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Cocoon

Cocoon

Comedy · Science Fiction · Mystery · 1985

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

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Cocoon

“It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect.”

1985 Comedy · Science Fiction · Mystery 1h 57m

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6.6 / 10

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When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Ron Howard

Written by

Tom Benedek · David Saperstein

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Bonner

Tahnee Welch

Tahnee Welch

Kitty

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Walter

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Arthur Selwyn

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Benjamin Luckett

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Joseph Finley

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Mary Luckett

Court is in session

Put Cocoon on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.