The Abyss

The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction adventure movie. It was directed by James Cameron. It was produced by Gale Anne Hurd. It was produced by Van Ling for the special edition version. The Abyss was released on August 9, 1989. The movie is about a US search and recovery team who work with a oil platform crew to race against Russian vessels to recover a sunken American submarine in the Caribbean. They discover a new and mysterious species while deep in the ocean.

The movie got positive reviews from critics. It has a 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie won an Academy Award in the category of Best Visual Effects in 1990. It was also nominated in the categories of Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound.

 Cast 
 Ed Harris as Virgil "Bud" Brigman
 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Dr. Lindsey Brigman
 Michael Biehn as US Navy SEAL Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
 J.C. Quinn as Arliss "Sonny" Dawson
 Leo Burmester as Catfish De Vries
 Kimberly Scott as Lisa "One Night" Standing
 Todd Graff as Alan "Hippy" Carnes
 John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis
 Chris Elliott as Bendix
 Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr. as Lew Finler
 George Robert Klek as Wilhite
 Christopher Murphy as Schoenick
 Adam Nelson as Ensign Monk
 Richard Warlock as Dwight Perry
 Jimmie Ray Weeks as Leland McBride
 J. Kenneth Campbell as DeMarco
 William Wisher, Jr. as Bill Taylor
 Ken Jenkins as Gerard Kirkhill

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Category:1989 science fiction movies
Category:1989 adventure movies
Category:1980s epic movies
Category:20th Century Fox movies
Category:Academy Award winning movies
Category:American science fiction movies
Category:American adventure movies
Category:Movies set underwater
Category:Movies composed by Alan Silvestri