
Cocoon: The Return(1988)
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?


“Nothing is inconceivable.”
A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implant, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months – hardly expecting to face the prospect of giving birth.

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dr. Alex Hesse

Danny DeVito
Dr. Larry Arbogast

Emma Thompson
Dr. Diana Reddin

Frank Langella
Noah Banes

Pamela Reed
Angela

Aida Turturro
Louise

James Eckhouse
Ned Sneller

Megan Cavanagh
Willow

Welker White
Jenny

Kathleen Chalfant
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Junior is a comedy, science fiction film released in 1994 exploring themes of baby, media, pregnancy, medicine, scientist, burlesque. Directed by Ivan Reitman, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson. A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out the trial, he has an embryo implant, believing that he will only carry the baby for three months – hardly expecting to face the prospect of giving birth.
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