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The Abyss   1989         R, 140 min. Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller / Drama Director: James Cameron   Cast: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, George Robert Klek, John Bedford Lloyd, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, J.C. Quinn, Todd Graff, Chris Elliott, Leo Burmester, Kimberly Scott, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks   Ex-husband and wife Virgil "Bud" and Lindsey Brigman (Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) who hate each other, a crew of engaging oil drillers, and some gung-ho Navy divers find themselves fighting for their lives in the deep ocean while on a mission for the Navy to disarm a missing nuclear submarine—and there's something out there, too. Well deserved Academy Award winner in 1989 for Best Special Effects. Cast Ed Harris Virgil "Bud" Brigman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Lindsey Brigman Michael Biehn Lt. Hiram Coffey George Robert Klek Wilhite John Bedford Lloyd Jammer Willis Christopher Murphy Schoenick, a SEAL Adam Nelson Ensign Monk, a SEAL J.C. Quinn Arliss "Sonny" Dawson Todd Graff Alan "Hippy" Carnes Chris Elliott Bendix Leo Burmester Catfish De Vries Kimberly Scott Lisa "One Night" Standing Captain Kidd Brewer Jr. Lew Finler Dick Warlock Dwight Perry Jimmie Ray Weeks Leland McBride