SCIENCE FICTION A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z           HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site The Abyss Science fiction film, released in 1989. Divers working on an undersea oil platform move in to help a sinking nuclear submarine only to find themselves in danger, teetering on the edge of a precipice. Fortunately, help is at hand in the form of benign aliens. The Abyss is an expensive, hi-tech underwater action movie which plays like a cross between Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Cocoon, and the same director's Aliens. A special edition of the film later appeared on video containing an extra 25 minutes of footage. Cast Ed Harris ... Virgil 'Bud' Brigman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ... Lindsey Brigman Michael Biehn ... Lt. Hiram Coffey Leo Burmester ... Catfish De Vries Todd Graff ... Alan 'Hippy' Carnes John Bedford Lloyd ... Jammer Willis J.C. Quinn ... Arliss 'Sonny' Dawson Kimberly Scott ... Lisa 'One Night' Standing Captain Kidd Brewer Jr. ... Lew Finler (as Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr.) George Robert Klek ... Wilhite Christopher Murphy ... Schoenick, SEAL Team Member Adam Nelson ... Ensign Monk, SEAL Team Member Dick Warlock ... Dwight Perry (as Richard Warlock) Jimmie Ray Weeks ... Leland McBride J. Kenneth Campbell ... DeMarco Other details Runtime: 146 min / USA: 171 min (special edition) Producer: Gale Anne Hurd (for 20th Century Fox) Writer/director: James cameron Related category    • SCIENCE FICTION Source: The A-Z of Science Fiction & Fantasy Films by Howard Maxford Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP