The Abyss
The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron, featuring a story of a search and recovery mission led by an oil platform crew after an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean. The team, facing competition from Soviet vessels, encounters a surprising discovery deep in the ocean.
ReleasedAug 9, 1989
Budget$43M
Box Office$90M
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.2
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Ed Harris
Virgil 'Bud' Brigman
3.0
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Chris Elliott
Bendix
1.8
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Michael Biehn
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
1.7
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
1.1
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Michael Beach
Barnes
0.7
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