Fresh
An amiable, life-affirming fantasy-comedy about the rejuvenation of crotchery oldsters whose main distinction is offering roles to senior actors like Don Ameche (who won an Oscar), Hume Cronyn, and Jessica Tandy
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Cocoon
It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect.
1985 · 1h 57m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Ron Howard
Overview
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Director and cast
- Ron Howard Director
- 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
- Maureen Stapleton as Mary Luckett
- Jack Gilford as Bernie Lefkowitz
- Jessica Tandy as Alma Finley
- Clint Howard as John Dexter
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Director Ron Howard brings a quality of gentleness and whimsy to the performances, but basically this is a highly calculated project brought in by those two old pros, producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It has no real competition as this season's reigning fairy tale.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
Cocoon weaves a mesmerizing tale.
Variety
Rotten
Essentially, this is sci-fi with a heart, albeit one made entirely of cheese.
Time Out
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