Abyss, The - Special Edition (Widescreen) (1993) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Michael Biehn Lieutenant Hiram Coffey Ed Harris Virgil 'Bud' Brigman Mary Mastrantonio Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Lindsey Brigman 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 (as Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr.) George Robert Klek Wilhite Christopher Murphy Schoenick Adam Nelson Ensign Monk Dick Warlock Dwight Perry (as Richard Warlock) Jimmie Ray Weeks Leland McBride J. Kenneth Campbell DeMarco Movie Details Genre Action / Adventure; Box Sets; Cult Classics; Horror; Sci-Fi; Sci-Fi / Fantasy; Subtitles; Suspense / Mystery Director James Cameron Producer Gale Anne Hurd; Van Ling Writer James Cameron Studio 20th Century Fox Language English Audience Rating PG-13 Running Time 2 hr 51 mins Country USA Color Color IMDb Rating 7.4 Plot "Heart stopping…white knuckle…deep sea thrills." - David Ansen, Newsweek In this thrilling, underwater action adventure from writer-director James Cameron ( Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Aliens ), a civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey over 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. Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 14 Collection Status In Collection Quantity 1 Links IMDB Amazon US Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Layers Single side, Single layer UPC 024543000082 Chapters 117 Release Date 2000 Subtitles English; Spanish Packaging Keep Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] Nr of Disks/Tapes 2 Extra Features THX Certified Disc One: Special Edition with 28 minutes of additional footage and original theatrical version Text only commentary option for both versions Collector's edition 12-page booklet Disc Two: 60-minute documentary - "Under Pressure: Making The Abyss" James Cameron's complete screenplay Multi-angles of pseuopod sequence 3 DVD-ROM games Extensive storyboards and original concept art and more!