Cocoon (1985)
Storyline
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Directors
Cast
Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Brian Dennehy, Jim Fitzpatrick, Wilford Brimley, Herta Ware, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver, James Ritz, Linda Harrison, Hume Cronyn, Don Ameche, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Jean Speegle Howard, Gwen Verdon, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Tyrone Power Jr., Mike Nomad, Jorge Gil, Charles Rainsbury, Wendy J. Cooke, Pamela Prescott, Dinah Sue Rowley, Gabriella Sinclair, Cyndi Vicino, Russ Wheeler, Harold Bergman, Ivy Thayer, Fred Broderson, Mark Cheresnick, Bette Shoor, Mark Simpson, Robert Slacum Jr., Charles Voelker, Irving Krone, Clarence Thomas, Ted Science, Tracy Roberts, Charles Lampkin
Trailer
Reviews
80
A fountain of youth fable [from a novel by David Saperstein] which imaginatively melds galaxy fantasy with the lives of aging mortals in a Florida retirement home, Cocoon weaves a mesmerizing tale.
70
Mr. Howard brings a real sweetness to his subject, as does the film's fine cast of veteran stars; he has also given Cocoon the bright, expansive look of a hot-weather hit. And even when the film begins to falter, as it does in its latter sections, Mr. Howard's touch remains reasonably steady.
70
The New Yorker
If audiences enjoy the movie, it's largely because of the elderly actors and the affection that the young director, Ron Howard, shows for them.
63
The film has something for everyone but, in effect, offers nothing of substance to anyone. The interplay between Ameche, Cronyn, and Brimley allow for some lively, even touching scenes in a product—and make no mistake, a product is exactly what it is—that is, at best, adequate.
60
The sugar level is positively diabetic, but the whole aura of warmth and cuddliness is hard to resist.
