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Cocoon (1985)

Movie"It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect."
Audience Score
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PG-13 1 hr 57 minJun 21st, 1985Comedy, Science Fiction, MysteryCocoon Collection PosterPart of Cocoon Collection
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
StarringSteve GuttenbergTahnee WelchBrian Dennehy
DirectorRon Howard

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 21st, 1985
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 1st, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$17,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$85,300,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:SLM Production Group, The Zanuck/Brown Company, 20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
alienamusedfloridaswimming poolelderlywhimsicalcheerfullightheartedcelebratoryenchant

Cocoon Collection

Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by David Saperstein. A sequel, Cocoon: The Return, was released in 1988 in which almost all of the original cast reprised their roles.