“There is something down there. Something not us.” – Lindsey, The Abyss ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Abyss 1989

Lindsey

There is something down there. Something not us.

Catfish

You could be more... specific.

Bud

Something that zigs—

Lindsey

Not us! Not human. Get it? Something non-human, but intelligent. [long pause] A non-terrestrial intelligence.

Hippy

A non-terrestrial intelligence! NTIs. Oh man, that's better than UFOs! Oh, but that works too, huh? "Underwater Flying Objects".

In this scene

Virgil "Bud" Brigman Ed Harris More Bud quotes →

Lindsey Brigman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio More Lindsey quotes →

Alan "Hippy" Carnes Todd Graff More Hippy quotes →

Catfish De Vries Leo Burmester More Catfish quotes →

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Lisa "One Night" Standing This tells us how much radiation we're getting? Hippy Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I ain't going near no radiation. No way. Catfish Aw, Hippy, you pussy. Hippy Well what good's the money [if] six months later your dick drops off? Bud So, I can hear you, but I can't talk, right? Ensign Monk The fluid prevents the larynx from making sound. It'll feel a little strange. Bud Yeah, no shit. Lindsey Bud, how much oxygen you've left? Bud About 5 minutes. Lindsey Bud, if you drop all your ballast you can still make it... Bud Gonna stay for a while... I knew this was a one-way trip.