When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they encounter themselves energized with youthful vigor and they immediately begin to feel happiness and strength. That said , Don Ameche , Hume Cronyn and Wilford Brimley have winning days and their ladies Gwen Verdon , Jessica Tandy and Maureen Stapleton are nor far behind. Beyond the innocence of youth, and the wisdom of age, lies the wonder of... Cocoon ! . Cocoon have aliens !. It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect !.
An old cast join to play this sweet and attractive film in which the old stagers make young alien contact . The plot deals with some aliens : Brian Dennehy, Tahnee Welch ,that seem to live more or less forever , returning to earth after an absence of 10.000 years to pick up crewmen they left in pods at the bottom of sea centuries before. Intelligent and charming portrayals of the sympathetic protagonists make this enjoyable trip just about worthwhile. All this takes rather a long while to get going and one could do with more of the hot-blooded antics of the elderly trio and the women who share their secret . Although the first hour or so is fairly tedious , but the latter stages are frankly well with some affecting and touching moments . Followed by Cocooon : the return (1988) by Daniel Petrie with similar cast : Wilford Brimley , Don Ameche , Hume Cronyn , Jessica Tandy , Don Ameche , Courtney Cox , Steve Guttenberg , in which our elderly protagonists undertake a journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home and the Antareans return to earth because their alien friends have to collect the rest of the cocoons in the ocean, believed to be in danger from an earthquake . Interpretations are uniformly good carried out by a Hollywood old-star-studded , such as Wilford Brimley , Hume Cronyn , Jack Gilford ,Maureen Stapleton , Jessica Tandy , Gwen Verdon and Don Ameche , the latter gives a surprising acting who you'll especially enjoy his demonstration of breakdancing , a Eighties' trending dance. And others youngest , such as : Barret Oliver , Linda Harrison , Clint Howard and Tahnee Welch, Steve Guttenberg both of whom live a marvellous love story.
It contains a colorful and bright cinematography by cameraman Donald Peterman. Long-standing and sensitive soundtrack by James Horner combining synthesizer along with orchestral musical score . The motion picture well played by all-star-cast was competently but slowly directed by famous actor/filmmaker Ron Howard . From his starts as an actor, as he played George Lucas' American Graffiti , he's had a long career, as he went on as a filmmaker, shooting successfully, his film debut was Grand thef auto, following other hits, such as : Night shift, Splash, Cocoon, Gung Ho, Parenthood, Backdraft , Far and away, The Paper , Apollo13, Ransom , EdTv , The Grinch, A beautiful mind, Cinderella man, The Da Vince Code , Frost/Nixon , among others. Cocoon rating 6/10. The yarn will appeal to veteran actors fans and Sci-fi/fantasy buffs.
An old cast join to play this sweet and attractive film in which the old stagers make young alien contact . The plot deals with some aliens : Brian Dennehy, Tahnee Welch ,that seem to live more or less forever , returning to earth after an absence of 10.000 years to pick up crewmen they left in pods at the bottom of sea centuries before. Intelligent and charming portrayals of the sympathetic protagonists make this enjoyable trip just about worthwhile. All this takes rather a long while to get going and one could do with more of the hot-blooded antics of the elderly trio and the women who share their secret . Although the first hour or so is fairly tedious , but the latter stages are frankly well with some affecting and touching moments . Followed by Cocooon : the return (1988) by Daniel Petrie with similar cast : Wilford Brimley , Don Ameche , Hume Cronyn , Jessica Tandy , Don Ameche , Courtney Cox , Steve Guttenberg , in which our elderly protagonists undertake a journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home and the Antareans return to earth because their alien friends have to collect the rest of the cocoons in the ocean, believed to be in danger from an earthquake . Interpretations are uniformly good carried out by a Hollywood old-star-studded , such as Wilford Brimley , Hume Cronyn , Jack Gilford ,Maureen Stapleton , Jessica Tandy , Gwen Verdon and Don Ameche , the latter gives a surprising acting who you'll especially enjoy his demonstration of breakdancing , a Eighties' trending dance. And others youngest , such as : Barret Oliver , Linda Harrison , Clint Howard and Tahnee Welch, Steve Guttenberg both of whom live a marvellous love story.
It contains a colorful and bright cinematography by cameraman Donald Peterman. Long-standing and sensitive soundtrack by James Horner combining synthesizer along with orchestral musical score . The motion picture well played by all-star-cast was competently but slowly directed by famous actor/filmmaker Ron Howard . From his starts as an actor, as he played George Lucas' American Graffiti , he's had a long career, as he went on as a filmmaker, shooting successfully, his film debut was Grand thef auto, following other hits, such as : Night shift, Splash, Cocoon, Gung Ho, Parenthood, Backdraft , Far and away, The Paper , Apollo13, Ransom , EdTv , The Grinch, A beautiful mind, Cinderella man, The Da Vince Code , Frost/Nixon , among others. Cocoon rating 6/10. The yarn will appeal to veteran actors fans and Sci-fi/fantasy buffs.