Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie 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. The film is loosely based on the novel by David Saperstein. The movie was filmed in and around St. Petersburg, Florida: locations included the St Petersburg Shuffleboard Club, Sunny Shores Rest Home, The Coliseum, and Snell Arcade buildings. The film earned two Academy Awards for... Best Supporting Actor and for Best Visual Effects. It spawned one sequel, Cocoon: The Return, in which almost all of the original cast reprised their roles. About 10,000 years ago a group of peaceful alien lifeforms from the planet Antarea formed an outpost on the planet Earth, on an island known to mankind as the mythical civilization of Atlantis; according to legend, Atlantis sank as the result of an earthquake. Twenty members of the group remained behind in cocoons, to ensure that the rest had sufficient lifeforce to return to their home planet.
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| Release date: | June 21, 1985 |
| Directed by: | Ron Howard |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 117 Minutes |
| Producer: | Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown |
| Editor: | Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Cinematography: | Donald Peterman |
| Screenplay by: | David Saperstein |
| Estimated budget: | $17,500,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |