Cocoon

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Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.

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Cocoon canonical 41
Cocoon: The Return 6
Cocoon (1985 film) 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy-drama film
film
science fiction film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
awardReceivedBy Don Ameche
basedOn Cocoon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cocoon (short story)
basedOnAuthor David Saperstein
cinematographyBy Donald Peterman
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Ron Howard
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
distributor 20th Century Fox
editedBy Daniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
filmingLocation St. Petersburg Beach, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
followedBy Cocoon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cocoon: The Return
genre comedy-drama film
fantasy film
science fiction film
hasSequel Cocoon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cocoon: The Return
mainTheme aging
friendship
life extension
medium feature film
musicBy James Horner
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A group of elderly people regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life connected to mysterious cocoons in a swimming pool.
producer Richard D. Zanuck
productionCompany Zanuck/Brown Company
releaseDate 1985-06-21
releaseYear 1985
runtimeMinutes 117
screenwriter Tom Benedek
setIn Florida
starredActor Brian Dennehy
Don Ameche
Gwen Verdon
Hume Cronyn
Jessica Tandy
Maureen Stapleton
Steve Guttenberg
Tahnee Welch
Wilford Brimley
targetAudience general audience

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Don Peterman notableWork Cocoon
Don Peterman workedOn Cocoon