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The Abyss

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

Director

James Cameron

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, mystery

Box Office

$54,461,047

Production

20th Century Fox,Pacific Western

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 15 nominations total

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Bud Brigman

Lindsey Brigman

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lt. Coffey

Catfish De Vries

Alan 'Hippy' Carnes

Jammer Willis

John Bedford Lloyd

'Sonny' Dawson

Lisa 'One Night' Standing

Lew Finler

Captain Kidd Brewer Jr.

Wilhite

George Robert Klek

Schoenick

Christopher Murphy

Ensign Monk

Dwight Perry (as Richard Warlock)

Leland McBride

Jimmie Ray Weeks

DeMarco

J. Kenneth Campbell

Gerard Kirkhill

Bendix

Captain

Barnes

Executive

Navigator

Crew Members

Phillip Darlington

Crew Members (as Joseph Nemec III)

Joseph C. Nemec III

Anchorman

Bill Tyler

Anchorman #2 (as Marcus Mukai)

Marcus K. Mukai

Anchorwoman

Young Woman

Construction Worker (as Thomas Duffy)

Thomas F. Duffy

Truck Driver

Chris Anastasio

Woman Reporter

Dr. Berg

Michael Chapman

Wave Reporter

Sailor with the Fire Extinguisher

News Reporter

Daren Dochterman

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Beach Guest

Russian Sailer On Dock

Randy Robertson

Tommy Ray Dietz

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Lindsey Brigman Virgil 'bud' Brigman Ensign Monk Alan "hippy" Carnes Lt. Coffey Lisa "one Night" Standing Bendix Catfish De Vries Bud Brigman Jammer Willis Schoenick Lew Finler

Look, I'm just a medic, which is mostly about patchin' holes. - The Abyss

Look, I'm just a medic, which is mostly about...

So you didn't get anything on the cameras. - The Abyss

So you didn't get anything on the cameras.

We got Russian subs creepin' aroundAnything goes wrong they could say whatever they want happenedRelax will you You're makin' the woman nervousCute Virgil - The Abyss

We got Russian subs creepin' aroundAnything goes wrong...

Hippy you think everything's a conspiracyEverything is - The Abyss

Hippy you think everything's a conspiracyEverything is

We need to get unhooked and get out of here nowAll right do it thenNo problem except your boys went sightseeing with FlatbedMy people need Flatbed to get unhooked at their endBack in two hours Two hoursWe're gonna get the shit kicked out of us by our pal - The Abyss

We need to get unhooked and get out of here nowAll right do...

Negotiators have walked out of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks in protest over the incident this morning-- The sudden deterioration of relations with the United States-- Soviet buildup of tanks and aircraft has continued. - The Abyss

Negotiators have walked out of the Strategic Arms Limitation...

All right. - The Abyss

Prick. This ain't no drill, slick. Make me proud. Piece of cake, baby. - The Abyss

Prick. This ain't no drill, slick. Make me proud. Piece...

What's the problem, One Night? - The Abyss

What's the problem, One Night?

- -Ooh! Jesus. - The Abyss

-The rig is movin'! - The Abyss

-The rig is movin'!

What the hell? - The Abyss

One Night, you hear me? - The Abyss

One Night, you hear me?

-Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. - The Abyss

-Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Battery rooms front. - The Abyss

Battery rooms front.

Shit! Get out of there! Close the door! Seal the room! - The Abyss

Shit! Get out of there! Close the door! Seal the room!

Lindsey, let's get out of here! - The Abyss

Lindsey, let's get out of here!

- -Hold this on me! - The Abyss

- -Hold this on me!

Lindsey! - The Abyss

Aaah! Let's go! Let's go! Get the door! Get the door! -Aaah! -Jesus! Bud! Bud! - The Abyss

Aaah! Let's go! Let's go! Get the door! Get the...

Finler, cut the hose! - The Abyss

Finler, cut the hose!

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Come on, Sonny! Hey, Cat! Help me out, man! Hang on! - -The hose! Cut the hose! - The Abyss

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Come on, Sonny! Hey, Cat! Help me out,...

You all right? - The Abyss

Benthic Explorer, this is Deep Core 2. - The Abyss

Benthic Explorer, this is Deep Core 2.

Okay? I just want to get out of this. - The Abyss

Okay? I just want to get out of this.

Just like to see my wife one more time. - The Abyss

Just like to see my wife one more time.

Jesus. -Shh! -Wait a second. I got it, I got it. -I'll do it. -You'll do it yourself. - The Abyss

Jesus. -Shh! -Wait a second. I got it, I got it. -I'll...

What's the scoop, ace? - The Abyss

What's the scoop, ace?

Storm's gonna last a lot longer than 12 hours. - The Abyss

Storm's gonna last a lot longer than 12 hours.

Hey, Linds. - The Abyss

Hey. Found Cab 3. Deader than dog shit, boss. That girder went right through the brainpan. Yeah, I s - The Abyss

Hey. Found Cab 3. Deader than dog shit, boss. That girder...

Oh, geez. - The Abyss

That's it, then. - The Abyss

That's it, then.

Where are you now, Linds? - The Abyss

Where are you now, Linds?

She didn't leave me She just left me behind - The Abyss

She didn't leave me She just left me behind

Come on. - The Abyss

Bud get up - The Abyss

-That's a great shot, Linds. - The Abyss

-That's a great shot, Linds.

That's a great shot Linds You drop your dive lineCome on you guys Come onThat's the smaller one You can kinda see how it's zigging aroundYeah whatever it is I'm telling you what it isYou're just not hearing me Now Lindsey youThere is something down there - The Abyss

That's a great shot Linds You drop your dive lineCome...

A nonterrestrial intelligence. - The Abyss

A nonterrestrial intelligence.

Hippy would you do me a favor Stay off my side - The Abyss

Hippy would you do me a favor Stay off my side

All I'm saying is when you're hangin' on by your fingernailsyou don't go waving your arms around - The Abyss

All I'm saying is when you're hangin' on by...

But I need you to believe me right now - The Abyss

But I need you to believe me right now

I saw these thingsI touched one of themand it wasn't some clunky steel can like we would buildIt glidedIt was the most beautiful thing I've ever seenOh God I wish you'd been thereIt was a machine It was a machine but it was aliveIt was like a like a dance - The Abyss

I saw these thingsI touched one of themand it wasn't...

Please. - The Abyss

Well we all see what we wanna seeCoffey looks and he sees RussiansHe sees hate and fearYou have to look with better eyes than that - The Abyss

Well we all see what we wanna seeCoffey looks and he sees...

-Please. - The Abyss

All right, I want a round-the-clock manning of the sonar shack and the exterior cameras. - The Abyss

All right, I want a round-the-clock manning of the sonar...

Have you finished the repairs on the acoustical transmitter yet? - The Abyss

Have you finished the repairs on the acoustical transmitter...

All right, get somethin' straight. - The Abyss

All right, get somethin' straight.

Get somethin' straightYou people are under my authorityLook partner Look partner When I give you an orWe don't work for youwe don't take orders from youand we don't much like youHey Cat CatYeahWhy don't you take the first watch on sonar okay - The Abyss

Get somethin' straightYou people are under my...

Hey, Cat. - The Abyss

All right. - The Abyss

Look at me. - The Abyss

Come on, man. - The Abyss

Linds, will you just wait a second. - The Abyss

Linds, will you just wait a second.

You got some huevos bringing that thing into my rigWith all that's going on up in the worldyou bring a nuclear weapon in hereMrs BrigmanDoes this strike anyone as particularly psychoticor is it just meMrs Brigman you don't need to know the details of our - The Abyss

You got some huevos bringing that thing into my rigWith all...

W-We don't need them. - The Abyss

W-We don't need them.

W We don't need themWe can't trust themWe may have to take stepsWe're gonna have to take steps - The Abyss

W We don't need themWe can't trust themWe may have...

We may have to take steps. - The Abyss

We may have to take steps.

Linds, I want you to stay away from that guy. - The Abyss

Linds, I want you to stay away from that guy.

Look, you can just punch into his primary guidance chip where you want him to go and he'll go there, right? - The Abyss

Look, you can just punch into his primary guidance chip...

But we could get lucky right So we should go for it - The Abyss

But we could get lucky right So we should go for it

Turn on your side - The Abyss

Turn on your side

All right, you're all set, big guy. - The Abyss

All right, you're all set, big guy.

Bud. Bud. Bud! Get up. What? - The Abyss

Bud. Bud. Bud! Get up. What?

Cat. -Cat! -Hey! - The Abyss

Cat. -Cat! -Hey!

Wait. It's okay. Sweet Christ Almighty. I think it likes you. - The Abyss

Wait. It's okay. Sweet Christ Almighty. I think it...

It's trying to communicate. - The Abyss

It's trying to communicate.

-No, no, no. - The Abyss

Lindsey, no. - The Abyss

Come on. - The Abyss

Hurry! I think it's headed for "B" module. - The Abyss

Hurry! I think it's headed for "B" module.

Lindsey So raise your hand if you thinkthat was a Russian water tentacle - The Abyss

Lindsey So raise your hand if you thinkthat was a Russian...

Keep your pantyhose on - The Abyss

Keep your pantyhose on

Went straight for the warhead, and they think it's cute. - The Abyss

Went straight for the warhead, and they think it's...

We have no way... - The Abyss

We have no way...

So you think they're from down there originally, or from, you know-- I don't know. - The Abyss

So you think they're from down there originally, or...

Sniff somethin'Did you rat boy - The Abyss

Sniff somethin'Did you rat boy

Everybody just stay calm. - The Abyss

Everybody just stay calm.

Schoenick, your lieutenant's about to make a real bad career move. - The Abyss

Schoenick, your lieutenant's about to make a real bad...

He's about to declare war on an alien species just when they're trying to make contact! - The Abyss

He's about to declare war on an alien species just when...

- Jammer! - The Abyss

Come on. - The Abyss

-What are you doing? - The Abyss

-What are you doing?

Come on, yank on it. - The Abyss

Come on, yank on it.

-What is he doing? - The Abyss

-What is he doing?

- - No! Coffey. Coffey, listen-- - The Abyss

- - No! Coffey. Coffey, listen--

Bud! You all right? Get him, Cat! He's dogged it, Bud. We gotta get this off of here. - The Abyss

Bud! You all right? Get him, Cat! He's dogged it, Bud....

Come on, help me. - The Abyss

Come on, help me.

The Abyss poster

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A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron

Production: 20th Century Fox,Pacific Western

Genre: adventure, drama, mystery

Year: 1989

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $54,461,047

Released: 09 Aug 1989

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 15 nominations total

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