Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
- return
- pregnancy
- shape shifting alien
- pregnant woman
- expectant father
- expectant mother
- pregnant wife
- shape shifter
- cocoon
- senior citizen
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Jack Gilford — Bernie Lefkowitz
- Steve Guttenberg — Jack Bonner
- Barret Oliver — David
- Maureen Stapleton — Mary Luckett
- Elaine Stritch — Ruby
- Jessica Tandy — Alma Finley
- Gwen Verdon — Bess McCarthy
- Tahnee Welch — Kitty
- Linda Harrison — Susan
- Tyrone Power Jr. — Pillsbury
- Mike Nomad — Doc
- Directed
- Daniel Petrie
- Written
- Stephen McPherson, David Saperstein
Production
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 · 1,031 ratings
- Studio
- The Zanuck/Brown Company, 20th Century Fox
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1985Cocoon
Where it starts.
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
