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Cocoon
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Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy drama comedy film directed by Ron Howard. The cast includes Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, and Brian Dennehy. Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, and Lili Fini Zanuck, the movie was released on June 21, 1985, and October 24, 1985. It was filmed in The Bahamas and Florida, with a narrative setting in Florida. The production companies involved were 20th Century Studios, SLM Production Group, and The Zanuck/Brown Company.
The film received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Saturn Award for Best Director, along with an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. James Horner composed the score, and Donald Peterman served as director of photography. The runtime is listed as 116 or 117 minutes. It has a budget of $17,500,000 and generated $85,300,000 in revenue. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
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6.6When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Cast
- Steve Guttenberg as Jack Bonner
- Tahnee Welch as Kitty
- Brian Dennehy as Walter
- Don Ameche as Arthur Selwyn
- Wilford Brimley as Benjamin Luckett
- Hume Cronyn as Joseph Finley
Themes
- florida
- swimming pool
- alien
- mahjong
- boat trouble
- cocoon
- senior citizen
- retirement community
- giving away money
- retirement home
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay by
- Tom Benedek
- Story by
- David Saperstein
- Produced by
- David Brown Richard D. Zanuck Lili Fini Zanuck
- Starring
- Don Ameche Wilford Brimley Hume Cronyn Brian Dennehy Jack Gilford Steve Guttenberg Maureen Stapleton Jessica Tandy Gwen Verdon Herta Ware Tahnee Welch
- Cinematography
- Donald Peterman
- Edited by
- Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production company
- Zanuck/Brown Company
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- June 21, 1985 ( 1985-06-21 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $17.5 million
- Box office
- $85,313,124
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Cocoon: The Return
- Main subject
- flying saucer
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Cast member
- Jean Speegle Howard
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Lili Fini Zanuck
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Donald Peterman
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 548179
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-10-24
- film editor
- Mike Hill
- title
- Cocoon
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 65/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Tom Benedek from a story by David Saperstein. The film 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, and follows a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens.
The film was shot in and around St. Petersburg, Florida, with locations including the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, Suncoast Manor Retirement Community, the Coliseum, and Snell Arcade buildings. The film earned Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Don Ameche) and Best Visual Effects, and was followed by the sequel Cocoon: The Return in 1988, in which almost all of the original cast returned.
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