The Abyss
1989 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 200,098 VOTES · DIR. James Cameron
Overview
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,502 lines
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00:01:11 60 knots? No way, Barnes.
00:06:37 Kirkhill, you're pathetic.
00:10:56 Why should we risk our butts for something like this?
00:17:11 Y'all start equalisin'... now!
00:21:44 No.
00:26:06 Getting plenty of oxygen.
00:30:57 Flatbed, drop down starboard of the sail and stay along the cliff edge.
00:38:18 Read you fine, Bud.
00:43:40 Benthic Petroleum are participating in the recovery operation
00:47:28 You can see it coming, but what can you do?
00:56:24 I can't open it from out here!
01:02:16 That's Perry.
01:09:50 Stay off my side.
01:14:17 All right.
01:20:07 How's that?
01:30:58 Don't move!
01:36:20 You head on back, all right?
01:49:50 Yeah, wonderful.
01:55:04 Got 'em!
01:59:54 Breathe.
02:04:27 Watch out. Watch his back. Watch the back.
02:12:26 Well, if you remember any of this, I'm sure you remember the next part.
02:23:45 Give it to me, then!
10:00:00 of water between us.
Cast & Characters
Ed Harris
Bud Brigman
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lindsey Brigman
Michael Biehn
Lt. Coffey
Leo Burmester
Catfish De Vries
Todd Graff
Alan 'Hippy' Carnes
John Bedford Lloyd
Jammer Willis
J.C. Quinn
'Sonny' Dawson
Kimberly Scott
Lisa 'One Night' Standing
Captain Kidd Brewer Jr.
Lew Finler
George Robert Klek
Wilhite
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,502
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:11
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJames Cameron
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue$90,000,098
IMDb votes200,098