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Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

Journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home.

19886.51h 56m

Overview

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

Directed by Daniel Petrie
Written by Elizabeth Bradley, Stephen McPherson, David Saperstein
Produced by David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck
Box OfficeBudget: $17.5MRevenue: $25.0M

Top Cast

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Art Selwyn

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Ben Luckett

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Sara

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Joe Finley

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

Bernie Lefkowitz

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Bonner

Barret Oliver

Barret Oliver

David

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Mary Luckett

Elaine Stritch

Elaine Stritch

Ruby

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Alma Finley

Themes & Keywords

returnpregnancyshape shifting alienpregnant womanexpectant fatherexpectant motherpregnant wifeshape shiftercocoonsenior citizenhuman formice cream sundaeadoringcelebratoryenthusiastic

About Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return is a comedy, science fiction film released in 1988 exploring themes of return, pregnancy, shape shifting alien, pregnant woman, expectant father, expectant mother. Directed by Daniel Petrie, it stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox. The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

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