Cocoon: The Return is a 1988 science fiction film that is the sequel to the 1985 film Cocoon. All of the starring actors from the first film reprised their roles in this film, although Brian Dennehy only appears in one scene at the end of the film. Unlike its predecessor, the film was neither a commercial nor a critical success. Five years after they left, the Antareans return to Earth to rescue the cocoons that were left behind. Before they can be retrieved, one of the cocoons is discovered by a science research team and taken to a secure laboratory for testing. The aliens and their human... allies must find a way to retrieve the cocoon in time for their rendezvous with the rescue ship. Having returned with the aliens, the elderly couples from the original film face indecision about whether to return to Anterea or stay on Earth and become mortal again. Joe learns that his leukemia has returned, but he knows it will be cured again as soon as he and Alma leave Earth. However, when Alma is hit by a car, Joe gives up the last of his lifeforce to save her.
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| Release date: | November 23, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Daniel Petrie |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 116 Minutes |
| Producer: | Richard D. Zanuck |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Cinematography: | Tak Fujimoto |
| Estimated budget: | $17,500,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |