Now, before we get into the basics of how you can watch 'Cocoon' right now, here are some essential information about the SLM Production Group, The Zanuck/Brown Company, 20th Century Fox drama flick. Cocoon starring Steve Guttenberg, Tahnee Welch, Brian Dennehy, Don Ameche has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min. The release date of the movie is June 21st, 1985. was calculated from community
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor."
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'Cocoon' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on June 21st, 1985
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Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard about a group of elderly people rejuvenated by aliens. The movie stars Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name by David Saperstein. A sequel, Cocoon: The Return, was released in 1988 in which almost all of the original cast reprised their roles.









