Cocoon: The Return
PG
5.4
1988
1 hr 56 min
Comedy
, Science Fiction
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?
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- Cast:
- Don Ameche , Wilford Brimley , Courteney Cox , Hume Cronyn , Jack Gilford , Steve Guttenberg , Barret Oliver
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Excellent adaptation.
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After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
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Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
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The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
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