Cast and crew
The Abyss (1989)
31 cast and 100 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast31
Ed HarrisVirgil 'Bud' Brigman
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioLindsey Brigman
Michael BiehnLieutenant Hiram Coffey
Leo BurmesterCatton ‘Catfish’ De Vries
Todd GraffAlan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford LloydJammer Willis
Kimberly ScottLisa 'One Night' Standing
Chris ElliottBendix
J.C. QuinnArliss 'Sonny' Dawson- Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.Lew Finler
- George Robert KlekWilhite
- Christopher MurphySchoenick
Adam NelsonEnsign Monk- Dick WarlockDwight Perry
- Jimmie Ray WeeksLeland McBride
- J. Kenneth CampbellDeMarco
- Peter RatrayCaptain
Michael BeachBarnes- Ken JenkinsGerard Kirkhill
Michael ChapmanDr. Berg
William Wisher Jr.Bill Tyler- Wendy GordonAnchorwoman
- Paula CrossYoung Woman
- Emily YancyWoman Reporter
- Joe FaragoAnchorman
- Marcus K. MukaiAnchorman #2
Thomas F. DuffyConstruction Worker- Chris AnastasioTruck Driver
- Tom IsbellWave Reporter
- Mikhail GorbachevSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Frank LloydNavigator
Crew100
Directing
- James CameronDirector
- Sharron Reynolds-EnriquezScript Supervisor
- Newt ArnoldFirst Assistant Director
- Verónica González RubioSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- James CameronWriter
Production
- Howard FeuerCasting
- Gale Anne HurdProducer
- Van LingProducer
- Vince HeilesonProduction Accountant
- Dennis OsborneCasting Associate
- Charles Skouras IIIProduction Manager
- Paul TiversProduction Supervisor
- Laura GreenleeProduction Coordinator
- Jennifer C. BellProduction Secretary
- Hilbert HakimKey Set Production Assistant
- Matt BrownProduction Assistant
- Beth DePatieAssistant Production Coordinator
- Robert GordonAssistant Accountant
- Tekin CetinkayaAssistant Unit Manager
- Andrew ChapmanLocation Manager
Camera
- Mikael SalomonDirector of Photography
- Richard Foreman Jr.Still Photographer
- George D. DodgeCamera Operator
- Paul C. BabinCamera Operator
- Bob GorelickSteadicam Operator
- Jordan Klein Jr.Underwater Camera
- J. Michael MuroSteadicam Operator
- Bobby HuberKey Grip
- Robert HoelenGrip
- Ian FoxFirst Assistant Camera
- Michael GriffinAssistant Camera
- David LuckenbachAdditional Second Assistant Camera
- Scott R. DavisBest Boy Grip
- Marc BrownSecond Assistant Camera
- Jimmy LeavensDolly Grip
Editing
- Howard E. SmithEditor
- Joel GoodmanEditor
- Conrad Buff IVEditor
- Bob HagansColor Timer
- Gary BurrittNegative Cutter
- Jim EnglishProject Manager
- Christopher KoefoedAssistant Editor
- Steven QualeEditor
Sound and music
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- Joseph T. SabellaFoley
- John RoeschFoley
- Blake LeyhSound Designer
- Dody DornSupervising Sound Editor
- Greg OrloffFoley
- Kenneth KarmanMusic Editor
- Lee OrloffSound mixer
- Don J. BassmanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin F. ClearySound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin E. CarpenterSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Richard OvertonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- George LeongBoom Operator
- Stuart CopelySound Editor
- Howell GibbensAssistant Sound Editor
- James B. CampbellOrchestrator
- Robert RengaSound Recordist
- Joe DornADR Editor
- Carolyn TappFoley Recordist
- Kevin BartnofFoley Artist
- Marian WildeFoley Supervisor
- Roy SeegerApprentice Sound Editor
- Marilyn GrafFoley Mixer
- David JobeADR Recordist
- Robert DeschaineADR Mixer
- Ralph WilliamsMusician
Art
- Anne KuljianSet Decoration
- Leslie DilleyProduction Design
- Joseph Nemec IIIArt Direction
- Russell ChristianArt Direction
- Thomas P. WilkinsSet Designer
- Andrew PrechtSet Designer
- Gershon GinsburgSet Designer
- Brian ColeSculptor
- Screaming Mad GeorgeSculptor
- Mary Alice PalmerArt Department Coordinator
- George StokesConstruction Coordinator
- Dan WebsterAssistant Art Director
- Karen StewardPainter
- Ron CobbConceptual Design
- Tom Jones Jr.Construction Foreman
- Joe CooperStandby Painter
- Michele MoenProduction Illustrator
- John D. KretschmerLeadman
- Emily YudellProperty Master
- Charles StewartProperty Master
- Linda WaxmanAssistant Property Master
- Charlotte PattersonConstruction Buyer
- Phillip NorwoodStoryboard Artist
- Jean GiraudConcept Artist
- Peter ChildsSupervising Art Director
- Ernest FarinoTitle Designer
Costume and make-up
- Deena AppelCostume Supervisor
- Kathryn FentonMakeup Artist
- Deborah EvertonCostume Design
- Emanuel MillarHairstylist
- General Fermon Judd Jr.Set Dressing Artist