Cocoon (1985)
Release Year: 1985
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Какавида, Capullo, Cocoon: Nuoruudenlähde, Ungdomskällan, Čahura
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: David Saperstein, Tom Benedek
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: David Brown, Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck
Companies: 20th Century Fox, SLM Production Group, The Zanuck/Brown Company
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Film, Fantasy Film, Film Based On Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Film
Budget: 17.500.000
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: alien, amused, benign alien, boat trouble, celebratory, charter boat, cheerful, cocoon, defibrillation, elderly, enchant, euphoric, florida, giving away money, golden years, lighthearted, mahjong, rejuvenate, retirement community, retirement home, senior citizen, swimming pool, trespass, whimsical
Story
In 'Cocoon', a group of elderly men from a retirement home in Florida discover alien cocoons at the bottom of their swimming pool. When they swim in the pool, they absorb some form of youthful energy, rejuvenating them and making them feel energized.
Summary
Directed by Ron Howard and released in 1985, 'Cocoon' is a whimsical blend of comedy and science fiction that follows a group of senior citizens from a retirement community. The film's premise involves alien cocoons found at the bottom of their swimming pool, which have a rejuvenating effect on the elderly men when they swim in the pool containing these extraterrestrial objects.
