Woman
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Emily Yancy
Woman Reporter
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Joe Farago
Anchorman
- Marcus K. Mukai Anchorman #2
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Thomas F. Duffy
Construction Worker
- Chris Anastasio Truck Driver
- Tom Isbell Wave Reporter
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frank Lloyd
Navigator
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Full crew
Art
- Anne Kuljian Set Decoration
- Leslie Dilley Production Design
- Russell Christian Art Direction
- Joseph C. Nemec III Art Direction
- Mary Alice Palmer Art Department Coordinator
- Dan Webster Assistant Art Director
- George Stokes Construction Coordinator
- Thomas P. Wilkins Set Designer
- Brian Cole Sculptor
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Screaming Mad George
Sculptor
- Andrew Precht Set Designer
- Gershon Ginsburg Set Designer
- Karen Steward Painter
- Tom Jones Jr. Construction Foreman
- John D. Kretschmer Leadman
- Joe Cooper Standby Painter
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Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design
- Michele Moen Production Illustrator
- Emily Yudell Property Master
- Charles Stewart Property Master
- Ernest Farino Title Designer
- Phillip Norwood Storyboard Artist
- Charlotte Patterson Construction Buyer
- Linda Waxman Assistant Property Master
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Jean Giraud
Concept Artist
- Peter Childs Supervising Art Director
Camera
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Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
- Paul C. Babin Camera Operator
- George D. Dodge Camera Operator
- Bob Gorelick Steadicam Operator
- Richard Foreman Jr. Still Photographer
- Jordan Klein Jr. Underwater Camera
- J. Michael Muro Steadicam Operator
- Robert Hoelen Grip
- Ian Fox First Assistant Camera
- Bobby Huber Key Grip
- Scott R. Davis Best Boy Grip
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Jimmy Leavens
Dolly Grip
- David Luckenbach Additional Second Assistant Camera
- Michael Griffin Assistant Camera
- Marc Brown Second Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
- Mike Johnson Stunts
- Michael T. Daigle Scenic Artist
- Kathy Chasen-Hay Visual Effects Editor
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Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
- Miller Drake Visual Effects Editor
- Joseph A. Unsinn Special Effects Coordinator
- Joe Viskocil Special Effects Coordinator
- Chuck Clarke Transportation Coordinator
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Steve Kelso
Stunts
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Kerry Rossall
Stunts
- Diane Hetfield Stunts
- Glory Fioramonti Stunts
- Marcia Holley Stunts
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Loren Janes
Stunts
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Pat Romano
Stunts
- David Schmalz Video Assist Operator
- John Anderson Driver
- Dominic Jack Pizzo, Sr. Stand In
- Robert Garrett Additional Music
- Nancy Blewer Set Production Assistant
- Stephan Schultze Craft Service
- Jack Cornish Carpenter
- Clay Boss Stunts
- Anne Marie Stein Unit Publicist
- Neil Gahm Propmaker
- Brian Delahanty Transportation Captain
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Frank Lloyd
Stunts
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Rick Avery
Stunts
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Denney Pierce
Stunts
- Michael Cassidy Stunts
- Donn Markel Special Effects Technician
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Jon H. Epstein
Stunt Double
- Gene Witham Technical Advisor
- Timothy Greenwood Editorial Staff
- Randy E. Moore Weapons Master
- Wilson Tang Visual Effects Art Director
Directing
Editing
Lighting
Production
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Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
- Howard Feuer Casting
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Van Ling
Producer
- Laura Greenlee Production Coordinator
- Paul Tivers Production Supervisor
- Charles Skouras III Production Manager
- Vince Heileson Production Accountant
- Dennis Osborne Casting Associate
- Tekin Cetinkaya Assistant Unit Manager
- Hilbert Hakim Key Set Production Assistant
- Robert Gordon Assistant Accountant
- Beth DePatie Assistant Production Coordinator
- Jennifer C. Bell Production Secretary
- Matt Brown Production Assistant
- Andrew Chapman Location Manager
Sound
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Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
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Dody Dorn
Supervising Sound Editor
- Greg Orloff Foley
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John Roesch
Foley
- Blake Leyh Sound Designer
- Joseph T. Sabella Foley
- Kenneth Karman Music Editor
- Don J. Bassman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
- Kevin E. Carpenter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Richard Overton Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin F. Cleary Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howell Gibbens Assistant Sound Editor
- George Leong Boom Operator
- Stuart Copely Sound Editor
- James B. Campbell Orchestrator
- Joe Dorn ADR Editor
- Robert Renga Sound Recordist
- Kevin Bartnof Foley Artist
- Marian Wilde Foley Supervisor
- Marilyn Graf Foley Mixer
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David Jobe
ADR Recordist
- Roy Seeger Apprentice Sound Editor
- Robert Deschaine ADR Mixer
- Carolyn Tapp Foley Recordist
- Ralph Williams Musician
Visual Effects
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Hoyt Yeatman
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Ned Gorman
Visual Effects Producer
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Steve Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
- Walt Conti Visual Effects Supervisor
- Leslie Huntley Visual Effects Producer
- Diana Shornstein Visual Effects Producer
- Laura Buff Visual Effects Producer
- Christopher Warren Visual Effects Production Assistant
- Mike Chambers Visual Effects Coordinator
- Jeff Burks Animation Supervisor
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John Bruno
Visual Effects Supervisor
- Erik Henry Visual Effects Assistant Editor
- Kristina Birkmayer Visual Effects Production Manager
- Larz Anderson Effects Supervisor
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Dennis Muren
Visual Effects Supervisor
- Glenn Edwards Mechanical Designer
- Glenn Edwards Mechanical Designer
- Glenn Edwards Mechanical Designer
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Steve Williams
CG Artist
- Julia Gibson Visual Effects Producer