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