Catfish De Vries This here's a bottomless pit, baby. Two and a half miles, straight down.
Played by Leo Burmester 
The Abyss (1989) · 49 quotes
The Abyss (1989) · 49 quotes
4th most-quoted character in The Abyss (1989): in 9 of its 49 quotes
Most scenes with: Alan "Hippy" Carnes (3)
"There was a time that I wouldve asked why"
More lines from Catfish De Vries
4 quotes Catfish De Vries Catfish De Vries Triple-time sounded like a lot of money, Bud. It ain't.
Catfish De Vries [To Hippy]
See this? [Puts up fist] They used to call this 'The Hammer'.
Catfish De Vries Huh. Damn rat's breathing that shit. That is no bullshit, hands down, the goddamnedest thing I ever saw.
Scenes with Catfish De Vries
4 scenes Catfish [The crew hears they'll get three times diver's pay to check out the nuclear sub.]
Hell, for triple time, I'd eat up Beany!
Jammer Willis Set me on fire and put me out with horse piss.
So these guys are SEALs, huh?
Catfish Eh, those guys ain't so tough. I fought guys plenty tougher'n them.
So, is this where you tell us how you "coulda been a contender"?
There is something down there. Something not us.
Catfish You could be more... specific.
Something that zigs—
Not us! Not human. Get it? Something non-human, but intelligent. [long pause] A non-terrestrial intelligence.
A non-terrestrial intelligence! NTIs. Oh man, that's better than UFOs! Oh, but that works too, huh? "Underwater Flying Objects".
Lisa "One Night" Standing This tells us how much radiation we're getting?
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I ain't going near no radiation. No way.
Catfish Aw, Hippy, you pussy.
Well what good's the money [if] six months later your dick drops off?
